Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

discerning God: valuing people: serving communities: enabling change

Mansfield Deanery

Mission Development Plan Audit - 2009

Church profile

Name and location of church:………………………………………………………………………….

Incumbent / Priest in charge:…………………………………………………………………………..

Deanery Synod reps:……………………………………………………………………………………..

In Mansfield Deanery, over the next year, we are aiming to focus more fully on opportunities for mission and outreach. We know that financial and human resources are likely to be even more stretched in the future so we need to work smarter..

It would be interesting to see

· what is already going on in each parish

· whether we can support each other better

· how we can maintain and build further a mission-shaped church in the Mansfield Deanery

For this purpose, we are asking each church to complete this questionnaire, to take stock of its own mission activity and to collect information so that we discuss and plan a way forward for the Deanery. We suggest that the questionnaire is discussed at a PCC meeting and completed by a group of people.

Please return the questionnaire to:

Revd. George Butler (Area Dean) by Friday 11 September 2009

If handwritten, by post to: St Mark’s Vicarage, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, NG18 1BP

If in electronic form, by email to: revgjb@btinternet.com

Signed:

Contact details:

Date:

Thank you very much indeed.
PART 1 – OUR PEOPLE

1 What individual skills and talents do the people in your church have that are/could be used for mission and outreach work? List up to 10

2 What are the current activities/projects running in your church which contribute to mission and outreach work? List up to 10

3 In what ways are your church members engaged in mission and outreach work through paid employment/voluntary work/other activities? List up to 10 examples

4 We have robed choir YES/NO How many people? …………..

5 We have music group YES/NO How many people? …………..

6 We have Reader(s) YES/NO How many people? …………..

7 We have RLM (s) YES/NO How many people? …………..

8 We have a (paid) youth/pastoral worker YES/NO Full or part time?

9 We have a (paid) parish administrator YES/NO Full or part time?

10 What other key people/roles are involved in mission in your church? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

PART 2 – OUR SCHOOLS

11 We have primary Church School(s) in the parish YES/NO Name(s) ……………

12 We have secondary Church School(s) in the parish YES/NO Name ………………..

13 We have state primary school (s) in the parish YES/NO How many? ………….

14 We have state secondary school in the parish YES/NO Name…………………

15 Our clergy take regular school assemblies YES/NO In how many of your schools? …………

16 Our clergy take regular lessons YES/NO In how many of your schools? …………

17 Lay members from church take assemblies YES/NO In how many of your schools? …………

18 The school(s) visit the church for RE YES/NO How many? …………..

19 The school(s) holds services in church YES/NO How many? …………..

20 We use a school building for church events YES/NO How often? ………….

21 The church’s link with schools is welcomed YES/NO In how many of your schools? ………

22 What else would you want to say about links between your church and schools? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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PART 3 – OUR WORSHIP/SERVICES

On Sundays

23 1662 Services YES/ NO Time…….. Frequency………

Type:

24 Common Worship Eucharist YES/NO Time…….. Frequency……….

25 Common Worship Non Eucharist YES/ NO Time…….. Frequency……….. Type:

26 All age Family Service YES/NO Time ………. Frequency ………….

27 Other services YES/NO

28 If yes, what are they? Time……… Frequency ………….

Weekdays

Please do not include the “occasional offices” here.

29 1662 Services YES/NO Time ………. Frequency ………….

Type:

30 Common Worship Eucharist YES/ NO Time ………. Frequency …………

31 Common Worship Non Eucharist YES/NO Time ………. Frequency ………….

Type:

32 All age Family Service YES/NO Time ………. Frequency ………….

33 Other YES/NO

If yes, what are they? ……………………………………………………………………………..

Time…………………………………………………………………………………….

Frequency……………………………………………………………………………………………

Occasional Offices

In each year, in your church:

34 How many weddings are there? .………

35 How many funerals are there? .………

36 How many baptisms are? ……….

37 Are you able, later, to follow up people who come to church for these services? YES/NO

If yes, what strategies do you use for mission?

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Special Services

38 Do you attract more people for ‘special’ services YES/NO?

Eg for Midnight Mass, Harvest?

If yes, what special services do you hold and what extra numbers come?

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PART 4 – OUR OTHER REGULAR ACTIVITIES

39 Sunday groups for children (eg under 11) YES/ NO Frequency …………………

40 Mid week activities for children under 11 YES/NO Frequency …………………

41 Parent and toddler event or service YES/NO Frequency …………………

42 Sunday groups for young people YES/NO Frequency …………………

43 Midweek groups for young people YES/NO Frequency …………………

44 Men’s group YES/NO Frequency …………………

Type:

45 Women’s group YES/NO Frequency …………………

Type:

46 Alpha/Emmaus/similar groups YES/NO Frequency……………………

47 Other home group(s) YES/NO Frequency …………………

If yes, what are they?

48 Any other activities with wider community? YES/NO Frequency……………………

Type:…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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49 Any other activities, which you would call mission and outreach eg courses attended -please list and explain briefly. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

PART 5 – OUR BUILDINGS

The church

50 Approximate seating capacity ………

51 We have toilet facilities in church YES/NO

52 We have kitchen facilities in church YES/NO

53 We have crèche facilities in the church YES/NO

54 Our church complies fully with DDA requirements YES/NO

55 We have a sound reinforcement (PA) system YES/NO

56 We have data projection system YES/NO

57 We are usually open during the week YES/NO Frequency……

58 The church has off-road parking YES/NO

If yes, for approximately how many vehicles? ………

59 On street parking is easy and/or plentiful YES/NO

60 There are special features of interest to tourists YES/NO

If yes - what are they? ………………………………………………………………………...

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61 The church is used for events other than services YES/NO

If yes, what are they? ……………………………………………………………………………...

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The church or community hall

62 Approximate seating capacity of main hall ………

63 Number of additional smaller meeting rooms ………

64 It is attached to/alongside the church YES/NO

65 It belongs to the church YES/NO

If no, what is the hire charge for church groups?

66 The hall complies fully with DDA requirements YES/NO

67 It has kitchen facilities YES/NO

68 It has a sound reinforcement (PA) system YES/NO

69 It has data projection system YES/NO

70 It has off-road parking YES/NO

If yes, for approximately how many vehicles? …………..

71 On street parking is easy and/or plentiful YES/NO

PART SIX – STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES/OPPORTUNITIES/THREATS

72 List up to 5 strengths about the mission work of your church eg mission is a topic on each PCC agenda

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73 List up 5 weaknesses in the mission work of your church eg we struggle to provide for teenagers

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74 List up to 5 areas of opportunity for mission work in your church – untapped potential.

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75 What are the constraints and threats which affect your mission work?

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76 What one mission initiative would you pursue immediately if you had the resource(s)? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

77 Are there any mission initiatives which you have run in the last 2/3 years but which have now lapsed?

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78 Is there anything else you would want to say about the mission and outreach work in your church?

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Thank you very much for the time taken to complete this questionnaire. We do hope that you have found this to be a useful tool for work in your own church.

Be sure to let Revd. George Butler have a copy of the questionnaire, by post/electronically by 11 September 2009.