1. Vision questions
1. What 5 words would you use to sum up your present experience of our church?
2. What 5 words do you think that someone who doesn’t attend church would use to describe church?
3. If all your prayers were answered, what would our church be like in 5 years time?   
4. If all Jesus’ prayers were answered, what would our church be like in 5 years time?
5. What 2 or 3 things would you suggest we do to realise this 5 year vision?

2. Vision questions
1. What 5 words would you use to sum up your present experience of our church?
2. What 5 words do you think that someone who doesn’t attend church would use to describe church?
3. If all your prayers were answered, what would our church be like in 5 years time?   
4. If all Jesus’ prayers were answered, what would our church be like in 5 years time?
5. What 2 or 3 things would you suggest we do to realise this 5 year vision?
81 responses
(44 survey monkey)

3. What five words would you use to sum up your present experience of our church?

4. What five words would you use to sum up your present experience of our church?

5. What five words do you think someone who doesn't attend church would use to describe our church?

6. What five words do you think someone who doesn't attend church would use to describe our church?

7. What five words would you use to sum up your present experience of our church?
What five words do you think someone who doesn't attend church would use to describe our church?

8. + family caring encouraging hopeful
What five words would you use to sum up your present experience of our church?
What five words do you think someone who doesn't attend church would use to describe our church? +
family
caring
encouraging
hopeful

9. + – family caring encouraging hopeful irrelevant confusing cliquey
What five words would you use to sum up your present experience of our church?
What five words do you think someone who doesn't attend church would use to describe our church? +
family
caring
encouraging
hopeful –
irrelevant
confusing
cliquey
outdated

10. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?

11. Community
Discipleship
Buildings
Welcoming
Children/Youth
Specifics
If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?

12. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?

13. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
Community
joined up
united
active
across all ages
encouraging each other on spiritual journeys
walking together
relevant to everyday life
inclusive
serving the community
worshipful

14. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
Community
Buildings
joined up
united
active
across all ages
encouraging each other on spiritual journeys
walking together
relevant to everyday life
inclusive
serving the community
worshipful
bright and adaptable, flexible
modern
appropriate to our style of worship
in constant use during the week
comfortable
accessible
hub
focal point

15. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
joined up
united
active
across all ages
encouraging each other on spiritual journeys
walking together
relevant to everyday life
inclusive
serving the community
worshipful
bright and adaptable, flexible
modern
appropriate to our style of worship
in constant use during the week
comfortable
accessible
hub
focal point
prayerful
in awe of God
Spirit-filled and directed
impacting the area
outward focused
passionate
accepting
encouraging
growing
worshipful
different styles of worship
listening
local
all-age
ministering to others

16. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
Children/Youth
joined up
united
active
across all ages
encouraging each other on spiritual journeys
walking together
relevant to everyday life
inclusive
serving the community
worshipful
bright and adaptable, flexible
modern
appropriate to our style of worship
in constant use during the week
comfortable
accessible
hub
focal point
prayerful
in awe of God
Spirit-filled and directed
impacting the area
outward focused
passionate
accepting
encouraging
growing
worshipful
different styles of worship
listening
local
all-age
ministering to others
more teenagers
supporting family life
mentoring
outreach

17. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
Children/Youth
Welcoming
joined up
united
active
across all ages
encouraging each other on spiritual journeys
walking together
relevant to everyday life
inclusive
serving the community
worshipful
bright and adaptable, flexible
modern
appropriate to our style of worship
in constant use during the week
comfortable
accessible
hub
focal point
prayerful
in awe of God
Spirit-filled and directed
impacting the area
outward focused
passionate
accepting
encouraging
growing
worshipful
different styles of worship
listening
local
all-age
ministering to others
more teenagers
supporting family life
mentoring
outreach
watching out for one another
hub for community activities
caring for all ages
loving
forgiving
vibrant
inclusive
open
supportive
joyful
listening
willing to change

