Vision for our Community
To see God’s love and kingdom thriving throughout Bursledon.
When this happens Bursledon will be a place where…
- No-one is lonely, isolated or unsupported
- Younger and older people understand, respect and speak well of each other
- Children do better at school because family relationships are more stable
- Young people are supported into fulfilling careers and strong relationships
- The community is widely known for its outstanding generosity and care
We envisage by the Holy Spirit, the days when people will come to Bursledon because they have heard that God is here!
Vision for our Church
To be… ‘genuine disciples, passionate in our worship and fully engaged with our community; sharing our hope in Jesus Christ as we serve one another.’
To be a church…
- Where all can thrive, grow and rest in relationship with God and each other
- Full of children and families as well as older generations; where faith is taught and caught, between the generations
- Without walls; that lives, serves, plays and prays in relationship with the whole village community
- Where lives are transformed in encounters with Jesus
Values
Our values as a church are a reflection of historic Christian values and the Bible’s teaching and provide the foundation for the vision laid out above.
As a church we are firmly Anglican, but we are also nourished by a Christian network called New Wine. Included below are the values of the New Wine network which express very well those of Bursledon Parish.
You can explore more about New Wine by clicking here.
Our Values shared with New Wine
Cross & Resurrection – we want to honour all that Jesus has done for us on the cross, and to embrace the way of the cross for ourselves, while also knowing the power of his resurrection to set us free.
Continuity & Change – we want to be faithful guardians of an unchanging message about the person and work of Jesus, and the need for personal salvation and sanctification, while also adapting ways of worship, teaching, being church and doing mission according to culture and context.
Gracious & Truthful – we want to be kind and generous in the way we think and speak about others whether they agree or disagree with us, while also clearly communicating what we believe and why we believe it.
Leadership & Every-member ministry – we want to train and deploy anointed, courageous and missional church leaders, while also equipping every Christian to serve like Jesus in their home, church, work and life-place.
Mission & Community – we want to see the church become a missionary movement to love and reach the lost, to care for the poor and to bring justice to our homes, neighbourhoods, workplaces and nations, while also being a grace-filled community in which people can find relationship, healing, faith, hope and love.
Natural & Supernatural – we want to see every Christian using all the natural reason, wisdom and skill that they can, while also learning to operate in the supernatural gifts of the Spirit to minister to others in love and power as Jesus did.
Now & Not yet of the Kingdom – we want to proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God and to see that confirmed by miraculous signs and wonders, while also ministering grace to all, knowing that suffering will be part of life until Jesus returns and makes all things new.
Transcendence & Presence – we want to live lives that celebrate God’s awesome power, transcendent majesty and sovereign work, while at the same time experiencing his intimate presence as we encounter him in heartfelt worship.
Unity & Diversity – we want to work with everyone who holds these values in open, mutually accountable friendship, while also acknowledging and honouring differences in leadership style, church characteristics and denominational emphasis.
Word & Spirit – we want to derive all we believe, teach and do from the Bible as the written word of God, while also learning to hear and obey the voice of the Spirit speaking to us individually and collectively.