Mission and Vision

MISSION AND VISION, VALUES AND GOALS

Our Mission Statement

'Living it up, living it out, together'

Our Vision

To glorify God;

To follow Christ with faith, authenticity, and purpose;

To seek kingdom growth in every aspect of life.

Our Values:
We believe that having shared values is an important aspect of church life. Having clearly defined values will help us toward the fulfilment of our vision, which is to glorify God; to follow Christ; and to seek the growth of his Kingdom in every aspect of life.
In other words we aim to be:
A Word-Centred Church because…
We are confident in the living authority and trustworthiness of the Bible as God's written word in all matters of faith and lifestyle and consequently believe that Jesus Christ himself is the complete and eternal Word of God to humanity.
A Kingdom-Focused Church because…
We are subject to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and are fully committed to actively seeking, respectfully proclaiming, and joyfully celebrating the growth of His Kingdom in each and every aspect of life.
A Spirit-Empowered Church because…
We are active in seeking the presence, pleasure and purposes of God for all people and thus eagerly desire the fullness of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church so that we may clearly and maturely display the glory of Christ.
A Fully-Consecrated Church because…
We are dedicated to being and to making disciples of Jesus Christ whose daily lives are marked by ongoing and intentional growth in Christian maturity.
A Compassion-Motivated Church because…
We are motivated by the love of God and by the example of Jesus Christ to work for local, national and global justice both in human society and with respect to the environment, which is God's creation.
A Prayer-Filled Church because… We are committed to personal and corporate prayer and worship (including the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion) as a vital means of living intimacy with God and the wellspring of all ministry, mission and maturity in Christ.

Parish Goals for April 2006/April 2007
Crofton Parish sets itself annual goals that are SMART: i.e. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timed. Crofton PCC Goals for 2008/9

I have only included goals which could be described as PCC / parish goals as they either have resourcing implications or across-the-church implications as opposed to those which apply to more specific ministries.

Discipleship

Encourage a more open attendance at Pastorates
Promote the use of the ‘Life Group’ material through Sunday teaching series
Encourage, where appropriate, small groups follow up on Sunday teaching, through notes and downloads.

Mission

Consider how we might become a resource church for other churches eg Alpha
Explore options for a Ghana trip Oct. ’09, possibly including young people
Invite a Fresh Expressions consultant to help with a review of Café Church
Encourage and support new areas of outreach in men’s ministry
Revive our outreach to the elderly in residential care homes by ensuring that every Homegroup is involved.

Pastoral care

Create a network of visitors / practical helpers available to the Pastoral Team.
Encourage the use of the Acorn Healing Service
Evaluate ways to welcome and integrate newcomers and encourage the use of pastoral links

Prayer and worship

To revive the gift of prophecy through teaching and communication about process of discernment.
To create opportunities to keep prayer at heart of the vision discerning process
To provide opportunities for people in the local community to seek prayer support from the church

Resources

Develop a website as a tool for teaching and mission in download.
Strengthen PA and AV teams at Holy Rood and deliver more training
Balance the budget through the stewardship campaign / fundraising

Youth and children

Review the use of Kingsway Children’s Ministry Sunday school materials
Deliver in-house training to make it more locally accessible
Deliver activities eg. light party and live nativity that can complement the regular children’s ministry
Aim to establish a schools team to pray for, help out & go into Crofton school
Consider how we can support parents as they raise teenagers

Our Theology
Broadly speaking we are an Evangelical parish with a strong commitment to God's living word, to his salvation through Christ and to living and serving in the power of the Holy Spirit

The wider church
We are part of the Diocese of Portsmouth, (whose website is www.portsmouth.anglican.org) and more locally, the Deanery of Fareham

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