Changing Lives   

Our challenge

With Changing Lives, our two bishops are challenging the Diocese to ‘think differently’ about itself, in the light of the fast-changing world around us. At the heart of Changing Lives are:

Two questions:

• What kind of church do we want to be?
• How will we shape our ministry and mission to become that church?

Four core aspirations:  

Calling	This Diocese seeks to affirm the call of all the baptised and to nurture and encourage the giftedness of each
Tranformation	This Diocese seeks to proclaim the Christian gospel afresh in each generation in ways that will transform the lives of individuals and communities
Renewal	This Diocese seeks to re-energise its clergy and lay people with the gospel story through inspired worship and teaching and personal development
Reshaping	This Diocese seeks to enable the whole Body of Christ to be the church in its locality by supporting and offering appropriate resources to parishes, local ministry groups, church schools and other expression of Christian community

Principles

Our Changing Lives work across the Diocese is guided by the following basic principles:

No-one alone	supporting each other in ministry and mission
On your doorstep	providing worship and witness in every parish in the Diocese
Better together	servicing worship and mission through local ministry teams and local ministry groups of ordained and lay leadership
The 'reconversion' of Somerset	sharing the love of Christ with individuals and the communities around us

Want to know more?

• A good starting point is the Bishop of Taunton's 'Beginner's Guide to Changing Lives'. 
• We have also developed a range of resources to help understand the thinking behind Changing Lives

 

 

 

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