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Bishop Linda Nicholls presented this PowerPoint at the bi-annual Clergy Conference in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, 2012.
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Go Out into the WorldAnglican Diocese of Toronto
Clergy ConferenceMay 14, 2012
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cultural changes of the past 25 years . . .
Like the change from navigating the roads to . . . . . . navigating the oceans
How we think about missionWe begin with church as it is, as we have
experienced it, as we assume it has always been
We assume that God likes the way church is done at present, and does not want or need any big changes
We assume therefore that “mission” means getting people into church as it is
The Creator has not given up on our world, but is at work to renew the world and put
everything to rights. The heart of God’s work in the
world is the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
This is the missio dei—the mission of God.
What is the Gospel?
It’s not that the church of God has a mission in the world,
but thatthe God of mission
has a church in the world
The Rev. Simon BellSt. George the Martyr Church, Toronto
The Rev. Martha TatarnicSt. David Anglican-Lutheran Congregation, Orillia
THE ANXIETY
Conversation with Gary:
Barrie Community Health Centre
John Welch , Seasons of the Heart:‘What do men and women in our parishes, our
retreat houses, in counselling want? Everything! Count on it, and minister to it. And we say to ourselves and to them, that the hunger within us is so deep and powerful that, acknowledged or not, only God is sufficient food. When Jesus preached the present and coming Reign of God he was speaking precisely to the deep desires, the holy longing, in the hearts of his listeners.’ (pg. 4)
Opportunity: EVANGELISM
But where does evangelism start?
Why are We HERE?Why NOW?
How have I been changed? How have we been changed?
What is God doing in us that needs to be shared? How do we share it?
What gifts has God given me to offer / us to offer?
The Rev. Mark LeachTrinity Church, Streetsville