Resources
Here you will find a list of resources available (previously called toolkit), and more.
About mission
- What is Mission? A Personal Journey, essay by The Rev. David Copley
- History of Mission – A Small Group Study
- The Guiding Principles For World Mission
- Companion Relationship Guidelines
- The Mission Is God’s – How Do We Join in?
- Explore the connections between God’s call and global mission in this conversation between the Rev. Titus Presler, President of the Board of The Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN), Janice Price, World Mission Advisor for the Church of England, and moderated by the Rev. Maurice Dyer, Associate Rector at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia.
Global Mission Advocates Resources
The Office of Global Partnerships creates resources for Global Mission Advocates throughout the year. This includes material for conventions and fairs, as well as digital material to be shared and used to promote global mission and mission programs.
- Videos
- Discover YASC – A quick and straight-to-the-point description of the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) program. We invite all GMAs to use this resource to bring awareness to the program within their diocese. To access the original file to play at an event, contact the Office of Global Partnerships by using The Episcopal Church’s contact form and selecting “Global Partnerships and Mission Personnel.”
- YASC Lookback – Rome, Italy – Joris Bürmann shares his experience as a YASC member in Rome, Italy.
- YASC Lookback – South Africa – The Rev. Ryan Zavacky shares his experience as a YASC member in South Africa.
- YASC Lookback – Guatemala – The Rev. David Copley, director of Global Partnerships and Mission Personnel, discusses mission programs with his daughter, Meghan, who shares her experience as a YASC member in Guatemala.
- Knitting for Hope – The Rev. Jeff Hual shares his experience as an Episcopal Volunteer In Mission through the program Knitting for Hope, which works with Syrian refugee women in Turkey.
- Answering the Call – The Rev. Tom Reese shares his experience as he continues to answer his call and embarks to serve in Taiwan.
- Global Partnerships produces many other videos and adds new ones frequently. We invite you to browse our YouTube playlist by clicking here, or visit our Facebook or Instagram pages to learn about new resources.
- The Global Partnerships blog features stories about global mission that can be shared on social media.
- Available printed resources
- Anglican Communion Map
- YASC, Episcopal Volunteers In Mission, Anglican region cards (in English and Spanish)
- Global Partnerships and YASC water bottles, pens, notebooks, stress ball globes, and more.
- Need printed material, or have ideas for future resources?
- If you need a specific resource shipped to you, or you have an idea for a resource the Office of Global Partnership could produce, please reach out by using The Episcopal Church’s contact form and selecting “Global Partnerships and Mission Personnel.”
Join the conversation
The Office of Global Partnerships holds monthly calls on the second Wednesday of each month from 2-3pm (ET) for all interested or engaged in global mission to come together to learn and share about their ministries. Click here to register.
More
You can still access previous information using the old Toolkit page here.
