Developments to help understand the big picture
Back in 2021 I wrote a report reviewing Quartz activities for the vestry at St Johns in Dumfries. I used the diagram (Pioneer Spectrum) that is the key image for this post to help give a structure for the report.
A new version of the diagram has been released and the changes made to it are described here. Following that and for the last two years we have been trying things out and seeing what works. As we reach the end of the summer in Scotland, this post is the start of a time of reflection. We can gather in the harvest, and think about what to let go of in autumn, incubate over the winter and plant in spring.
If you like to start with what is happening now, rather than reading the background first, ignor the links and start with this video which introduces the newly updated Pioneer spectrum toolkit.
There is a whole toolbox to help shape discussions and provide some theoretical framework.
How can we…
- enable a mixed ecology of church?
- create churches that meet different people groups wherever they are at?
- help pioneers and church planters discern their vocation?
- create mission strategies that are adapted to each and every context?
The pioneer spectrum tool is designed to help explore all of these questions…
You can explore that here
If you were at CLC on Monday the Pioneer Spectrum cards to help with your personal reflection can be found here:
https://churchmissionsociety.org/files/pioneer-spectrum-cards/