Selly Park
transformed by Jesus
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Plus: Exploring faith and ways of helping us to grow as Christians
Our building
is used for a wide range of church and community events each week
Find out more about its facilities or take a photo tour
Worldwide connections
Our partners rescue street children in Tanzania, engage in Christian media work, combat poverty and much more
Our link with Bolivia was given a big boost when a team from Birmingham visited in summer 2013
Vision and values
The Christ Church Vision Statement
We want to be:
- Disciples becoming more like Jesus, by the power of the Spirit, for the growth of God's kingdom and the transformation of Selly Park and beyond
With hearts and minds inspired by Jesus' love, we aim to be:
- Listening to God's voice
- Following the Spirit's lead
- Equipping for service and witness
- Using our building to serve our communities
- Sharing God's goodness and welcome with all
Our values
As a church we place value on being:
- Passionate about living out God's Word
- Prayerful and dependent on the Holy Spirit
- Committed to whole-life worship
- Dependent on God's grace
- Responsive to God
- Hospitable, welcoming and accepting
- Genuine in our relationships
- An open, inter-generational community
- Engaged in wider social and global issues
- Committed to effective communication
Explaining the vision
The Vision Statement was presented to the whole church in the morning service on 15 January 2012. You can listen to what Geoff Lanham said via our sermon download page.
This was followed up by a series of sermons Unpacking our values in morning services from January to March 2012.
What's the vision statement for?
Its purpose is to indicate where we're heading - to provide direction and focus. It's not about what we should do, but rather what we believe God wants us to be.
How was it produced?
A lot of the thinking was done by the Christ Church congregation at a Vision Day in October 2011. We considered the church and its activities, the wider area and community, and the networks to which our members belong.
Thinking big thoughts at our Vision Day
Another important source of information was the Community survey we held in the summer of 2011, which helped us to better understand the needs of the local area.
The church leadership team drew together these ideas and after much prayer, thought and discussion the statement was approved by the Parochial Church Council in January 2012.
A revised, shortened version was approved by the PCC in September 2016.
953 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham B29 7PS. Tel 0121 471 2379
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