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Deanery Plan

Purpose of the Deanery Plan
To bring into being our vision to see the churches of Wycombe Deanery flourishing individually, working effectively together and contributing to the renewal of the wider church.
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Looking back – the last 5 years
The 2016-2020 The Deanery Plan combined:
- our proactive long-term plans for growth and
- our bold and realistic plans for short / medium-term sustainability
 
The main goals of the 2016-20 Deanery Plan were to:
1.    Achieve sustainable clergy deployment
2.    Respond to the needs revealed in Parish Plans
3.    Invest in what grows and then spread it
 
To achieve these goals, we identified 6 priorities:
a.    Growing a healthy culture of right relationships and a common spirit
b.    Freely sharing knowledge and experience                      
c.     Making good plans and communicating them clearly      
d.    Forming mission focussed partnerships                          
e.    Deploying our resources effectively and sustainably to achieve these plans     
f.     Ensuring that Synod (and its two subcommittees), Chapter, Parish Inspections, Chaplaincy and Church School partnerships and Vacancy planning are all aligned with these objectives and ways of working.
 
Key events during this period included:

• Recruitment of 11 new clergy through vacancies.     
• Realignment of parishes & finances so that in most parishes the Share is now more sustainable.  Parish Share has been paid at 100% in all five years.
• A reinvigoration of Chapter and Synod, both of which have seen significant increases in attendance and engagement.
• The setting up of a Deanery Discipleship Training Centre based in Marlow, a Resource Church at St Andrew’s High Wycombe and a Rural Review project involving 15 of our village churches.
• The “Sharing the Fire” event in October 2019, attended by 475 people from across the Deanery.
• Improvement of processes around Church Inspections, Clergy Vacancies and Communications.

Deanery Plan: Priorities for 2021-5
For the next 5 year period, we will pursue these 6 priorities: 

• Sharing the Fire
• Wellbeing
• Rural Church
• New Leaders
• New Congregations
• Partnership

To see our full Deanery Plan please click here: Wycombe Deanery Plan 21-25

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