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The next stage
1Living God's Love and MAP
Because God loves the world without limit
bringing lifeand transformation
we are seeking to
Live Gods Love
2Living God's Love and MAP
Living God,Draw us deeper into your love;Jesus our Lord,send us
to care and serve;Holy Spirit,make us heralds of good news.Stir us,
strengthen us,teach and inspire usto live your lovewith generosity
and joy,imagination and courage;for the sake of your worldand in
the name of Jesus,Amen.
3Living God's Love and MAP
with theGenerosity,Joy,Imagination and Courage that the Holy
Spirit releases in us.
4Living God's Love and MAP
flourishing, Christ-centred communities,inspiring people of all
ages and backgrounds,to discover God,to grow in their relationship
with him, and to respond to his transforming love through serving
others
So that Gods kingdom might grow in our world,
we have a vision of
5Living God's Love and MAP
we will know we are realising this vision as we see:
Growth in the number of people from all age groups becoming
ChristiansGrowth in faith and discipleship across all age
groupsGrowth in service that enriches and renews our local,
national and international communities
6Living God's Love and MAP
Well keep our journey on track by focusing on three
interconnected paths
7Living God's Love and MAP
making space to connect with God through scripture, prayer and
stillness;
ensuring the quality of our worship helps different people grow
in faith;
responding joyfully to Gods call to discipleship in all areas of
our lives.
inviting people to share and discover the good news of
Christ;
being better able to confidently share our faith;
living with Christian distinctiveness and generous
service.seeking to discern and join in with Gods good purposes for
local, national and international communities through prayer and
listening;
actively and courageously tackling issues of social justice;
protecting and treasuring the gift of Gods creation.
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In 2016-20 well progress our journey by taking some
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Discerning our different contributions to Living Gods
LovePriority focus:
Celebrating, learning from and building on our recent
experience.Revisiting MAPs.
Expert support and guidance.
Feedback and assistance after submission of MAPs.
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Equipping ourselves toLive Gods LovePriority focus:
Equipping ourselves to better engage with local communities and
to reach out to people of all ages and backgroundsVocations and
training focused on LGL 2020.
Easy access to available supporting resources.
Inspiring materials for individuals.
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Supporting each other toLive Gods LovePriority focus:
Renewing the life of deaneries as communities of mission
partnershipsIncreasing mutual support within deaneries.
Identifying fruitful partnerships.
More effective ways of sharing best practice.
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Making things simpler and developing learningPriority focus:
Identifying a simple means of collecting information that will
enable an assessment to be made as to whether we are moving towards
our vision.Collecting baseline and follow up info.
Streamlining processes, guidance and data collection
procedures.
Ongoing listening.
13What next?
November to March Developing the detail Building awareness of
LGL 2020March to OctoberCommunication and engagement
Equipping and resourcing
November onwards Taking action!Regular review
14Living God's Love and MAP
Thank you15MAP Introduction
Living God,draw us deeper into your love;Jesus our Lord,send us
to care and serve;Holy Spirit,make us heralds of good news.Stir us,
strengthen us,teach and inspire usto live your lovewith generosity
and joy,imagination and courage;for the sake of your world and in
the name of Jesus,Amen.16MAP IntroductionBlues920160.0
