1 The Shape of the Church of the Future Does the Future have a Church?

2 World Church

3 My Vision of Church

4 Changing Culture Changing Church Reducing influence of INSTITUTIONS New contexts of COMMUNITY Re-definition of TRUTH From Coronation Street to Neighbours to Friends The Church is simply “That which grows when the seed of the Gospel is planted and takes root” (Graham Cray)

5 For Guildford or not for Guildford that is the question! What is my TERRITORY? In what ways do I CONNECT with Guildford? Guildford as a ‘JERICHO’ for the region To get to EUROPE you must go through Guildford

6 Changing Climate! “Spirituality is a slippery word, and the mishmash of feeling that goes under its name is no substitute for the genuine, life giving energy of the Holy Spirit” (The Times ) “While churches are finding it hard to put ‘bums on pews’, God seems to be having no difficulty in filling cinemas and art galleries; Jesus is news. The church needs to decide if it wants to share the gospel or to impose on them a moral consensus which dates from the 1950’s” (Sunday Express - Easter)