Leading Your Church Into Growth

LyCiG: A Great Way to Help Your Parish(es) Grow

A 4 day residential for a 'cockpit crew' consisting of clergy person and 3 or more lay leaders including:

• Developing a community of invitation and welcome
• Creating a plan for growth: tools and resources
• Telling our story and helping people meet Jesus
• Being and making disciples
• Developing worship that helps the church to grow

Followed by regular support from the Mission & Development team for you and your team.

How Do I Get Involved?

1. Gather a small group (ideally 3 or 4 lay leaders plus vicar)
2. One of those attending must represent children & youth
3. You and your team agree to meet on a 2-monthly basis for encouragement and support from the Mission & Development Team.

(If you want help selling it to your team do invite us to come out and explain it all to them)

At least 2 Subsidised Places

The Mission Team are so committed to helping church teams attend LyCiG that we will subsidise at least 2 places (and possibly more). Cost is usually £295 a head – a great investment in seeing your parish grow.

Click here for the Mission and Development Team contact us page.

Phase 1 – Deciding to do LyCiG

1. Identify possible Team Members
2. Invite Charlie Nobbs (or Mission Team) to come and explain it to you and team
3. Decide as a team / PCC to do Lycig and book your places

Phase 2 – Conference

4. Team attends conference and are inspired and given loads of ideas and help on how to go for growth in your parish(es)
5. Spend time as a team getting to know each other better
6. Talk together about how these ideas could work in your context

Phase 3 – Putting it into action

7. Set dates for meeting up with Mission Team supporter (Every 2 months)
8. Decide on 2 or 3 key priorities
9. Draw up a 2 year plan to implement these priorities
10. Do it

Phase 4 – Review

11. Review progress every 2 months
12. Annual review and get together with other LyCiG parishes
13. End of year 2 review and assess how much difference it’s made

 The LyCiG 12 Steps

  A guide to the important factors and actions that lead to growth.
  (NB Can’t do them all at once!)