God Has A Mission
God Has A Mission Episcopal Diocese Of Western North Carolina 96th Annual Diocesan Convention Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 Canon Mary M. MacGregor retired Episcopal Diocese of Texas
CHURCH
MISSION
Evangelism
Great Commandment 36 “Teacher,
which is the greatest commandment in
the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” -Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV)
Great Commission • 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:16-40 (NIV)
God’s Mission
Born of the Great Commandment and Great Commission God’s Mission boils down to: • Love God Totally with Heart, Soul & Mind • Baptize and Make Disciples of Christ Jesus • Read, Teach, Inwardly Digest Scripture • Go! Get Outside Our Buildings’ Walls!
• Be the Body of Christ in the World, Love our Neighbors • Have Faith in the Power of the Holy Spirit
And God’s Mission Has a Church Episcopal identity is a communal expression of living out the Way of Jesus in the power of the Spirit. The Episcopal embodiment of the Christian faith has Jesus Christ at its center, for in Jesus we see God’s vision for human flourishing. In Jesus we know the depth of the Creator’s love for a broken creation and we receive our calling to participate in the restoration of the world. This is God’s ongoing work in which we share through the gifts and energy of the Holy Spirit, not a project God delegates to us to accomplish on our own. Reimagining the Episcopal Church Identity Statement
CHURCH
MISSION
Evangelism
Great Commandment 36 “Teacher,
which is the greatest commandment in
the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” -Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV)
Great Commission • 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:16-40 (NIV)
God’s Mission
Born of the Great Commandment and Great Commission God’s Mission boils down to: • Love God Totally with Heart, Soul & Mind • Baptize and Make Disciples of Christ Jesus • Read, Teach, Inwardly Digest Scripture • Go! Get Outside Our Buildings’ Walls!
• Be the Body of Christ in the World, Love our Neighbors • Have Faith in the Power of the Holy Spirit
And God’s Mission Has a Church Episcopal identity is a communal expression of living out the Way of Jesus in the power of the Spirit. The Episcopal embodiment of the Christian faith has Jesus Christ at its center, for in Jesus we see God’s vision for human flourishing. In Jesus we know the depth of the Creator’s love for a broken creation and we receive our calling to participate in the restoration of the world. This is God’s ongoing work in which we share through the gifts and energy of the Holy Spirit, not a project God delegates to us to accomplish on our own. Reimagining the Episcopal Church Identity Statement
