The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention adopt the following “Five Marks of Mission” as articulated by the Anglican Consultative Council and addressed to the Anglican Communion:

• - To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
• - To teach, baptize and nurture new believers
• - To respond to human need by loving service
• - To seek to transform unjust structures of society
• - To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth

And be it further

Resolved, That the 76th General Convention recommend the "Five Marks of Mission" as the five top strategic priorities for The Episcopal Church, and request Program, Budget and Finance and the Executive Council to center the budget for the 2013-2015 triennium around these strategic priorities; and be it further

Resolved, That Convention recommits The Episcopal Church to mutual responsibility and interdependence in the Body of Christ with the provinces and churches of the Anglican Communion in keeping with “A Covenant for a Communion in Mission” commended by the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC13-2005); and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the General Convention communicate the substance of this resolution to: The Archbishop of Canterbury, the General Secretary of the Anglican Communion, the Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council and Primates and the leadership of the churches and provinces of the Anglican Communion.