Creating Mission Partnerships

Off to a meeting tonight, at which clergy, Readers, authorised ministers and churchwardens from parishes in the north, east and south of our deanery have been invited to discuss the formation of a mission partnership, following the diocesan plans in the light of the Shaped by God report.

Probably the main issue for us to consider tonight is whether to have one larger partnership or two smaller ones. The second key issue to explore in the coming months is to find a balance between structures that are loose enough and creative enough to be empowering and those which offer enough of a framework to actually create a sense of partnership and identity.

The church communities in the parishes under consideration with St Paul's are St Peter's (Oadby), Thurnby, Stoughton, Houghton, Hungarton, Keyham, Great Glen, Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Kibworth, Smeeton Westerby, Saddington, Foxton, Gumley and Laughton.

Edit 15 March - a very positive meeting. Looks like PCCs and DCCs will be invited to confirm this as the proposed partnership.