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 Some twenty dioceses in the UK have now followed Bishop David Hope's lead in the London and York dioceses by introducing Mission Action Planning. In Blackburn diocese, Bishop Nicholas invited all parishes in 2005 to plan for mission by publishing an annual MAP, which summarised their Vision for the future, their mission priorities, and derived from these, their actions. Many of the actions were long term but he encouraged parishes to re-visit the MAP every year, using the MAP process.
Virtually all parishes have published their MAPs and there are many examples of 'Growing up' and Growing out'. There is also evidence that MAP is contributing to growth in numbers of people attending church - especially young people.
Use the links below to access more information about MAP:
 MAP Process Pamphlet
Report on the Five Year MAP Survey carried out in the Summer 2009
 MAP Matters in Blackburn Diocese a summary of MAP use in the diocese
 Mission Action Plan Prayer
 MAP Summary Template for Parishes
 http://www.churchmaps.co.uk/ a link to the UK MAP website
The evidence shows that MAP DOES make a difference
PowerPoint presentation about MAP | 
