Joining Together in the Transforming Mission of God

Enabling Change

Serving Community

Valuing People

Discerning God

Joining Together in the Mission Joining Together in the Mission of Godof God

The JourneyThe Journey

• Out and about – meeting Out and about – meeting clergy, lay leaders, clergy, lay leaders, councillors, business leaders, councillors, business leaders, teachers, farmers ... teachers, farmers ...

• visiting parishes, visiting parishes, communities, institutions, communities, institutions, workplaces ...workplaces ...

• 48 hours away & with staff48 hours away & with staff• 24 hours bishop’s council24 hours bishop’s council• Clergy study dayClergy study day

• What God is already What God is already doing amongst usdoing amongst us

• Isaiah 56-66Isaiah 56-66• Mission theology & Mission theology &

practicepractice

Joining Together in the Joining Together in the Transforming Mission of GodTransforming Mission of God

L I V I N G W O R S H

I P

G R O W I N G

D I S C I P L E S

S E E K I N G

J U S T I C E

JOINING TOGETHER

• With GodWith God• It’s his mission – He is It’s his mission – He is

the creator, saviour, the creator, saviour, deliverer, empowerer, deliverer, empowerer, caller, lightcaller, light

• It’s all about his glory It’s all about his glory and wonderand wonder

JOINING TOGETHER

• With one another – in With one another – in our parishes, cathedral our parishes, cathedral and institutionsand institutions

• In our DeaneriesIn our Deaneries• In our DioceseIn our Diocese• With fellow Christians – With fellow Christians –

locally locally Regionally Regionally

JOINING TOGETHER

• GloballyGlobally NatalNatal

Israel / PalestineIsrael / Palestine BurundiBurundi

JOINING TOGETHER

• With those of other faiths

• With our communities -civic, business and voluntary sectors

SO WHAT IS THE MISSION OF GOD?

• ““The God revealed in the The God revealed in the Scriptures is personal, Scriptures is personal, purposeful and goal-purposeful and goal-orientated.” orientated.” (Chris Wright, ‘The Mission of God’ p63)

• God’s mission is about God’s mission is about justice and righteousness. justice and righteousness. It is about God being the It is about God being the saviour and deliverer.saviour and deliverer.

• This justice & deliverance This justice & deliverance is about transforming is about transforming people’s lives; it is about people’s lives; it is about saving & transforming saving & transforming communities, society, and communities, society, and indeed the world.indeed the world.

Joining Together in the Joining Together in the Transforming Mission of GodTransforming Mission of God

L I V I N G W O R S H

I P

G R O W I N G

D I S C I P L E S

S E E K I N G

J U S T I C E

LIVING WORSHIPGiving God the glory and honour in our life Giving God the glory and honour in our life together and out in the worldtogether and out in the world

Vibrant

Authentic

Faithful

Creative

Whole Life

Word & Sacrament

Generous

GROWING DISCIPLES

• Seeing more people become followers Seeing more people become followers of Jesus & seeing Jesus’ followers more of Jesus & seeing Jesus’ followers more humbly confident in their faithhumbly confident in their faith

• Sharing Good News• Worship• Prayer• Apostles Teaching• Fellowship• Work• World

SEEKING JUSTICE• Working for a fairer world for everyone both Working for a fairer world for everyone both

locally & globally, marked by God’s justicelocally & globally, marked by God’s justice• Education• Health• Housing• Hospitality• Work• Freedom from Oppression• Peace• Creation Integrity

Enabling Change

Serving Community

Valuing People

Discerning God

Joining Together in the Joining Together in the Transforming Mission of GodTransforming Mission of God

G R O W I N G

D I S C I P L E S

S E E K I N G

J U S T I C E

Joining Together in the Joining Together in the Transforming Mission of GodTransforming Mission of God

L I V I N G W O R S H

I P

G R O W I N G

D I S C I P L E S

S E E K I N G

J U S T I C E

Local

Global

Children

Elderly

Youth

Rural

Urban Suburban

EcumenicalInter-Faith

Poverty

Wealth

Schools

Prisons

Healthcare

BusinessClimate Change

Differently-abled

Worklessness

Gender StudentsMedia

Middle aged

Science

Arts

Enabling Change

Serving Community

Valuing People

Discerning God

Joining Together in the Joining Together in the Transforming Mission of GodTransforming Mission of God

G R O W I N G

D I S C I P L E S

S E E K I N G

J U S T I C E

Children

Youth

Elderly

Students

Differently-abled Gender

Climate

Change

Worklessness

Global

Urban

Suburban

RuralBusiness

Inter-faith

Poverty & Wealth

Prisons

Healthcare

Ecumenical

Local

Schools

Media

Middle agedArts

Science