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Suggested Mission Statement

<Insert name of Church> aims to be a community where all people are welcomed regardless of age, gender, race, ability and background to meet to worship God and to be encouraged to deepen their Christian discipleship.

The Charter Itself

At <Insert name of Church> we express the love of God for us and our love for each other by working towards becoming a place where :-

1. All people are welcomed to worship God with us regardless of age, gender, race, ability and background.

We accept that not everyone whom we welcome will have the same understanding of worship as we do. We as a church will undertake to develop ways of broadening worship to satisfy the needs of a wider community. We understand that in such a community we cannot expect every element in every act of worship to be in a style that we as individuals would personally like it to be. We also understand that in this charter we are extending a welcome to those who may not always be able to meet our personal expectations of conduct. We will accept such situations with understanding and good grace.

2. We will encourage all those who are part of this community to grow in their Christian understanding and discipleship.

We accept that none of us has all the answers and so we will journey together to grow in our understanding of what it means to be Christian. We will give teaching and encouragement to all our community regardless of where they are in their journey. We will accept the insights of all members of our community as part of our communal understanding of who God is. We will help and support parents in the difficult task of bringing up children in the Christian faith. We will explore what discipleship means for us in our wider community and put this into practice.

3) We will provide facilities that will make our premises and practices accessible to all.

We will work to remove any barriers (physical, mental or spiritual) that prevent others from joining the full life of this community. This may mean changing some elements of our building or practices that we may treasure, but we will accept this with understanding and good grace. We will provide special facilities particularly to help children and those with disabilities.

4. We will do all in our power to ensure that all members of our community are kept safe from harm

We understand that this means that we must take seriously the requirements placed on us by the law to protect children from those who would harm them. We must be careful not to exploit those who are physically, mentally or spirituality vulnerable. We must constantly be vigilant to keep our premises as safe a place as possible.

Latest News

There are now over 500 hymns and songs in the IDEAS Collection - a user driven and convenient collection of ready to project hymns and songs.

Mike is researching for a new book on "Transforming Churches" and has a Questionaire about change.

IDEAS February 5th
(Ordinary 5)
- the theme is "Supported by His Strength" looking at the bigness of God and waiting upon Him

You can now sign up for all the July to December 2011 IDEAS resources for just £15

See Mike and Ann's blog of their Holy Land tour.

February's Offer
The Worship Leaders Course for just £25