Shaping the Future at Highbury

Highbury Congregational ChurchRichard Cleaves shares a vision to shape the church for the future

Ephesus

the whole structure needs to be joined together

Highbury Congregational Church

A place to share Christian friendship, explore Christian faith, and enter intoChristian Mission withChrist at the centre and open to all

Membership on confession offaith in God and Jesus Christ as Lordand Saviour


A place to share Christian friendship, explore Christian faith, and enter into Christian Mission with Christ at the centre and open to all

Membership on confession of faith in God and Jesus Christas Lord and Saviour




Church Meeting

Seeks the mind of Christshapes church life

sets the future directionof the church

Church MeetingSeeks the mind of

Christshapes church life

sets the future direction

of the church




Church Meeting

seeks mind of Christshapes Church Life

sets the future directionof church life

Welcome – Pastoral Care – Children – Mission – Prayer – Worship and Teaching

Renewal and Gifts – Mission and Outreach – Personal Faith and Prayer


Renewal and Gifts Mission and Outreach

Personal Faith and Prayer

Church Meeting



elects Deaconsappoints Minister,Ministry Leaders

and Officers

The Ministerserves the

whole church

co-ordinates and enables the ministry leaders

Ministry Leadersare called and

gifted to lead a particular area

of church life. They co-ordinate

and lead othersin their area of

church life






Each committed toone or more areasof church life inaction and/or prayer

MissionOutreach

Lunches / Café Transformers/Hy-TecHy-Speed / Hy-WayFriendship Group

Alpha or other alternativesPublicity / website / NewsNotice Boards / Charities

World MissionCWM / Christian Aid /

Stefan and Birgit / CHIKS

MissionOutreach


Alpha or other alternatives

Publicity / website / News

Notice Boards / Charities



Church Meeting




and Officers


whole church






church life







Services and WorshipLeading Worship

Hy-Spirit / Choir / Organ / PianoPreachers / Readers / Pray-ers

Sound / MediaService papers – Church prep

WelcomingCommunion Preparation

Weddings / FuneralsunlockingsecuringFlowers

Services and Worship

Leading WorshipHy-Spirit / Choir /

Organ / PianoPreachers / Readers /

Pray-ersSound / Media

Service papers – Church prepWelcomingCommunion Preparation

Weddings / FuneralsUnlocking /Securing

Flowers

Church Meeting




and Officers


whole church






church life







Pastoral CareSick, Older, BereavedHospital, Care Homes

Families of church groups, children’s groups

youth groupsNewcomers

People who have been absent for a while

Pastoral CareSick, Older, Bereaved

Hospital, Care Homes

Families of church groups, children’s

groupsyouth groupsNewcomers

People who have been absent for a

while

Church Meeting




and Officers


whole church






church life







Children / Young PeopleJunior Church / ToddlersTransformers / Hol Club

Hy-Tec / CF XtraBeavers, Cubs, Scouts

Brownies, GuidesSafe from Harm




Church Meeting




and Officers


whole church






church life







Nurturing Personal Faith and Prayer

Prayer Groups / Prayer ChainOpen the Book

Christ in All Things – MembershipGrowing DisciplesPost-Alpha Course

Hope Group / House GroupsNew Initiatives

InclusionDisability Issues

Nurturing Personal Faith

and PrayerPrayer Groups /

Prayer ChainOpen the Book

Christ in All Things – Membership

Growing DisciplesPost-Alpha Course

Hope Group / House Groups

New InitiativesInclusion

Disability Issues

Church Meeting




and Officers


whole church






church life







AdminThe Office

MaintenanceRoom Bookings

Health and SafetySafeguarding

Disability legislationEmployees

Housekeeping / Cleaning Caretaker / Garden

AdminThe Office

Maintenance Room BookingsHealth and Safety - Safeguarding
















MissionOutreach





AdminThe Office















Church Meeting




and Officers


whole church is on the diaconate

and co-ordinates and enables the ministry leaders





church life

Church Secretaryserves the

whole churchIs on the diaconate

supports or isAdmin

Ministry Leader

Church TreasurerServes whole church

Is on diaconateand stewards church

finances

Deacons

serve the wholeChurch as Managing Trusteesand ensure all the Church does is in keeping with its aims as a Congregational Church and its responsibilities as a Charity with reference to finances, safeguarding, health and safety, disability, employment and other legislation

Deacons interview and recommend a name for Minister, Ministry Team Leaders, Officers for Church MeetingAnd ensure good employment practice for paid employees and volunteers







Church Meeting




and Officers








church life



supports or isAdmin

Ministry Leader



finances

would help to ensure that we are going on the right lines, would be responsible

for making appointments, and in the light of changes to charity law would ensure we are doing everything in a

right and proper way as we are recognised as a charity





Deacons


Deacons interview and recommend a name for Minister, Ministry Team Leader for Church MeetingAnd ensure good employment practice for paid employees and volunteers

Church Meeting




and Officers








church life



supports or isAdmin

Ministry Leader



financesWelcome – Pastoral Care – Children – Mission – Prayer – Worship and Teaching



















AdminThe Office





MissionOutreach





Ephesus

the whole structure needs to be joined together

Ephesus

We look to Jesus, the one who proclaimed peace -

through him we have accessin one Spirit to the Father

Ephesus

We are no longer strangersto each other or to God

but we belong to the Kingdom of Godas citizens with all God’s people

and as membersof the household of God

Ephesus

We must be built on the foundationof the apostles and prophets,

with Christ Jesus himselfas the cornerstone

Ephesus

In Jesus Christ the whole structureis joined together

and grows together intoa holy temple in the Lord,

a place where God’s presence islet loose into the world.

Ephesus

When the whole structurereally is joined together in Jesus

then it is as if in him we are being built together spiritually

into a dwelling-place for God!





Deacons



Church Meeting




and Officers








church life



supports or isAdmin

Ministry Leader






















AdminThe Office





MissionOutreach





When the whole structurereally is joined together in Jesus

then it is as if in him we are being built together spiritually

into a dwelling-place for God!





Deacons



Church Meeting




and Officers








church life



supports or isAdmin

Ministry Leader






















AdminThe Office





MissionOutreach





Shaping the Future at Highbury

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