discipling
They need to be equipped for discipling the unchurched, revitalising parishes and perpetuating ministries.
Across our diocese, clergy and lay people faithfully serve their communities every day: sharing the gospel, praying with people, discipling new Christians, caring for those in need, working with schools and being present through some of the most significant moments of people’s lives.
I have been vicar of St Peter, Paul & Thomas Bovey Tracey (PPT), a market town on the SE corner of Dartmoor, with Hennock, a small rural village on the moor itself, since 1999, and have learned the value of persevering in long- term ministry, pastoring and discipling the congregation, getting to know families over generations, and building trust with other local churches and the civic community.
evangelizing, discipling people and serving their communities.
I have a keen interest in evangelism, nurturing and discipling new Christians, developing and equipping leaders, and planting churches.
I am passionate about resourcing emerging leaders, discipling our laity to grow in their gifting and promoting a culture where everyone has a part to play in the service and mission of the church.
In 2020, we moved to serve in a semi-rural parish to support a church graft, with the same goal of reaching out and discipling young people and their families.
Every church should be encouraged, equipped and resourced to play its part: building relationships with its local schools and communities, welcoming children and families, discipling young people and releasing people of every generation to use the gifts God has given them.
As a mum in my 30’s, I would bring particular experience of reaching and discipling younger adults and families.
Synod decisions ultimately have to work in the real world — in churches seeking to reach their neighbourhoods, supporting families, discipling young people, caring for those in need, appointing leaders, managing buildings and finances, and proclaiming the gospel week by week.
I believe that my experience in working with students and young lawyers at this critical time as they enter the workplace allows me to engage with the church’s strategy for reaching and discipling young people.
I am passionate about the local church, fully engaged in its life and its role in reaching the lost and discipling God’s people as we journey together to glory.
I am passionate about discipling young people and enabling them to discover God’s call on their lives in both lay and ordained vocations.
Southwark) Sept 2006 to Dec 2015 I am standing for the first time for General Synod, bringing something a little different: not years of incumbency, but current, frontline experience of parish ministry in one of Southwark's growing churches, running the food project, chasing the funding bid, and discipling a congregation week to week.
As someone who has experienced and values the full breadth and range of worship offered by the Church of England, is committed to investing in and discipling young people, and is passionate about being part of the global church, I believe that this is the next natural step I can take to serve God and my brothers and sisters in Christ.
I Stand for Effective Discipleship In our current cultural moment, the Church of England needs to work hard at discipling all the baptised from the cradle to the grave.