5th February
Launch of Pioneer Ministry Initiative
The Church of Ireland’s Pioneer Ministry Initiative will be launched on Sunday February 5 at 3.15pm in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. The initiative will be launched by the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin, the Most Revd John McDowell and the Most Revd Michael Jackson and the preacher will be the Most Revd Andy John, Archbishop of Wales.
During the service the leadership team will be commissioned. The team will be led by the Revd Rob Jones, Rector of Rathmines with Harolds Cross with Archdeacon Barry Forde and Ingrid Brennan.
Pioneer Ministry is an initiative of the Church of Ireland to reach those with little or no connection to the good news of Jesus Christ. The ministries will emerge from within and serve alongside parishes and dioceses that seek to introduce new ways of doing church. The hope and heart will be to encourage, support and release a new movement that has the capacity to reach new people in new places in new ways.
Pioneer Ministry has been discussed and reported at the Church of Ireland General Synod since 2012, with a Pioneer Ministry Working Group being established in 2013. Since then the Working Group and its sub–committees have identified a wide range of diocesan pioneering initiatives, set up an ‘Inter–Diocesan Learning Experience’ engaging with teams from across nine dioceses, and created a collaborative group of Diocesan Pioneer Advocates.
All are welcome to attend the launch and you can download your invitation at: www.pioneerministry.org