Our Vision
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In a recent review of our Mission Action Plan, Gail wrote the following: "The Vision set out in the Parish Profile completed when the Good Shepherd was searching for a new Priest in 2007 was the one that had been worked on many years before, which focuses on Living Life to the Full. In the Statement, there are in effect seven linked statements about this full life:
It may well be that we would see no reason to change this Vision Statement. It certainly continues to reflect this church’s work. But it may be that we would want to revisit the statement, refine or adapt it, or simply prioritise the elements of it." And so we will continue to keep this under review and see if there are ways of expressing this Vision more clearly, and how we need to work to implement our hopes and plans in the future. One way of expressing where we are right now is as follows:-
The Church of the Good Shepherd teaches the Christian faith, and seeks to explore a wide-ranging field of spiritual tradition. It encourages a pattern of living based on Jesus' teaching:
"I have come that you may have Life and have it in all its fullness."
Our aim is to act as one family, sharing the love of God together, but also making Christ visible in the community. We want to proclaim the Good News in as many ways as we can - with words, with actions and with the way we live our lives. When we meet together, for praise and worship, for planning and sharing, or simply for friendship, we hope we can both discover and offer a place where people can find wholeness and healing in Christ.
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