Diocesan Visioning Weekend - Topics

We used open space technology and volunteers nominated topics they were interested in discussing. People were free to attend any groups they were interested in and each group produced a sheet of recommendations.

The 62 topics that resulted (detailed below) were rated at the end of the day with red stickers by those who attended, on their importance as part of a Diocesan Strategy. The recommendations, and their ‘red dot’ count are available as pdf files.  Please note that the text is as from the notes that were returned by the discussion groups other than minor edits for clarity.

On the Sunday a smaller group — mainly the 3M and ministry groups — used the same process to combine the themes into a manageable list, with reference to the results from Saturday. The 11 summaries that resulted from this process are also available as pdfs. (below)   A shorter list of key issues was also compiled.

Topics  Saturday

The recommendations, and their ‘red dot’ count are available below as pdf files.   (Each pdf is less than 100KB.)

Please note that the text is as from the notes that were returned by the discussion groups other than minor edits for clarity.

The topics are listed by popularity - the highest topic at the top of the list.  Click the ' title ' to view.

116	Ministry of the word
24	Reaching the community through Spirit empowered evangelism
96	The care and nurture of clergy
82	Deepen the spirituality of every Anglican
74	Anglican church is lead provider of settlement facilities to ex-prisioners by 2030
148	Reaching and building children and families
20	An inclusive church?
144	Our dreams for Anglican schools
23	What structure does the diocese require to carry it into the future?
118	Theological education
142	Youth church in the inner city
147	Effective disciples
98	Training of mutual ministry ordinands
95	Community development and social justice
106	Transforming our communities for Christ
127	Sharing, networking and connecting for the kingdom
126	Pastoral care
119	Resourcing Vibrant worship
109	Overcoming constraints in and between mutual ministry and parishes
89	Spectators to Players
124	Can it still be church if...?
146	Leadership in the contemporary church
22	New monasticism
93	Youth and young adults
103	Risking the parish finances for mission
136	Wrap around support for families
125	Faith in the family
143	Creation Care
25	Magnetic community and mission
37	Training lay leaders in the parish
88	Reconnect with science
107	Doing events and services outside the church buildings
113	Integrating young people
149	Engaging men in a faith journey
99	Communication is a two way process
138	Parish or faith community nursing
102	Your cathedral – embodying the vision together
122	Where are our lost youth?
145	Interparish cooperation
91	Faith film festival
104	Mission to university and other virtual communities
134	Connecting with the Un-churched
141	Church in the workplace
123	Equipping ourselves: training the laity
26	Caring for men
79	Spirit-led Network Ministry
129	Making church everywhere accessible
139	Reaching internationals
34	Why are People Leaving the Church and Can We Bring People In?
84	Bicultural communications
21	Social justice
110	Personal budgeting education and support
85	Relevant worship
114	Serving the community with projects that matter
132	Paternalism in the church
199	Rural ministry development
83	Adult back to church - learning by osmosis
120	The gospel according to me
76	Community Ministry through Recovery Groups
115	Hopes for New Zealand
133	Matters ecumenical
135	Private ritual

Sunday

On Sunday the same process was used to combine the themes into a manageable list, with reference to the results from Saturday. The 11 summaries that resulted from this process are also available as pdfs.   

1	A just church promoting a just world
2	Valuing, Nurturing and Growing Families
3	Evangelism, Discipleship and Spirituality
4	Laity
5	Education and Training
6	Rural and Mutual Ministries
7	Schools
8	Leadership
9	Mission and Ministry
10	Sharing, Networking and Connecting
11	Youth and Children