Our Vision

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We seek to be a community of God’s people who are praying and working together to see an outpouring of God’s Spirit in South East England.

In response to God’s calling, we are aiming to fulfil our vision by

Fostering prayer & spiritual growth
Providing pastoral oversight, support & care
Working collaboratively through our networks of churches
Resourcing and communicating with local churches to enable them to share the gospel and build Jesus’ Kingdom more effectively
Offering development opportunities to ministers and leaders
Playing our part in the creation of new expressions of church

Fostering prayer & spiritual growth

Weekly prayer updates
Preaching in local churches
Connecting churches and leaders together
Offering opportunities for prayer and spiritual growth to churches, ministers and leaders

Providing pastoral oversight, support & care

By Regional Ministers
By Network ministers

Working collaboratively through our networks of churches

Addressing specific issue and groups
- Baptist Union Environmental Network
- Women’s Ministry
- Support for spouses of ministers
Regional celebrations/roadshows
Working prayerfully & collaboratively with other denominations and networks of churches

Resourcing & communicating with local churches

Offering funding
- Church growth grants
- Project grants
Providing assistance and guidance to fill pastoral vacancies
Providing and facilitating training e.g. Safeguarding, First Aid, Food Safety
Weekly news bulletin
Providing leadership to churches when help is needed
Supporting children’s, youth & student ministries

Offering development ministers and leaders

Ministers Conference
Training - e.g. Core Leadership, Mental Wellbeing
Supporting CMD

Playing our part in the creation of new expressions of church

Supporting Pioneers
Offering resources to support mission
Inspiring churches and networks of churches to engage in new expressions of church, to share the Gospel and build Jesus’ Kingdom more effectively