Becoming a World Where Love Is the Way: Guiding Principles for World Mission
The members of the current Standing Commission on World Mission (SCWM) offer this resource to The Episcopal Church as a gift.
One part of our mandate for discussions during this triennium (2018-2021) was “to envision future directions for the church’s global engagement.” We recognized that many individuals, congregations, and dioceses may still be approaching global mission from a “do for” mentality instead of a “do with” mentality. We embraced the idea of developing a “message to the church” (Becoming a World Where Love Is the Way) and offering a set of Guiding Principles for World Mission. We hope this message and these guiding principles help inform the church’s global engagement in the years ahead. We welcome your feedback.
The resource can be used in several ways, for individual learning or for group study. Group study may be done in person or online. Each session is designed to last 45 minutes to one hour (or longer). A group may choose to do the study over four weeks or as a one-day retreat after group members have completed the daily reflections individually.
