B Y B ISHOP S TEVE D ATE : 15 A UGUST 2015 S T J OSEPH D IOCESAN C ENTRE V ISION & S TRATEGIC O BJECTIVES D ISCUSSION F ORUM

Taking our diocese beyond

W E ’ VE ARRIVED

Map –Gauteng Province and Diocese of Johannesburg Fulfilling the Great Commission for God’s Kingdom Di Gauteng Province Diocese of JHB

A story.. By bishop Steve

Parishioners Church Car Racing Pub Work Golf Soccer Book Clubs School Varsit y Gym Rugby Night club Farming Home Friends

Disciples Church Car Racing Pub Work Golf Soccer Book Clubs School Varsit y Gym Friends Night club Farming Home Rugby

The Main Thrust DATADRIVEN

“We gather for Worship…” A Well The Main Thrust

DATADRIVEN “… and we Scatter for Mission” A Well The Main Thrust

DATADRIVEN “We gather for Worship and we Scatter for Mission” A Well The Main Thrust

Cubes – 4 Action items Becoming a discipling Church.

Equip Cubes – 4 Action items Becoming a discipling Church.

Becoming an discipling Church. Equip Affirm Cubes – 4 Action items

Encourage Becoming an discipling Church. Equip Affirm Cubes – 4 Action items

Appreciate Encourage Becoming an discipling Church. Equip Affirm Cubes – 4 Action items

Encourage Appreciate Becoming an discipling Church. Equip Affirm Cubes – 4 Action items

Community Encourage Appreciate Becoming an discipling Church. Equip Affirm Cubes – 5 Action items

Community Core business Encourage Appreciate Becoming an discipling Church. Equip Affirm Cubes – 5 Action items

Our Core Business “To make disciples of Christ” 1. Equip Equipping God’s disciples for the advancement of His Kingdom 4. Appreciation Appreciating the work of God’s disciples 2. Affirm Affirming God’s disciples in fulfilling the Great Commission 3. Encourage Encouraging God’s disciples in church ministry and the growth of the Church. “We are a product of the mission of God and we are the agents of that mission in the parish, diocese, within the province and indeed the world.” 5. Community Growing God’s community of faithful disciples

DELIVERY To ensure that we disciple congregants in the diocese, who will go and disciple the Gauteng population.

S TRATEGIC OBJECTIVE Proverbs 21 v5; “The plans of the diligent lead to profit”. Proverbs 14 v8; “the wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways”. Psalm 20 v4; “ May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed”.

THE STRATEGIC PROCESS WHERE ARE WE & HOW DID WE GET HERE? WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE?

WHERE ARE WE NOW & HOW DID WE GET HERE? In March 2002 our Diocesan Vision was adopted by Synod Conference From February - March a large scale conversation within our Diocese (2 500) to envision where we want to be in 10 years and the leader to take us there In July 2013 Diocesan Strategic Planning session to consult and identify priorities for the next 10 years In August 2015 THIS session to make all these discussions a reality!

WHERE ARE WE NOW & HOW DID WE GET HERE? Diocesan Vision

WHERE ARE WE NOW & HOW DID WE GET HERE? Diocesan Profile

WHERE ARE WE NOW & HOW DID WE GET HERE? Strategic Objectives A Ministry of All believers - Growing Disciples 1.Spiritual Formation 2.Vibrant Anglican Community 3.Visionary Servant Leadership 4.Walk our talk through Outreach 5.Prophetic Relevance 6.Sustainable Organization 7.Explanding our Footprint

WHERE DO WE WANT TO BE? If every disciple, parish, diocesan structure and organization works to explore what these Strategic Objectives mean in their specific context AND we all work consistently on this THEN our Strategic Plan will become a reality

THE BEST WAY TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGY IS TO.. DO IT!!

HOW DO WE GET THERE? ARCHDEACONARY CONVERSATIONS 1. Which one of these Strategic Objectives REALLY SPEAKS to you? 2. Where have you seen or heard of any example of any of our Strategic Objectives ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED? Tell us the story!!!! 3. How does your Archdeaconry suggest we take these ideas forward? Choose 1 or 2 stories to share with the whole group……….

SHARING STORIES & IDEAS

Strategic Objectives conversation to continue at Archdeaconary level 1 Strategic Objectives become a criteria for our decisions at every level Strategic Planning sessions to structure around Diocesan Strategic Objectives 3 THE WAY FORWARD

Closing remarks by Bishop Steve