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Bishop Sue’s Address to Synod

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SSJE- Brother Give us a Word Transformation Posted: May 28, 2013 01:00 am Loving God with our whole being, loving our neighbors as ourselves: there is transformative power in love that is truly miraculous. We may rightly even fear the transforming power of love, the life-changing miracle that can transform even these poor hearts of ours. -Br. Mark Brown Society of Saint John the Evangelist To Read More and to Leave a Comment, Click Here Read in browser » More to read: Mission Trinity Word

Making Disciples Anglican Communion Marks of Mission 1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom 2. To baptize, teach and nurture new believers

• Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. • T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear. And Grace, my fears relieved. How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed.

• Through many dangers, toils and snares I have already come; 'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far and Grace will lead me home. • The Lord has promised good to me. His word my hope secures. He will my shield and portion be, As long as life endures.

• When we've been here ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun. We've no less days to sing God's praise Than when we've first begun

Mark of Mission 3 • To respond to human need with loving service

Mark of Mission 4 • To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation

Holy Manners

Mark of Mission 5 • To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth

• 1. Let there be light, let there be understanding, let all the nations gather, let them be face to face. • 2. Open our lips, open our minds to ponder, open the door of concord opening into grace.

• 3. Perish the sword, perish the angry judgment, perish the bombs and hunger, perish the fight for gain. • 4. Hallow our love, hallow the deaths of martyrs, hallow their holy freedom, hallowed be your name.

• 5. Your kingdom come, your Spirit turn to language, your people speak together, your Spirit never fade. • 6. Let there be light, open our hearts to wonder, perish the way of terror, hallow the world God made.

More Resources • Stewardship • Financial Development – Campaigns – Planned Giving

Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money Maybe we're ragged and funny But we’ll travel along Singing a song side by side.

Marks of Health • IDENTITY: Our congregation knows who they are before God; • VISION: Our congregations knows what it is called to do; • STEWARDSHIP: Our congregation has the resources and leadership necessary to carry out it calling; • WORSHIP: People experience the power and energy of the Gospel in their worship and life together; • OUTREACH: The activities of the congregation make a discernible difference in individual lives and in the world around us. • CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: The congregation is able to turn the energy generated by conflict into positive energy for mission and ministry.

Church is changing! • Our church is not dying! • It is changing! • What works? – Faith formation – Meeting the needs of the world

GO and MAKE DISCIPLES!

Group Discussion Questions • What do you need to better share your faith story? • What does your parish do about “making disciples”? • How do you contribute to meeting the needs of the world? • What does your parish do?