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Our vision
Flourishing faith communities: proclaiming and serving, worshipping and learning.
Our mission
The Mission of the Church is the Mission of Christ — to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God.
To teach, baptise and nurture new believers.
To respond to human need by loving service.
To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation.
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.
To worship and celebrate the grace of God.
To live as one holy Catholic and apostolic Church.
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We aim to be:
Faithful — steadfast in love for God and each other and steadfast in purpose to undertake God’s mission.
Imaginative and creative — being intentional about reforming culture and traditions for God’s world.
Courageous — to risk new things and, where necessary, to make bold decisions.
Authentic — being genuine and confident in living and speaking about what we believe as followers of Christ.
Comprehensive — being welcoming and respectful of a broad range of ideas, people and approaches, and open to dialogue and learning.
Our key focus areas
Comprehensive Anglican identity and purpose
Articulate, celebrate, and share a distinctive ACSQ approach to a comprehensive Anglican identity and purpose.
Energising, nurturing and mobilising ACSQ’s people
Establish and sustain a comprehensive leadership development program so that we have the capacity to grow flourishing faith communities.
Leverage the collective energy and capability of ACSQ’s people so that we have increased resources to advance all aspects of Church life.
Develop a framework and support for clergy wellbeing and development.
Flourishing parishes and faith communities
Foster missional communities which are accessible, sustainable and strategically placed across the Diocese.
Engagement with each other and the wider community
Engender a sense of belonging to the whole of ACSQ across parishes and other mission agencies, schools, early childhood services and community services.
Participate in the marketplace of ideas on key justice issues.
Orientate faith communities outwards in service to the wider community.
Stewardship and sustainability of resources
Steward our resources to grow our effectiveness in mission in sustainable ways.