18. If all your prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
Children/Youth
Welcoming
Specifics
joined up
united
active
across all ages
encouraging each other on spiritual journeys
walking together
relevant to everyday life
inclusive
serving the community
worshipful
bright and adaptable, flexible
modern
appropriate to our style of worship
in constant use during the week
comfortable
accessible
hub
focal point
prayerful
in awe of God
Spirit-filled and directed
impacting the area
outward focused
passionate
accepting
encouraging
growing
worshipful
different styles of worship
listening
local
all-age
ministering to others
more teenagers
supporting family life
mentoring
outreach
watching out for one another
hub for community activities
caring for all ages
loving
forgiving
vibrant
inclusive
open
supportive
joyful
listening
willing to change
candles and robes
environment
community impact activities
inclusive to LGBT+ community
sport ministry
parks & outside spaces

19. If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?

20. If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?
Community
non-judgemental
loving
serving the community
serving each other
working with other organisations
community hub
focussed on what God is doing
Acts 2
different to today
at peace
united

21. If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?
Community
Buildings
non-judgemental
loving
serving the community
serving each other
working with other organisations
community hub
focussed on what God is doing
Acts 2
different to today
at peace
united
welcoming
accessible
open
re-ordered
community focused

22. If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
non-judgemental
loving
serving the community
serving each other
working with other organisations
community hub
focussed on what God is doing
Acts 2
different to today
at peace
united
welcoming
accessible
open
re-ordered
community focused
trusting God
integrated lives
caring for each other
caring for the community
working in God’s strength
impacting the world
seeing healing & redemption
Spirit-led, enabled, emboldened
His glory
loving God
hungry
working for justice
creating His kingdom

23. If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
Children/Youth
non-judgemental
loving
serving the community
serving each other
working with other organisations
community hub
focussed on what God is doing
Acts 2
different to today
at peace
united
welcoming
accessible
open
re-ordered
community focused
trusting God
integrated lives
caring for each other
caring for the community
working in God’s strength
impacting the world
seeing healing & redemption
Spirit-led, enabled, emboldened
His glory
loving God
hungry
working for justice
creating His kingdom
more
all ages welcome and active

24. If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
Children/Youth
Welcoming
non-judgemental
loving
serving the community
serving each other
working with other organisations
community hub
focussed on what God is doing
Acts 2
different to today
at peace
united
welcoming
accessible
open
re-ordered
community focused
trusting God
integrated lives
caring for each other
caring for the community
working in God’s strength
impacting the world
seeing healing & redemption
Spirit-led, enabled, emboldened
His glory
loving God
hungry
working for justice
creating His kingdom
more
all ages welcome and active
encouraging
prayerful
loving
respectful
compassionate
relevant
welcoming to the weary & burdened
joyful
peaceful
confident

25. If all Jesus' prayers were answered what would our church be like in five years' time?
Community
Buildings
Discipleship
Children/Youth
Welcoming
Specifics
non-judgemental
loving
serving the community
serving each other
working with other organisations
community hub
focussed on what God is doing
Acts 2
different to today
at peace
united
welcoming
accessible
open
re-ordered
community focused
trusting God
integrated lives
caring for each other
caring for the community
working in God’s strength
impacting the world
seeing healing & redemption
Spirit-led, enabled, emboldened
His glory
loving God
hungry
working for justice
creating His kingdom
more
all ages welcome and active
encouraging
prayerful
loving
respectful
compassionate
relevant
welcoming to the weary & burdened
joyful
peaceful
confident
‘Wolves’ – taken from Trophic Cascade video
lay people active

26. Scriptures

27. Matthew 9
37 Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’
John 10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Matthew 28
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’
John 15
4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5 ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Matthew 6
9 ‘This, then, is how you should pray:
‘“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done,     on earth as it is in heaven.
Isaiah 40
3 A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare     the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert     a highway for our God.

28. John 17
13 ‘I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
20 ‘My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one –23 I in them and you in me – so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me
24 ‘Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
25 ‘Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.26 I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.’
Acts 2
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,47 praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

29. Community Discipleship Buildings Welcoming Children/Youth John 17
13 ‘I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
20 ‘My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one –23 I in them and you in me – so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me
24 ‘Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
25 ‘Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.26 I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.’
Acts 2
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,47 praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Community
Discipleship
Buildings
Welcoming
Children/Youth