Strategic Vision

We value the wholeness that comes when all God’s people are invited and included and how the transforming power of the Holy Spirit is ever-present and working in us individually and corporately. The call noted above for greater external communication naturally carries over into this final priority. 

With a greater focus on “inviting and including all people”, we attempt to address the stated concerns many identified as missing critical demographics such as youth, young families, the LGBT community, African-Americans, Hispanics, etc. However, the priority extends beyond “inviting and including”, for implicit in transformation is discipleship.

Potential effects upon existing diocesan structures and current organizations:

• Parishes and Missions – in preaching and teaching; in development of community-building opportunities for congregants
• Diocesan Communications – in providing/helping with advertising, signage, websites
• Diocesan Staff – in offering training/workshops in areas like evangelism, anti-racism, and other ways to see where we need to open our arms to all God’s children
• Diocesan Special Interest Groups – LGBT/Integrity, DYC, African-American, etc. – in concentrated efforts to reach persons in these particular demographics