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MAP Facilitator's Day - Nov 11th in Sheffield Cathedral

For a third year running, Mike Chew and Mark Ireland are organising a MAP facilitator's day - this year hosted by the Dean at Sheffield at the Cathedral on November 11th

The previous conferences have proved useful for sharing both progress to date and future plans. The output led to new insights and fresh material being added to the 'churchmaps.co.uk' website. Coffee will be available from 10am, and the programme will start at 11am and finish by 3pm. The day will begin with short presentations about the latest news about use of MAP, then there will be workshops on topics selected by participants. Handouts will be available. Please bring a packed lunch or alternatively, there are coffee shops and sandwich bars close by and drinks will be provided. A fee will be payable on the day to cover costs - to be advised when they have been calculated

Please would those are interested in attending email the organising team via their website (www.churchmaps.co.uk and click on 'email us') and you will receive more details and a booking form. It would help if you could inform us as soon as possible so that we can work out the fees for each person

MAP Story

At the UK MAP study day in November 2009, Mike Chew showed a 6 minute video which tells the story of Mission Action Planning at St John’s Church Whittle -le-Woods. This was made by a PCC member to explain MAP to the congregation. There was a huge demand for copies of it, so Mike asked the vicar’s permission to put it on YouTube

Anyone can now access it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V1l0po1Tq8

New MAP Book

Mike Chew and Mark Ireland (vicar of Wellington and former diocesan missioner for Lichfield) have written a book about MAP, published by SPCK in November 2009. Forwarded by David Hope – the first Bishop to use MAP – the book argues the case for producing a MAP, describes a practical ongoing process, gives practical examples, and provides evidence of the effectiveness of the process. It is based on research conducted in several dioceses of the Church of England – at diocesan and parish levels

“The ‘MAP’ process is well described by Mark Ireland and Mike Chew in this excellent book and I am enormously grateful that they have taken the time and the care to enquire more deeply both into the process and some of the outcomes now in a number of Dioceses.”
Lord Hope of Thornes KCVO

The book also reflects on the theology of MAP and covers the biblical roots, missiological connections and how MAP fits in with other recent approaches to mission work

The book is priced at £9.99
ISBN 978 0 281 06122 8

Summary of Church Growth Strategy Initiatives by Diocese
19 March 2009

Diocese	Start Year	Website Description	Main Parish Tool
London	1993	Agenda for Action	MAP
York	1999	Living the Gospel	MAP
Lichfield	2003	Going for Growth	MAP
Llandaff	2004	Mission Action Planning	MAP
Blackburn	2004	Going for Growth	MAP
Portsmouth	2004	Kairos	Kairos Process
Coventry	2005	Shaping the church for Mission	Eight Questions
Exeter	2005	Mission Action Planning	MAP
Leicester	2005	Mission Partnerships	Mission Partnerships
Southwell	2005	Shaping the Future	Mission Values, Challenges and Questions
Newcastle	2006	Mission Action Planning	MAP
Carlisle	2006	Survival to Revival	Deanery Deployment Planning
Chichester	2007	Putting mission on the MAP in Chichester	MAP
Norwich	2007	Committed to Growth	Growth Plan
Ripon/Leeds	2007	Together in Mission visits	Toolkit for Mission
Ely	2008	Mission Action Planning	MAP
Wakefield	2008	Transforming Lives in Wakefield Diocese	Tranformational Plan
Chester	2009	Growth Action Plan	GAP
Birmingham	2009	Mission Strategy	MAP
Guildford	2009	Growing Communities of Faith & Engagement	Self evaluation resource

Please email us at churchmaps@gmail.com if you would like this table amending for your diocese

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