This has been a long time getting here everyone – apologies for that.
I gave up trying to re-create the table of results for the web site, so below is a summary of the introduction to the Vision and Planning Night on November 28th 2007, followed by a link to a PDF file containing all the contributions made on the night itself.

Note that this is simply a list of all that was offered, and which suggestions are implemented will unfold in due course.

The Next Step:
Will be for a newly formed vision team to meet and begin considering fresh directions for FNC, and they will take on board this document.
There will be more congregational meetings to continue to the consultative process – stay tuned for dates, etc.

Feel free to comment below.

Download summary document:
File: Summary of Vision and Planning night held November 2007 [421.66KB]

On November 28th we held an open meeting for all FNC to share ideas, thoughts and passions for FNC in 2008 and beyond.

To stimulate our thinking a little, we focussed on this verse:

“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him,
rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness.”
Colossians 2:6-7

Our goals: (general guiding-type goals, not designed to be taken as long term necessarily)
To grow in ways that are consistent with Colossians 2:6-7 in these areas:

• As a community of God’s people, serving God as we serve each other and the wider community, loving, encouraging, building up.
• In our compassion for the spiritually lost, and show that by seeking opportunities to share the good news of Jesus with them at FNC and other occasions.
• In our care for the vulnerable, distressed and weak in our church, community and the wider world, by engaging in practical expressions of our love and concern.

See the downloadable summary document for more details:
File: Summary of Vision and Planning night held November 2007 [421.66KB]