by Cramlington PCC on behalf of
all six of our congregations
› 10 years ago: much turmoil, church plants
› 6 years ago: change in method of clergy working with appointment of Alastair as Team Rector
› Last 2 years: much change in clergy team – seen in light of God’s will
› Growth and progress made from the vision of the last 5 years, but plenty still to do
Reasons why
› Nests for new Christians
› Exploration of faith
› Relationship building
› Pastoral care and a safe place
› People with shared interests
› Base for confidence in outreach to others
› 7th September - Launch of Appeal
› Days of prayer 5/6th and 12th/13th September
› Gift day 13th Sept
› Architect being appointed
› Several Patrons now appointed
› Staffing needs and management
› Public access – community groups
› Running costs
Crazy Mania – 9 to 13 (this operates across all the churches)
› The need to help older ones move on into youth groupBeaconhill, St Andrew
› Sunday school numbers up and downNorthburn, St Peters
› Youth group 13+ & bible study (youth group is inter-church)
› Need to accommodate younger members from Crazy Mania
› Sunday school 3 to 13St Nicholas
› Junior church 3 to 13: 2 ´2 groups
› 11 o’clock children’s work is growingGeneral
› Church school contact: Hilary starting new assembly with parents at Cragside C of E first school.
› Burnside County First School: thrice-termly family service
› Funding- make sure there is sufficient available for Children’s and Youth Work.Challenges
› Recruitment
› Leadership
› Leader – generation gap; that is, we have very few leaders between the ages of 16 and 25.
› The value of training teenagers as worship leaders.
(Reader-in-training, Dave Bramley led morning service at St Peters on 18th May with members of Youth Group: it is hoped they will come to St Nicholas 11 o’clock one Sunday)
› Audit the age-range of present leaders and seek to train leaders in the age range where we have a gap.
› Use agencies with training skills e.g. Scripture Union and Church Pastoral Aid Society
Think about
› Short term, fixed contracts
› Co-opting young people to PCC
› All above non-clergy i.e. lay people
› Bereavement support
› Pastoral care
› Small group leadership training
› Budget: crucial to advertise aims and objectives
- Is it publicised?
- Is it understood?
- Create new disciples
- Budget towards full-time youth worker
Year 1
› Map out existing groups.
› Promote these groups as having a part within the wider vision
› Encourage all groups to be accountable
› Put information about all groups on the web site
› Hold an intergroup event, parish wide to help the groups understand their part within the whole.
Year 3
› More groups
› Wide range groups and all types of groups to aim for whole membership to be involved at some point with some group.
› Promote the use by all groups of material to help us explore the ‘core of our faith’.
› Establish a pattern for the training of leaders for groups.
Year 5
› Showcase of groups at opening of new parish centre
› Enabling structures; flexible and workable, according to the different strengths of the groups.
Year 1
› Plans passed by Diocesan Advisory Committee and Blyth Valley BC. Drafts used to submit funding bids to Trusts and Grant-making bodies.
Year 3
› The building completed. Celebration of opening with stakeholders and supporters.
Year 5
› Looking back on one full year’s work, writing to sponsors with thanks and our first annual reports and accounts.
Year 1
› Establish an easy bridge between Crazy Mania (9’s to 13’s) and Youth Group
› Secure stable ongoing leadership of youth group
› Strengthen church ministry in the Church and county schools
› Numerical increase throughout children’s and youth work.
› Restart interchurch youth event.
› Worship appropriate to teenagers on an ongoing basis
› 12 more trained leaders for Sunday schools and youth work including teenage leaders
› Established prayer group in local church school and other schools
› Day event, Jesus Then and Now – all first schools.
Year 5
› Children’s annual service
› St Nicholas-tide celebration aimed at school-children
› Team of 15 people equipped to lead school assemblies
› Numbers of young people being confirmed increase.
Year 1
› Invite young people/and other trainee leaders to training sessions
› Create age profile re leadership
Year 3
› Set up a small group leadership certificate
› Deployment of new staff as well as experienced ones
› 10 new leaders and assistants (i.e. for services and small groups)
› 10 new pastoral leaders (In general visiting, Baptism Visiting or Bereavement Support)
› Give one member of the Team the job of organising training.
Year 5
› Offering teams to take services, engage in ministry as visitors to other parishes (can happen anytime we are invited and have the time and energy!)
› Ensure that leadership provided meets needs
› Set new targets
› Current budget fully met
› £3000 for youth worker
› Co-ordination with parish centre funding & events
Year 3
› Increase income 10% above needs
› £10,000 for youth worker
› Give 10% of total income as parish away
Year 5
› Have enough money to fund clergy pay, cost of administrator and the youth work we need
› £17000 each year for youth worker
› PCC reps of each church ensure that each church where it can works on the five priorities.
› Interchurch groups, e.g. the Parish Funding group, the Crazy Mania Team and Sunday School Teachers, and Youth Leader monitor progress in their own area. The Clergy monitor progress with Small groups across the parish. Ministry and training is to be monitored by Clergy and Local Ministry Groups.
› In July the Parish Wardens give a progress report to the PCC on the five areas, and in the Spring to the Parish AGM, after consultation with PCC reps or the relevant interchurch group.
A NEW VISION!!!!