Second Mission Priority Session

In this time, we have discerned that God’s Holy Spirit is leading us to:

Develop and host collaborative opportunities for life-long formation for faith and ministry for all the baptized, to be offered in-person and online across the diocese

Remembering that the below possible implementation steps are NOT all-inclusive, nor are they necessarily required to support this second mission priority; so, focusing mostly on the mission priority statement please consider:

• In what ways does this mission priority capture your imagination?
• What questions or concerns are raised for you regarding this mission priority?
• What suggestions do you have for how this mission priority could be better stated?

We will do this in a variety of ways, perhaps including but not limited to:

• equip congregations with resources that better support members to express faith as Christians & Episcopalians
• leverage and build on communications systems established during pandemic
• share faith formation experiences between congregations and across diocese, strengthening capacity of congregations with fewer resources
• offer “hybrid” experiences, with some sessions online and some in person
• use Trinity Center as a base for in-person sessions
• ensure that School for Ministry includes formation for lay ministry as well as for ordained ministries
• offer online &/or video training for licensed worship ministries
• offer formation opportunities in areas like creation care, welcoming, church growth, mental health, etc.
• empower lay leadership
• engage people of all ages

Second Priority Discussion Guide

Thank you for taking time to help in this discernment process. Please send all feedback to: [email protected]