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Activities Church Council & Reports Mint Aims and Objectives
Mint Aims and Objectives
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MINT METHODIST CHURCH
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
(a) Mission Statement
“We are committed to serving Christ, spreading the Gospel,
and living out Kingdom values, in the centre of Exeter and beyond.
We seek to provide a centre for worship, service and theological reflection
• which takes with due seriousness our Free Church heritage;
• where all are welcome to pray and explore;
• which is marked by openness to what the Spirit may bring in the future.
We recognise the need to use our God-given human and material resources efficiently and effectively, and wish, where possible to co-operate and share with others in God’s work.”
(b) Three Year Objectives (2009-2012)
1. To develop the size of our Church Community and our worshipping congregation in order to allow us to offer the sort of depth and diversity of programme best delivered by Churches which are numerically strong. Specifically:
(a) to increase the total of those coming through the doors of the Mint for worship on a Sunday to an average of over 200 per week;
(b) to increase our Sunday collections to £75K p.a. (representing an increase of 10% p.a. for each of three years); and
(c) to develop a way of monitoring volunteer hours and demonstrate significant rate of annual increase.
2. To develop the size and scope of our international work, within our Korean community and more broadly. Specifically,
(a) to list at least 15 different nationalities amongst active Community Roll members, and
(b) to explore the possibility of adopting the title “Mint International Methodist Church”.
3. To develop our outreach work in the local neighbourhood and city centre in co-operation with circuit and ecumenical partners.
Specifically: to help develop, and begin implementation of, plans for
(a) ecumenical city centre chaplaincy,
(b) enhanced support for the homeless in the city centre,
(c) further initiatives building on the work of Midnight Mint, and
(d) a more co-ordinated approach to work currently undertaken by Sidwell Street, the Mint and other city centre Churches.
4. To develop programmes of activity helping those seeking to explore issues of faith.
Specifically: to develop at least three projects, series or groups particularly designed to include those on or beyond the fringes of Christian faith.
5. To develop our premises, so that they become more accessible to, and more fully used by,
the Church community, individuals in the neighbourhood, and external groups. Specifically:
(a) to ensure that the Church premises are easily accessible to passers-by for at least 50 hours per week, and
(b) (as a proxy indicator of usage by outside organizations) to increase our annual letting income from £20,000 (07-08) to £35,000 p.a. (11-12).
6 To develop our involvement with a wider range of charitable and campaigning organizations, and seek a reputation in the city for our concern for peace and justice.
Specifically: building on our current informal list of around 25 groups, to develop a regularly reviewed list of 40 charitable and campaigning organizations with which we maintain regular links (through annual collections, special events and publicity, and/or named contacts).
7. To develop our work on behalf of the wider Methodist Circuit and District. Specifically:
(a) to enable and support the creation of a District Office at the Mint;
(b) to increase our annual financial contribution to the Circuit Share Scheme by 5% p.a., and
(c) to recruit one new Local Preacher in training or candidate for ordained ministry each year.
We believe that this is an achievable but ambitious list of objectives. As the Circuit reviews its policy and use of resources, we hope that the some increased human resources (lay or ordained) may be identified to assist us in aspects of this programme.