1. Discipleship, church and community Discipleship: The greatest challenge facing us. What resources do we have?

2. Discipleship, church and community Personal Resources: Web based: Now a Christian Word Live Pray as you go. Foundations 21 Paper based: Bible reading notes Community of St Chad Books

3. Discipleship, church and community Group Resources: Nurture courses Beyond nurture Small groups Community of St Chad And many more……………

4. Discipleship, church and community What is our response to the challenge?  as individuals (supported by the church)  as a church?

5. Discipleship, church and community Serving in the church Individuals serving society Church projects serving society

6. Discipleship, church and community Serving in the church: a community of love and prayer a healing community sharing our gifts discipling each other the meeting place is the learning place for the market place (Pytches) (Small Groups!) BUT….

7. The Missional Church - simple

8. Discipleship, church and community Serving as individuals in the community: different, not odd; peculiar, not weird. The only Bible that some people will ever read…. Hope. 1 Peter 3:15. Prayer – our ‘secret’ weapon. See every person as a potential fellow disciple of Christ.

9. Discipleship, church and community Serving as a church in the community: The things you already do…. Contacts Projects Circles………..

10. Three levels of mission community

11. Discipleship, church and community Serving as a church in the community: The things you already do…. Contacts Projects Circles – church within community. A spiritual place – Acts 17/1 Cor 2:1-4. If my people – 2 Chron 7:14 – what would a healed Glascote look like? 18 th century England! Today!!

12. Discipleship, church and community Remember, it’s the “Lo” which makes the “Go” possible; we need to be continually renewed in the Holy Spirit if we are to be all He calls us to be. Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord of Hosts. Zechariah 4:6.