Nurturing Spiritual Journeys
• Support people in their personal spiritual development and open the doors to spiritual seekers who do not identify themselves as Christians.
• Develop a wide and inclusive approach to encounter and know God, including spiritual development through connection with nature, exploring spirituality in other faiths, understanding spirituality in our West Coast context, and developing a deep prayer life.
Supporting Christian Education
• Enhance understanding of the Christian faith and explore what it means to be Christian.
• Develop Christian education opportunities that would bring people together to learn and to grow in community.
Deepening Anglican Understanding
• Learn more about Anglican tradition, theology, worship, practices and how the Canadian Anglican church is structured and funded.
• Help people in their personal faith journey as Anglicans and to understand the questions facing the church today.
Renewing Our Worship
• Make Anglican worship relevant to people of all ages, at all life stages and from diverse communities.
• Create new, more inclusive approaches to worship while maintaining and respecting the Anglican tradition.
Caring for God’s Earth
• Address environmental issues.
• Engage in and initiate environmental action.
• Support environmental concerns.
Nurturing the Parish Community
• Nurture the parish community to ensure sustainability.
• Welcome new people, re-engage those who do not attend regularly, and continuing to engage those who are involved in parish life.
• Recognize and support a range of parish models, both large and small, within the diocese.
Building a Community of Parishes
• Build stronger relationship between parishes,
• Build stronger relationship between parishes, the Synod office, and the wider national and international structures.
• Develop the environment of sharing, support, education, partnership and communication throughout the diocese.
Participating in Local Communities
• Parishes, as active participants in the local community, engage in initiatives and partnerships that bring to life the social mission of the church.
• Learn about their communities: the demographics (e.g. cultural, linguistic and age composition); the organizations at work there; and the specific issues, concerns and needs that exist.
• Parishes and Diocese to contribute to community life here and in the wider church.
Cultivating Interfaith Understanding
• Foster interfaith relationships and create opportunities to encourage interfaith dialogue.
• Work toward greater harmony, respect and understanding among different faith groups.
Addressing Issues of Poverty
• Address the issues of poverty, homelessness, and addictions/mental health.
• Act in partnership with other organizations and groups in the community.
• Engage in direct service delivery.
• Increase awareness and understanding of the issues.