Minster Communities are groups of churches and fresh expressions working collaboratively and sharing resources to enable effective mission.
Watch Bishop Martyn's video, 'What is a Minster Community?'
The aim behind Minster Communities is to establish a sustainable and mission-focused foundation for the worshipping communities across our diocese. The Minster Communities framework was the product of the Shaped by God Together process and was approved by Diocesan Synod in October 2021. Read more about Shaped by God Together.
The whole diocese has been invited into Minster Community formation process with areas at different stages. You can find updates about the different areas and their progress here.
Minster Community Resources
Our Resource Hub has links to a range of detailed information about Minster Communities.
- Why Minster Communities? - The rationale for Minster Communities.
- What a Minster Community and an Oversight Minister is - and is not.
- FAQs - Compiled to answer common questions.
- The Future Shape of Ministry - How ministry roles will work within Minster Communities.
- Ministry Discernment and Appointments doucment
- Related News Stories
- Holy Habits - An introduction to the practices of Dwelling in the Word and the Community Examen, tools to keep us open to being shaped by God together.
Find further Minster Community resources on our Learning Hub.
If you would like to speak to the facilitation team directly, email Claire.Bampton@LeicesterCofE.org.
Read a summary of the Minster Communities Framework, as approved by Diocesan Synod.
