At the start of April, the first three Mission
Enablers will be starting as part of the
Calling Young Disciples Project.
Calling Young Disciples (CYD) is about working with churches across the Diocese to
help them strengthen their engagement with children, young people and their families
so that more have the opportunity to respond to God’s call to be Jesus’ disciples and
to grow in their love for him.
Mission Enablers will be an important part of this team. They will spend some time
offering support and advice to all parishes across the diocese, working with the
Children’s and Youth Officers to identify parish needs. They will also each be placed
with an individual parish, working with the leadership team to look at developing the
relationships with children, young people and families which are already in place.
CYD Project Director, Ruth Walker said: “The Mission Enablers are not there to do the
youth and children’s work for the church, but to help them develop and resource it,
seeking out new and sustainable ways to engage with families. Each placement will last
around a year, at the end of which the Mission Enabler will move on to another church,
but will continue to keep in touch with the church they’ve left to help consolidate the
progress made.”
The first three Mission Enablers to
be recruited are Anne Batchelor,
Helen Laird and Adam Legge. It is
hoped that further Enablers will
begin in September.
Please pray for our new Mission
Enablers and all those involved in
the Calling Young Disciples project.
Kingswinford Deanery – Rural Dean: David Hoskin; Lay Chair: Helen Jones
Diocese of Mbale (Uganda): Bishop Patrick Gidudu, Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Latvia: Archbishop Janis Vanags with Bishops Einars Alpe & Hanss Jensons
Diocese of Lichfield: Bishop Mark Ipgrave with Bishops Mark Rylands
(Shrewsbury), Geoff Annas (Stafford) & Clive Gregory (Wolverhampton)
Diocese of St David’s (Wales): vacant
