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Mission Shaped Church & Fresh Expressions
Alternative Worship & Emerging Church

A tailored presentation is available for PCC's, Ministry Teams or Deanery Groups exploring what it might mean for a local Church to be 'Mission Shaped Church', and what steps might be needed to get there.
For more information about the presentation click here.

The Mission Support Team offer local support for mission and evangelism.


A fresh wave of creativity is being seen around the country. Several innovative projects are developing into fresh expressions of church. For details of the fresh expressions movement, see the Fresh Expressions website.

In the Methodist Church new initiatives are springing up in all sorts of places across the Methodist East Anglia District, as disciples are discovering alternative ways of sharing faith in Christ Jesus. All such initiatives are an encouraging sign of the Spirit at work. Most of them have small beginnings and have yet to reach their full potential. Some of the new initiatives across the Methodist District, with brief contact information, can be viewed here: as a sharing of ideas to help inspire further innovation.
 
For further information about Fresh Expressions in the Methodist Church, contact Matt Finch. Currently serving as Methodist Minister in Downham Market, Matt is the Fresh Expressions Associate Missioner for this area.

Occasional training events are on offer across the District. They cover a range of topics. Though prepared by various personnel (Anglican, Methodist, Baptist and URC), they reflect a shared commitment to the mission of God, and are accessible for all. For further information click here.


Mission Shaped Ministy Course
is a nationwide one year part-time course which aims to equip you to begin and to develop Fresh Expressions of Church.  Click here for more information about the course and dates for the next course in the Diocese of Norwich.

Back to Church Sunday
Recent research by TEAR Fund shows that 3 million people (6% of UK adults) who have stopped going to church or who have never been in their lives would consider attending given the right invitation.  Back to Church Sunday is an ideal opportunity for us to invite people we know who haven't been to church for a while and want to come back to church but are reluctant to come alone.

The national date for Back to Church Sunday is Sunday 30th September, but you could choose a different Sunday or have a "Back to Church Month" in a rural benefice. For more information click here.

The Diocese is committed where possible and appropriate to working in partnership with other organizations.  So much more can be achieved by working with others and there are many local and national partnerships that we can take part in. Partnership working helps with the sharing of skills and resources as well as enabling us to maximize the amount of finance that can be made available to support both Diocesan and Parish projects. The Diocesan Funding and Partnerships Officer is able to advise and assist parishes who want to develop projects in partnership with other community organizations.

Grove Books have a number of booklets on evangelism.  Visit www.grovebooks.co.uk