Parish Office: 11 Byron Street, BANNOCKBURN, Victoria, 3331, Australia
our mission
Living the Gospel in Our Community
The Community is that which is outside our church walls, calling us to be outward looking. We acknowledging the diversity of the community in which we live as growing multicultural, both urban and rural, with residents relocating from diverse Anglican traditions. We continue to affirm, therefore, the diversity of expressions of worship within the Parish. Our Community respects that each of our worship centres is also within its own unique community with its own particular ministries. Living the gospel expresses our mission in both word and deed.
Our Core Values
God / Kingdom of God / The Gospel Message / Discipleship / Evangelism / Growth in Faith / Service / Worship/prayer / Fellowship / Sacrifice / Welcome / Love / Care for one another and others / Inclusive / Diversity / Scripture/bible
Our Goals
Worship – expressing our relationship with God
Worship Strategies:
- Provide live worship on-line and recorded for viewing
- Maintain diversity of worship across the parish
- Children’s Services including Christmas
- Combined worship services
- Invitational services
- On-line prayer group
- The timing of worship services to suit the congregational demographic
- Pop Mass at Meredith during the Music Festival
- Café Church at Meredith
- Centre Worship Service Times
Engagement – with the greater community and with one another
Engagement Strategies:
- Pastoral Care Group
- The timing of worship services to suit the community demographic
- Have a Presence in the Farmer’s Market in Bannockburn
- Open Church on Market Days
- Invitational activities (Men’s Breakfast, Devonshire Tea, Friendship Lunch)
- Be involved in other community activities/groups
- Initiate activity of value to the community (rubbish tidy-up day)
- WhatsApp Prayer Group
- Partnership with other community groups
- Holiday Movie Night(s) at Meredith
- Parish Community Growth Meetings
Discipleship – growing in our knowledge and love of God and enabling others to become disciples
Discipleship Strategies:
- On-line and face-to-face Bible Study groups
- Home groups
- On-line and Face-to-face evangelism courses (Alpha, Introducing God)
- Establish and equip Mentors
- Enable a younger Family and children’s minister
- Evangelism training
Stewardship – managing our physical resources to enable our mission and ministry
Stewardship Strategies:
- Op Shops
- Train and equip people for new roles
- Maintain the three churches for worship
- Build a church at Bannockburn suitable for growing population
- Unify/consolidate the parish finances
- Unify Parish accountability with ACNC, ABN, GST
