What is a ‘Greenhouse’?
Greenhouse is a new initiative launched nationally by the Church of England that is being adapted for different contexts at a local level.
Greenhouse is designed to connect small teams of people from a variety of different church settings who may have the seed of an idea and want to explore how to nurture that idea into something that will grow and flourish into a new worshipping community. The goal is not to get people to come to church, but to begin to develop and grow a new way of being church around the people for whom we are serving.
Through learning communities, teams from different churches around the Wider Wycombe area will look at how they might develop their idea within a nurturing environment to work from where they are now, and to dream what might be. They will be encouraged to make plans for the next 6 months and then come back to share with the learning community how this journey has developed. This level of accountability gives a real focus and incentive to move forwards. Alongside the learning communities will be mentoring and coaching if needed, together with an App called FXGodsend that provides a framework for each local team.