Our team consists of Revd Simon Sutcliffe, Alison Ball, Melody Clarke, Rev Dr Jasmine Devadason, Alison Hulse, Dr Kristie Legg, Dr Edel McClean, Brec Seaton, Jasmine is the aligned officer to Manchester and Stockport District. Through our work, we aspire to equip Circuits to be places of lifelong learning—whether that is about your focus and mission, how you resource yourselves, prayer, worship, evangelism and service, learning together or caring for each other. We draw on the wisdom and experience amongst the whole church and beyond as well as offering what we bring in our own areas of skill, knowledge and experience.
We invite you to give thanks:
For the many opportunities we get to stand alongside Methodists – whether ordained, lay or volunteer – and offer support in a continued context of shifting uncertainty.
For the privilege of developing peer support networks, signposting to helpful resources, developing facilitated sessions for circuits to explore vision and imagining new ways of being church with those God is calling to pioneer.
For all those who equip others.
Please pray for:
Each team member and safety, health and wellbeing as they serve the region
Wisdom in prioritising our resources to develop learning circuits enabled to fulfil ‘Our Calling’
Appreciation of God’s creation and exploration of ways to reduce our carbon footprint and impact on the natural world.
Imagination to overcome challenges of communication, distance and relationship to enable learning and development.
Sensitivity to the emerging needs of circuits and churches who continue to experience change and uncertainty.
We pray for all the lay employees in the District, and all who join you God in your work and play.
A heart for the gospel of Jesus Christ in all we do.
Prayer
Creator God, you have made each one of us different to give the world beauty, to celebrate the diversity in your creation. Enable us to reach for new horizons to form a just world where your image is unscathed, sustained and celebrated.
Liberator God, Help us be your prophets today to imagine an alternative future and be prophetic in our thinking and in our actions.
Jesus our friend, you are the One in whom we see justice and service exemplified, Love personified, help us to follow your practice to love one another and help us to fulfil your purpose to break down the barriers in our church/community and to experience the Kingdom of God, where justice and peace flow like an ever-moving stream. Amen