1. Our vision as a church is to be A people empowered by God’s love; joining God in renewing all things

2. Adoration A life of worship, study and prayer that keeps us rooted and established in the everlasting love of God

3. Provision of team Christmas! justworship 2011 Highlights

4. Depth of encounter – in services, prayer meetings, justworship, Life Groups, 24-7 prayer… Training and developing new musical and technical volunteers Audio and visual improvements Opportunities ahead

5. Provision of more people! More of the Spirit! The Challenges

6. Belonging A quality of relationship in our caring, supporting, challenging and loving of one another

7. 2011 Highlights Welcoming Church Weekend Seniors Life Group Leaders Training Evenings Launch of Life Group Directory

8. 2011 Highlights Increase in number of Life Groups & proportion of congregational membership 40 Days, One Gospel & The Big Story: Bible Overview

9. Opportunities ahead Drawing more seniors into church family & deeper into faith conversations Increase in proportion of church congregation engaged in Life Groups Increase in multiplication & planting of Life Groups

10. The Challenges The barriers of age The pressure of life The reality of life coming through death Identifying & raising up emerging leaders to lead new expressions of Life Groups

11. Community A generous outworking of God’s love for the sake of others; our neighbours, work colleagues, families and friends, whether close to home or further afield.

12. 2011 Highlights People drawn towards God through Alpha; Refresh cafe; seniors’ activities and drop-in The men's vision: ‘To raise an army of men fully alive, trained and equipped to transform society and the nations’ and some excellent men's events

13. 2011 Highlights The formalising of Tearfund, ASHA and SOMA as our global engagement partnerships for the next three years

14. Opportunities ahead Further develop outreach opportunities Further develop global engagement partnerships with recently formalised organisations as well as our link missionaries

15. The Challenge To hold in our hearts, as we live provocative lives, those outside the church as well as those inside it

17. 2011 Highlights Leaders In Training internship programme Schools ministry Rainbow Club

18. Opportunities ahead Creating new opportunities to get to know and support local families Continue to encourage the kids to grow in their own personal relationship with God Training and equipping leaders

19. The Challenges Raising up new leaders Supporting & resourcing parents

20. A generic youth slide here. YOUTH MINISTRY

21. 2011 Highlights Combined Younger Youth & Generator Weekend away in March; emergence of young leaders as a result Taking 12 members of our 6 th form to help on a beach mission in Perranporth, Cornwall

22. ‘Youth for Youth’ event run at St Stephen’s as part of the 2012 London Calling initiative with over 100 youth from 23 different churches 2011 Highlights

23. Opportunities ahead Build and invest in young leaders, including potential mission trips at home and abroad Build on existing strong links within our community, increasing ties with local schools and youth

24. Importance put on our discipling of teenagers and our youth’s depth in relationship with God and each other through pastoring and mentoring Opportunities ahead

25. The Challenges Retaining contact with youth in our community from non-christian backgrounds past the age of 13 Retaining and obtaining the right team and staff to enable our ministry to expand into new places and to deepen relationships with the youth we currently have contact with

26. Providing a safe and constant environment which is ‘home’ to our youth where we can build relationship on a weekly basis and give them a viable option to socialise in a safe setting How to best support parents and their relationships with their teenagers The Challenges

27. OPERATIONS and DEVELOPMENT

28. 2011 Highlights Church weekend Financial provision Increasingly useful and beautiful building spaces

29. Opportunities ahead Building Development ‘The Prayer Chapel’ Crown Road Offices Communications Development New website launch More communication tools Sharing stories!

30. People Development Support our governance structures Empower ministry teams to aim for their visions Opportunities ahead

31. The Challenges Resource the ministry departments future work in a financially challenging environment Raise up additional volunteers and train and support them

32. Our vision as a church is to be A people empowered by God’s love; joining God in renewing all things