“I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the full.”
(John 10:10)
Contact
Life Development Officer:
Kathryn Warner: ku.gr1737739253o.coi1737739253dsolg1737739253@renr1737739253awk1737739253
Director of Communications and Engagement:
Lucy Taylor: ku.gr1737739253o.coi1737739253dsolg1737739253@roly1737739253atl1737739253
Resources
Letter from Bishop Rachel
LIFE Together leaflet
LIFE Together Prayer card
LIFE Together Bookmark
LIFE Together poster
Hardcopies available via Church House
Read the text version of our vision ↓
Read the text version of our LIFE Together Vision ↓
Throughout 2021 we listened to stories from across the diocese noticing what is being lived and where people still long for change and transformation. It became clear that people are still committed to our LIFE vision, yet the spotlight is now shining more strongly on five specific LIFE commitments. What emerged is LIFE Together.
The LIFE commitments from 2017 which are not specifically named in LIFE Together, remain implicit to the ‘how’ of realising our vision and our commitment to share the transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ so that people may know life in all its fullness.
LIFE Together launch at Diocesan Synod, 2021:
(Please note that this video currently has no subtitles. We will have them up and running very soon).
Our LIFE Vision launch party 2016:
Parish Share: watch the short video via Youtube →
LIFE videos playlist
Jesus came that we may have life, and have it to the full! Our ‘Life’ videos tell a diverse range of stories about how we live out that life across the Diocese of Gloucester; in Leadership, Imagination, Faith and Engagement.
Watch more of our videos →
Stories
You will find stories across our website of how our LIFE Together vision is being lived out.
A message from Bishop Rachel
As we continue our LIFE Together, I hope and pray for an even more kingdom-shaped panorama across the Diocese of Gloucester.
I pray that in the coming years there will be a rich variety of sustainable and diverse worshipping communities, long-established and new, celebrated as living and breathing beacons of love, hope and justice. Our worshipping communities will be enabling the Body of Christ to grow, be strengthened and to participate in God’s work amid joy and pain, such that new and existing baptised followers of Jesus Christ of all ages, backgrounds, colour and accent, are increasingly confident in living and sharing their stories of faith in their everyday contexts, rooted in prayer.
Stories of faith will be growing through strong links between pre-school groups, schools, homes and local worshipping communities, and we will be at the forefront of caring for creation.
Across the diocese we will be partnering with organisations, and making connections with people committed to the care and transformation of lives, communities and the environment, grounded in our desire for God’s kingdom to come on earth as in heaven.
As we serve and engage with the struggles and delights of the people and places of this diocese, people of all ages and backgrounds will be inspired to discover Jesus Christ and life in all its fullness, and become disciples.
LIFE Together: introductory speech at Diocesan Synod, November 2021
The LIFE Together vision
Text version:
We remain committed to our LIFE vision
- Leadership: Committed to transformation
- Imagination: Opening new paths to faith
- Faith: Living as adventurous followers of Jesus Christ
- Engagement: Living out Christ’s love and hope
Our five spotlight commitments
With the spotlight now shining on these five LIFE vision commitments:
- Nurturing everyday disciples
- Investing in people and programmes which excite young people to explore and grow in faith
- Encouraging new and courageous ways of worshipping in different places which connect with more people
- Being advocates for flourishing through initiatives which combat injustice, environmental destruction, exclusion and isolation
- Developing diverse lay and ordained leaders
With the spotlight now shining on these five LIFE vision commitments:
