Evangelisation in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle 2005-2010
Vision
To work towards vibrant, alive communities of Welcome, Worship, Witness and Outreach at every level – parish, deanery and area - thus creating an evangelising diocese based on communion (of groups and parishes) and mission (outreach to others)
Steps towards realisation of this vision:
Formation of Co-ordinating team – meeting monthly, praying together, sharing, being formed, discerning. A forum for exchange of ideas. Largely advisory, supportive and on-going. Feb 2005
b) Formation of Core Groups as need arises for planning and implementation of
particular aspects
We started with 5 Evangelisation Made Easy days held in the 5 Episcopal Areas April-July 2006
to raise awareness, allay fears and affirm people in what they are already doing
to inspire, equip and offer creative ways of evangelising
to share our stories and see how God is active in the lives of all
As a result of feed-back from these days, a 3-year diocesan programme was drawn up. People had asked for a) a deeper spirituality b) scriptural formation c) some help in meeting the challenges of our contemporary culture. This led to:
Stage 1: Spirituality for Evangelisers: Time Apart – days of prayer and empowerment
in three parts of the diocese
Stage 2: Scriptural Formation: How Jesus Evangelised and the power of the Word held in north and south of the diocese Feb ‘07
Stage 3: Connecting with our Culture – a day on the challenge of evangelising the society we live in. Led by Kevin Higham of Blowing Your Cover at Ushaw ;May ‘07 These diocesan events brought us into contact with about 1000 people.
A two-year intensive programme for a selected deanery (Sunderland) – a pilot scheme ( to be repeated in other deaneries )
Part 1: Formation: a whole deanery approach stressing personal evangelisation
Part 2: Invitation and Calling Forth. Priests would invite individuals to be part of the
Part 3: Training, resourcing and supporting of the Team for Reaching Out to Others
Formation of a Deanery Evangelisation Team should impact on parishes in that deanery.
Eventually it is hoped that every deanery will have an evangelisation team and that evangelisation will become the life-blood of the church in that area.
See news for details of first Teams
Formation of a Deanery Evangelisation Team should impact on parishes in that deanery.
Eventually it is hoped that every deanery will have an evangelisation team and that evangelisation will become the life-blood of the church in that area.
Formation of Co-ordinating team – meeting monthly, praying together, sharing, being formed, discerning. A forum for exchange of ideas. Largely advisory, supportive and on-going. Feb 2005 
We started with 5 Evangelisation Made Easy days held in the 5 Episcopal Areas April-July 2006
As a result of feed-back from these days, a 3-year diocesan programme was drawn up. People had asked for a) a deeper spirituality b) scriptural formation c) some help in meeting the challenges of our contemporary culture. This led to: 
A two-year intensive programme for a selected deanery (Sunderland) – a pilot scheme ( to be repeated in other deaneries ) 
Formation of a Deanery Evangelisation Team should impact on parishes in that deanery.
See news for details of first Teams