The Road Ahead

Rector’s ReportAPCM 2013

Our MissionAt Holy Trinity Clapham

we aim to connect people with God through…

The Mission of our church

WORSHIP

EVANGELISM

DISCIPLESHIP

SERVICE

Our MissionThe Gospel and our church

BE the Gospel

SAY the Gospel

LIVE the Gospel

DO the Gospel

WORSHIP

EVANGELISMDISCIPLESHI

PSERVICE

Our MissionThe Situation in our church

• Doubled in size in the last 6 months with 350 people present across all services on an average Sunday

• With the increase in size has come an increase in financial giving - our current annualised surplus of income over expenditure is c.£75k

• We are a church with a big vision. The PCC has a mission-shaped focus. Now is the time to begin turning the vision into action

Our MissionGoals for Worship in our church• Foster good community and growth• Encourage greater movement from individuals as

consumers to participants at all our services• Appoint worship band leader to enable continued growth

at 6pm• Develop monthly Morning Worship as an all age service

that appeals to morning and evening service people• Encourage corporate prayer life of the church

Our MissionGoals for Evangelism in our church• Continue to grow the number of people coming on our

Alpha courses• Increase pathway of those with young children into the

church• Grow Sports Ministry as a key pathway into the church• Improve links into the church through two Church Fayres• Focus on encouraging outreach to men so as to have a

better gender balance in the church

Our MissionGoals for Discipleship in our church• Aim to have 200 church members in homegroups by 2014• Continue to develop Sunday morning children’s ministry• Set up termly Newcomers Vision evenings and informal

newcomers lunches• Set up Family Matters Group to coordinate and grow all

the different family ministries• Start a parenting ministry and marriage ministry• Put on a successful and significant Church Weekend Away

Our MissionGoals for Service in our church• Grow our contribution to serving the homeless in

South London• Grow our contribution (e.g. with Clapham Methodist

Church) to serving those in the nightclubs of Clapham High Street

• Grow our support for the elderly in the church and the community through weekly Wednesday lunches

• Grow our overseas link with Sierra Leone• Grow our promotion of Environmental Mission

Our MissionGoals for Operations in our church• Provide adequate office space for growing staff team• Improve reception, security and welcome into church• Provide first class audio visual support for all elements

of our activity throughout the week• Implement plans for renovation and extension of our

building

Our MissionStaff Additions

• Ordinand in training• Youth and Children’s Coordinator• Worship Band Leader• Community Mission Coordinator• Evening Service, Evangelism, Discipleship Coordinator• Additional Church Intern• Head of AV Support

Our MissionThe Purpose of our church’s strategy