Resolved, That the Executive Council request the
Church Center staff to prepare a draft budget for the 2007-2009 Triennium based
on the following:
We offer these mission priorities as an expression of our
commitment to Jesus Christ.
We are committed to the importance of our ministry of reconciliation and
communion at every level of our communion.
We embrace diversity and seek to promote inclusion and power sharing which
underlie and inform all priorities, decisions, and all that we do. In
faithfulness to these commitments, we continue to honor our covenants and
partnerships with overseas dioceses. We recognize that the work of
mission depends in large part on increasing the leadership capacity of clergy
and lay leaders of the church. We affirm the spirit of the budget adopted by
the 74th General Convention and identify for the mission of the Church during
2007-2009 the following priorities, listed in rank order of importance:
1. Young Adults and Youth: Reaching out to young adults and
youth through intentional inclusion and full incorporation in the thinking,
work, worship and structure of the Church.
2. Reconciliation and Evangelism: Reconciling and engaging those
who do not know Christ by participating in God’s mission of reconciling all
things to Christ and proclaiming the Gospel to those who are not yet members of
the church.
3. Congregational Transformation: Revitalizing and transforming
congregations through commitment to leadership development, spiritual growth,
dynamic and inclusive worship, greater diversity, and mission.
4. Justice and Peace: Promoting justice and peace for all of God’s
creation and reaching out to the dispossessed, imprisoned and otherwise voiceless
needy.
5. Partnerships: Reaffirming the importance of our partnerships
with provinces of the Anglican Communion and beyond and our relationships with
ecumenical and interfaith partners.