Missional Diocese
In response to the recent action plan of the Way Forward, a working group has been formed to:
- Develop a contextual theology of the missional diocese to guide development work throughout the Diocese of Rupert's Land.
- Begin by encouraging theological exploration of the question, “What does it mean to be a ‘missional diocese’?” and the adopting of missional attitudes.
- Clarify guiding principles for the operation of a “missional diocese.”
- Develop a process to engage parishes and the diocese, together, in implementing the concept of a missional diocese ― establishing the bases for diocesan‐wide mission‐led development.
"The church (ekklesia) is the community called out of the world to be the instrument of God’s mission...only a church which is itself always in the process of being transformed can fulfil such a calling."
(Anglicans in Mission: A Transforming Journey. Report of MISSIO, the Mission Commission of the Anglican Communion,)
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Anglican Communion
Standing Commission for Mission of the Anglican Communion
IASCOME - Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism
Travelling Together in God’s Mission
Mission in the Context of Our Blessed but Broken and Hurting World
Craig Van Gelder is Professor of Congregational Mission at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN. He was the presenter at the clergy residential conference held in Pinawa, May 27-30, 2008.
1. Missional Reign of God and Pentecost