East
Midlands Synod United Reformed Church

Synod
Mission Strategy Discussion Paper

Hope

• We
  all share the hope that our church will be renewed to be more
  Christ-like. We believe that renewal will come from God through the
  Spirit working within and among us. Our engaging with the Bible, our
  prayers and worship together will all help us be the people God
  wants us to be.

• We
  are all engaged in God's mission through our local church. How we
  do mission is the challenge. We need to examine prayerfully together
  in our church councils what God is calling us to and then put it
  into practice with all the resources that God gives us.

• This
  strategy paper is for everyone in our local churches, to help us
  think about how the Synod can help us fulfil our calling as God's
  people in Christ.

• The
  Synod at Whetstone on 1^st
  November 2008 welcomed
  the interim statement of the Synod Mission Strategy and referred it
  for consideration to Synod Enabling Group (SEG) and local churches.
  SEG has discussed possible outcomes, necessary resources, as well as
  the process and timetable. This paper is now for local churches to
  consider and send their responses back. A simple form is provided
  for this purpose. Fuller and more detailed responses will also be
  welcomed. Please send responses by the end of June 2009.

Process

We
would like all local churches to talk about these ideas. There will
be opportunities at Roadshows across the Synod in May, and Synod
Officers and staff can be invited to come to your church meetings.
Ministers meetings will also enable communication to be effective and
all details should be on the web-site.

Please use this return
form to summarize your feedback.

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