Survey Statements about mission  Origin and Purpose of God’s Mission  Kingdom, Mission and Church  Who best does mission?  Evangelism and Mission  Mission and Development  Mission and Improving Lives  Mission and Other Faiths  God at work through….  Mission and Proclamation  Mission and Sin  Mission and Salvation (two statements)  Mission and Church (essence of the Church)  Mission and Church (function of the Church)  Mission and Partnership  Mission Outcomes  Mission Priorities page

Survey  60 responses from 200  (26% Lay 74% Ordained)  On behalf of local church  Now take the survey as yourself.

Origins and Purpose of Mission AgreeNeutralDisagree Mission is primarily about bringing justice to the world Mission is primarily about the church taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the world 8596 For the church Mission is primarily about following God the Holy Trinity into the world 69238

God at work through... AgreeNeutralDisagree God works through all people regardless of their beliefs God works primarily through Christians God works through all people of goodwill

Kingdom and Church AgreeNeutralDisagree The kingdom includes the church but is wider than the church 9352 The kingdom of God and the church are one, there is no separation between the two The kingdom of God transforms the world 9820

Church and Mission AgreeNeutralDisagree The church is, by very nature, missionary The church is the herald of the kingdom The church is the sign and foretaste of the kingdom The church is essential for mission The church is the servant of the world

The Task of Mission AgreeNeutralDisagree Mission is mainly about planting and growing churches Mission is about initiating people into the worshipping community Mission is primarily about welcoming all people The priority for mission today is to proclaim Christ anew where people are drifting The yardstick of mission is its concern for the poorest

Mission and Proclamation AgreeNeutralDisagree Mission, without proclamation, is not mission Mission requires a call to repentance and new life in Christ Proclaiming the gospel is primarily about acting justly and loving neighbour Proclaiming the gospel is about using word and deed to express God’s love to all 9622

Evangelism AgreeNeutralDisagree The heart of mission is the proclamation of the saving work of Jesus Christ and the call to repent and believe in him 8659 Hospitality and openness to all are key aspects of mission 9451 Verbal proclamation is essential to enabling people to enter the kingdom of God

Mission and Salvation AgreeNeutralDisagree Mission means the confronting people with the consequences of sin Mission challenges people to find salvation in Jesus or risk eternal damnation Mission address sin understood primarily as personal wrongdoing Mission means telling people about the hope of heaven 79138

Mission and Development AgreeNeutralDisagree Mission and community development are inseparable Mission without social action is not mission Development is an integral part of mission only if it helps people discover the gospel Proclaiming God to the world is more important than improving people’s lives in the world

Mission Outcomes – Top 5 1. Pastoral Care / Bereavement Care 67% 2. Messy Church / Open Children’s work 63% 3. Education / schools work 58% 4. Work with elderly / old people’s homes 47% 5. Community building 42%

Mission Outcomes – Bottom 5 1. Church Planting 0% 2. Overseas exchange and mission visits 0% 3. Inter-faith engagement 2% 4. Advice and support in the community 10% 5. Evangelisation 10% (Evangelism 30%)

Advocacy, taking action etc 13 Responses from Asylum Seekers and refugees 39% 2. Environmental Issues 54% 3. Health 39% 4. Fair Trade 69% 5. Racial Justice 23% 6. World development, poverty alleviation 54%

Receptivity Where to your responses differ most from the congregation? Where do they differ least? Does this matter? How might the ‘receptivity gap’ be closed?