There was a very encouraging Diocesan Synod meeting on Saturday 21st March in Dereham which included a presentation on the progress made by the Strategy Development Group.

"It's rooted, integrated and belongs to our communities." Watch Bishop Jane's explanation of the emerging Diocesan mission strategy here:

In November, Synod asked the Strategy Development Group to work on five areas.

In summary, these areas were:

1: Encouraging a missional vision and culture

2: Streams, which offers every benefice input and a sense of companionship on the road of pilgrimage.

3: Mission Multipliers, a national church investment for a small number of areas.

4: A Diocesan People Plan

5: A working group to dig more deeply into the administration burden.

The presentation was followed by half an hour of discussion, comments and questions.

At the end, Synod asked the group to continue to develop their work and to feedback again at the next meeting of Synod.

Do speak to your Diocesan Synod representatives if you would like to know more, or check the Diocesan website here: Mission Strategy - Diocese of Norwich

Here are some thoughts about the emerging Diocesan mission strategy, firstly from Hilary Hammond, a Churchwarden in Strumpshaw, and then from Archdeacon Catherine Dobson.

Next steps: Streams stories

Meanwhile, what stories would you like to hear and what stories would you like to tell? Our Director of Mission and Ministry, Revd Richard Lamey shares the idea behind the power of a shared story.

Join us to pray for our vision

And please do join us to pray each Tuesday at 8.30am that our vision will be fulfilled throughout the Diocese.

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Join the meeting

Meeting ID: 333 747 040 311 0

Passcode: vB6uA7Vk

You can keep emailing us with your ideas, thoughts and questions as well, at strategy@dioceseofnorwich.org

Mission Resources

Festival Church Recipe Book is a mission resource with the aim to set the tone for experimentation and an all age approach to holding a gathering with a simple gospel message. Written by Revd Dave Lloyd, Mission Development Officer for the Diocese of Norwich.

Pray the Small Stuff is a helpful mission resource from the Garden Network and the Diocese of Norwich. Particularly designed for parents or toddler groups, when life feels especially chaotic, these small cards can be cut out and put around your home as gentle ways of fitting in scripture and prayer into your daily life. 

Sharing Our Story of Faith: We are really proud to have produced this card which you can print out and leave on the table or pew when you have coffee after church (or at any other time you gather with people from church), all with the aim of stimulating conversations about telling stories of faith.

The Diocesan Strategy Group

The Bishop of Lynn, the Rt Revd Dr Jane Steen

Tim Sweeting, Diocesan Secretary

Revd Canon Julie Boyd, Team Rector Aylsham and District

Revd Canon Richard Lamey, Director of Mission and Ministry

Andy Sexton, Strategic Programme Manager

Diocese of Norwich

www.dioceseofnorwich.org