Following the Affirmation at the Deanery Synod on 25th April, churches who voted to enter the next stage of the Fit for Mission journey are now proceed together in the "Act as if" stage. The Rev Phil Saltmarsh is our Change Lead with Lisa Gilligan from the Dicosese supporting us as Change facilitator.
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THE NAVIGATION TEAM
The Navigation Team has recently been appointed and we are incredibly thankful to the people who have put themselves forward to serve on this team.
The team is being chaired by Rev Phil Saltmarsh (St Aidan with All Saints Speke), who is also the Fit for Mission Team Lead. The members are: Ann Cowen (St Mary’s Grassendale), Rev Ian Greenwood (St Anne’s Aigburth), Jen Jarman (All Souls Springwood), Joy Jary (St Stephen’s Gateacre), Rev Gareth Morgan (St Nicholas and St Mary’s Halewood), Paul Roberts (St Anne’s Aigburth), Rev Nicola Milford - Area Dean (All Hallows Allerton). This team will be reviewed regularly to ensure we have the right mix of people and skills.
We are now at the stage of discerning the details of what Fit for Mission will look like in Liverpool South, and also who will be serving with us on the journey,. Please prayerfully consider whether you can contribute by serving on one of the Change Teams.
CHANGE TEAMS
Change Teams are interim teams that oversee different aspects of the transition to the new, larger parish.
Change teams will be where together we work out what a larger parish will look and feel like in Liverpool South. They will be working out the ‘nuts and bolts’ of how it will come together as we seek to build God’s kingdom in our part of the city.
They should all be a mixture of lay members and clergy from within churches of the FfM journey. We will need a number of people, with various skills and interests to work together in forming our larger parish in order to develop the four key mission priorities of Fit for Mission:
Introducing people to Jesus | Deepening discipleship | Developing Christian Leaders | Working for Justice
The next teams to start work will be:
- the Communications (Comms) Team
- the Right Buildings Team
- the Finance Team
- the Cultivate Team and
- the Support Services Team.
Each Change Team will have a Team Leader.
We anticipate that the Growth Team will emerge out of the Cultivate pathway in the Autumn, and the Safeguarding and Church Wardens teams will also form later in the year.
If you are…
- A creative communicator – Consider the Communications Team
- Passionate about community, justice and missional activity; also training and releasing others into their potential – Consider the Cultivate Team
- A detail orientated person who can also do the big picture; with legal awareness and good administrative skills – Consider the Support Services Team
- An empathetic but pragmatic bigger picture thinker capable of analysing details and making significant decisions– consider the Right Buildings Team
- Team orientated with a strategic and detailed head for finances – Consider the Finance Team
- Interested in mission strategy and vision – Consider joining the Growth team
The deadline for Expressions of interest to join any of the Change Teams is 14 July. Expressions of interest may be submitted by opening and downloading the formhere, or completing the electronic form at https://forms.office.com/e/hqsCthXf2k