Local Mission and Growth Fund Application (76 KB)
The Diocese of Exeter is setting aside a fund of with an initial total of approaching
£600,000 over three years exclusively to support local mission initiatives.

Who can apply?
Mission Communities in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter.

What sort of thing is this for?

Applications should relate to at least one of the following aspects of growth:
a. Growing Congregations: (Fresh Expressions, Discipleship, etc)
b. Growing Resources: (adapting church buildings for missional use, equipment, etc)
c. Growing Young People: (children and youth work)
d. Growing Spiritually: (journeying, prayer, worship, development courses)
e. Growing in the World: (social action, justice and environment work)
f. Growing Lay Ministry: (training, teaching, pastoral care, family work)
It might be to start off a new mission post, fit out a dedicated space for a new Fresh
Expressions gathering or support an evangelistic event. The only limitation is your own
creativity – anything that will grow Christ’s church counts!
You can apply for a grant, an interest free loan, or a mixture of the two.

Where does this money come from?
It is effectively a significant part of the Church Commissioners’ grant to the diocese, which
is being put into this fund at the initial rate of £200,000 over the next few years.

How do we apply?
Download the application form and some guidance notes from the right.

Pioneer Disciple Leaflet Okehampton 2010a (609 KB)
Full colour leaflet giving general details of the Pioneer Disciple course and also details of the course starting in Okehampton on April 26, 2010 -- outside cover

Pioneer Disciple Leaflet Okehampton 2010c (293 KB)
Full colour leaflet giving general details of the Pioneer Disciple course and also details of the course starting in Okehampton on April 26, 2010 -- inside pages

Flyer for Okehampton msi (203 KB)
PDF of flyer giving dates and details of the mission shaped introduction course being offered in Okehampton starting November 2009. This is designed as an introduction to the Pioneer Disciple course starting in Okehampton in April 2010, but it can also be done in its own right.

Pioneer Disciple Flyer Okehampton 2010 (55 KB)
A basic flyer promoting the Okehampton PD course

LGW Question 1 (28 KB)
We know what the gospel is. Why do we need to listen to outsiders?

LGW Question 2 (28 KB)
Why listen to people who just moan about the church?

LGW Question 3 (28 KB)
Older people tell us they want the old services back. Shouldn’t we take this seriously?

LGW Question 4 (28 KB)
Outsiders’ concerns seem very different from ours. How can we connect?

LGW Question 5 (27 KB)
Doesn't God promise us all the wisdom we need, if we just pray?

LGW Question 6 (29 KB)
When people say they just aren’t interested in the church, where does that leave us?

LGW Question 7 (27 KB)
People say they want churches that are interesting and fun, in nice buildings with good facilities. How can we afford this?

LGW Question 8 (28 KB)
Isn’t listening to the wider world just pandering to what people want?

LGW Question 9 (26 KB)
How can we help more people come to God in our anniversary year?

Questionnaire: Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts (42 KB)
This questionnaire is only a starting point to set you thinking. Talk about the way you have scored with your friends. It is sometimes easy to mislead yourself in this sort of exercise – we are not always aware of our strengths. You could use this as a basis of discussion at a group meeting. The important point is that the Spirit has given each of us something very special – recognise it, value it, develop it – USE IT!

Changing Church for a Changing World (785 KB)
A powerpoint presentation about Fresh Expressions for use in the Diocese offered by Mandy Wright, Mission Enabler and associate of the National Fresh Expressions Team.

'Mission' (1 MB)
If you would find it helpful to show this presentation in the Diocese compiled by Canon Mark Rylands about Mission and Fresh Expression of Church, please feel free to download it.

The Nature of Pioneer Ministry (37 KB)
A description of the kind of leadership that is needed for 'Fresh Expressions' of church, and how it is different from the patterns of leadership and of evangelism used traditionally in the church

St Andrew's Tide Resource - General Notes for Orders of Serv (27 KB)
Some information to accompany both orders of service giving explanation and further ideas.

St Andrew's Tide Resource - Draft Order of service (406 KB)
Part of the resource to help parishes celebrate St Andrew's Tide. It is a draft order of service using liturgy mainly from the Prayer Book of the Anglican Church of Kenya. It is available here as a 'PDF' file. If there are problems downloading or using, please email thika.link@exeter.anglican.org

St Andrews Tide Resource - Communion Prayers from the Anglic (52 KB)
This is part of the resource being sent out to help parishes celebrate St Andrew's Tide. For churches who would like a communion service using some or all of the liturgy from the Kenyan Prayer Book

A song from Thika (76 KB)
This chorus is from a very popular song sung in Thika. The first of these 2 phonetic settings of the song is a straightforward transcription with chords, the second is in parts for the more adventurous! Both settings have kindly been done by Andrew Maries.

St Andrew's Tide Resource - Companion Link Prayer (19 KB)
Prayer written specifically for the Diocesan three way Companion Link. Every church should have received a poster with this prayer. If you haven't and would like one, please email thika.link@exeter.anglican.org

St Andrews Tide Resource - Bible Encounter (31 KB)
Sermon notes and Bible Study questions for smaller groups.

ST Andrew's Tide Resource - Stories from Cyprus and the Gulf (21 KB)
Stories from our link with Cyprus and the Gulf for sermon illustrations or short articles. Further information from Nigel Speller nibspeller@eclipse.co.uk

St Andrew's Tide Resource - Kenyan Recipes (44 KB)
For parishes who would like a social event with a difference - an opportunity to try some authentic Kenyan food. This document gives some background to customs as well as a suggested menu and recipes.

St Andrew's Tide Resource - Menu from Cyprus and the Gulf (24 KB)
For parishes who would like a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean flavour to their social evening, this document gives some background notes on Cypriot and Middle Eastern customs along with a suggested menu. Recipes are widely available so not included here. Any further help, contact thika.link@exeter.anglican.org