BY BISHOP STEVEDATE: 15 AUGUST 2015

ST JOSEPH DIOCESAN CENTRE

VISION & STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES DISCUSSION FORUM

Taking our diocese beyond

WE’VE ARRIVED

Map –Gauteng Provinceand Diocese of Johannesburg

Fulfilling the Great Commission for God’s Kingdom

Di Gauteng Province

Diocese of JHB

13 000 000

30 800

A story .. By bishop Steve

Parishioners

Church

Car Racing

Pub

Work

Golf

Soccer

Book Clubs

School Varsity

Gym

RugbyNight club

Farming Home

Friends

Disciples

Church

Car Racing

Pub

Work

Golf

Soccer

Book Clubs

School Varsity

GymFriends

Night club

Farming Home

Rugby

The Main Thrust

“We gather for Worship…”

A Well

The Main Thrust

“… and we Scatter for Mission”

A Well

The Main Thrust

“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. AppreciationAppreciating the work of God’s disciples

2. AffirmAffirming God’s disciples in fulfilling the Great Commission

3. EncourageEncouraging 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. CommunityGrowing God’s community of faithful disciples

DELIVERY

To ensure that we disciple 30 800 congregants in the diocese, who will go and disciple the 14 000 000 Gauteng population.

STRATEGIC 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 2012 - 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 Formation2. Vibrant Anglican Community3. Visionary Servant Leadership4. Walk our talk through Outreach5. Prophetic Relevance6. Sustainable Organization7. 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

2

• 2016 Strategic Planning sessions to structure around Diocesan Strategic Objectives

3

THE WAY FORWARD

Closing remarks by Bishop Steve