Making Mission Possible is a new programme of events taking place throughout the 43 English dioceses, to equip lay and ordained leaders for mission.
Working in partnership with churches, deaneries and dioceses, CPAS is Making Mission Possible through leadership development events across the country.
Send us an email to receive updates about the programme of Making Mission Possible events.
For the latest list of Making Mission Possible events, take a look at the search events page.
What are Making Mission Possible events about?
Making Mission Possible events cover a variety of different themes, including:
- Enabling action - turning vision into mission and ministry.
- Leadership and mission in a multi-church benefice.
- Developing lay leadership (using the Growing Leaders resource).
- Biblical models of leadership to inform parish leadership teams.
- Self-leadership (for ordained and lay leaders alike).
- Building and maintaining teams in local churches.
- Jesus-shaped leadership.
- Sustaining oneself in leadership - staying strong in energy, conviction and vision.
There will also be specific events for those involved in youth and children's ministry, including:
- Growing and discipling young people.
- Developing a strategy for youth or children's ministry.
- Running residential ministry (weekends away, etc.).
If you would like to partner with CPAS for an event on this theme which will equip leaders for mission in your area, please contact James Lawrence on jlawrence@cpas.org.uk or 0300 123 0780 (ext. 4389).
Why leadership development?
Follow this link to explore more about the CPAS mission and vision, including an introductory video with John Dunnett, CPAS general director.
iPad prize draw terms and conditions
The iPad prize draw is now closed.
The prize is a 32GB WiFi and 3G iPad. Only one entry per person. The draw will be made on Monday 29 November 2010 and the winner selected at random. The prize draw is not open to trustees, members of the Council of Reference of the Church Pastoral Aid Society, CPAS employees or their relatives. The draw is open to those over the age of 18. For delivery of the prize you will need a permanent UK address. The winner will be notified by email or text message within 14 days of the close of the draw, and will be supplied with details of how to claim the prize. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The prize is not transferable. There is no cash alternative or other prize available. The name of the winner will be made available by contacting CPAS after 15 December 2010. The prize includes delivery to your UK address. While we accept winners outside the UK we cannot deliver outside the UK.
Contact details provided for the prize draw will be stored on the CPAS database. They will not be sold to any third party. They may be used, by CPAS or its agents or contractors, to inform prize draw participants about Making Mission Possible or other CPAS events or resources. If you do not wish to receive further information about CPAS, please email supporter.relations@cpas.org.uk.
