Rooted in local communities, our missions and mission initiatives attend to the spiritual needs of the communities. They create space for people to exploring the Christian faith, reconnecting with their faith, or searching for a spiritual home.
Attending to the spiritual needs of those who have never been part of a church, have stepped away, or carry difficult experiences of Christianity.
Committed to long-term relational practice through listening and presence in particular localities.
Building new ecclesial communities out of contextual mission by joining where God is already at work.
Under Canon 4.9, a Designated Diocesan Mission is a mission community established by the bishop and Synod Council to engage in contextual and relational mission in a particular geographic area, social network, or mission context. Unlike a parish, it operates with lighter governance structures so that the missioner and mission community can focus more intentionally on contextual forms of evangelism, discipleship, community formation, and engagement with people beyond the existing diocese and parish church.
Seeking to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with people who are de-churched, unchurched, spiritually seeking, or who have little or no previous experience of Christianity or church.
Developing contextual forms of mission and worship that emerge from listening to and engaging with the needs, culture, and realities of a particular neighbourhood, network, or people group.
Forming mixed ecology expressions of church through practices of listening, loving service, community building, discipleship, and contextual worship.
Building relationships and partnerships within the wider community to respond to spiritual, social, economic, and ecological needs while modelling the love and hospitality of Christ.
A Mission Project is an emerging missional initiative authorized by the Diocese to explore and develop contextual mission among a particular community, place, or network, especially among those who are unchurched, spiritually curious, skeptical, or disconnected from traditional forms of church. It exists to create the space, relationships, and experimentation needed for long-term missional engagement, with the possibility of developing over time into a more established Diocesan Mission where appropriate.
Seeking to build trusting, relational engagement with people who are unlikely ever to attend traditional or contemporary forms of church, including the spiritual-but-not-religious, the religiously unaffiliated, agnostic, atheistic, and philosophically engaged.
Creating safe and hospitable spaces for dialogue, listening, and encounter that help address negative stereotypes of Christianity and the Church, enabling authentic conversation, curiosity, and mutual understanding.
Developing a long-term contextual mission approach rooted in deep listening, cultural awareness, and relational presence, recognizing that trust and spiritual openness often emerge slowly over time.
Requiring skilled and reflective missional leadership able to engage thoughtfully across difference, cultivate meaningful relationships, and accompany people respectfully in their own spiritual, philosophical, or existential journeys.
A Mixed Ecology Parish or Mission is a church community that intentionally holds together inherited forms of church alongside new experimental and contextual forms of mission activities and worship, recognizing that different people connect with the Christian faith in different ways. It balances the call to healthy outreach to grow the existing inherited church, whilst engaging in contextual mission to form new ecclesial communities as part of the parish or mission. It seeks to engage relationally with de-churched and unchurched people through a variety of missional communities, fresh expressions of church, and contextual ministries that emerge from listening to and serving local communities and networks.
Bringing together traditional congregations with new contextual missional communities, creating a “both-and” approach to church life and mission, committed to the two differing strategies of healthy outreach and contextual mission.
Developing relational and contextual mission among people unlikely to engage with inherited church structures, including the spiritual-but-not-religious, younger generations, non-affiliates, and diverse social networks.
Renewing existing church whilst forming new Christian communities through practices of listening, loving service, hospitality, discipleship, community building, and contextual worship.
Encouraging unity in diversity, where inherited church traditions and emerging expressions of the church mutually support one another within a shared vision of mission, discipleship, and participation in the wider life of the Church.
Missioners represent a new vocational pathway that trains potential mission-formed candidates for ministry within the diocese. There are three types of missioners: commissioned lay missioners, licensed lay missioners, and ordained missioners.
Ordained Missioners are priests of the Anglican Church who lead missions under Canon 4.9, or projects that we hope will eventually become missions. They have the authority to perform certain rites and administer the sacraments.
This position can be applied for through an open job posting. Please visit our employment webpage for postings.
Licensed Lay Missioners lead mission initiatives focused on engaging with the unchurched, with the hope that contextual mission will eventually lead to new ecclesial communities.
This position can be applied for through an open job posting. Please visit our employment webpage for postings.
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To walk with our migrant sisters and brothers and to become migrants with the migrants.
