PREPARING THE WAY - A STRATEGIC PLAN

PRIORITIES

CORRESPONDING APPROACHES

National

A

Strengthen our mission and development partnerships outside Canada

In accordance with the Anglican Communion's 10 Principles of Partnership, seek to learn from our partners and focus our resources to enable local autonomy.

1. Create stronger, mutually beneficial worldwide partnerships
2. Target specific regions overseas for priority partnership work (e.g. Tanzania)
3. Link companion dioceses to targeted regions
4. Expand Volunteers in Mission program to include an increased educational component
5. Provide funds to the extent possible
6. Facilitate networks for education, advocacy
7. Increase collaboration between committees engaged in international work (e.g. fund-raising, education, networking and advocacy)

Increase visibility and participation; support financially

1. Encourage coordinated creative work in education and fund-raising for world mission and development
2. Encourage dissemination of information about world partners
3. Identify and uphold network volunteers - seek potential volunteers in mission; seek placement for external volunteers in Canada
4. Connect ecumenically re: international work
5. Engage actively in companion dioceses relationship

B

Clarify Anglican identity, doctrine, liturgy, and worship

Co-ordinate standards for worship, liturgy, and ministry; initiate theological dialogue and discussion, provide liturgical resources; promote networks

1. Primacy promoted as focus of unity
2. Work with the House of Bishops to define doctrine when necessary
3. Develop liturgical resources, sensitive to a multicultural context
4. Facilitate consultations regarding liturgy
5. Research theological/ethical issues to share with dioceses
6. Participate in the Anglican Consultative Council; fund to the extent possible
7. Foster and facilitate collaboration among Canadian theological colleges and between the national church and the colleges
8. Journey with indigenous peoples

Engage in theological/liturgical study and growth in understanding

1. Participate in theological and liturgical consultations
2. Contribute to the development of liturgical resources
3. Encourage use of liturgical resources
4. Encourage awareness of Canadian multicultural Anglican heritage

C

Nurture ecumenical relationships

Engage in ecumenical discussion and activity

1. Use the Lund Principle - work ecumenically wherever possible
2. Participate in the World Council of Churches and Canadian Council of Churches and fund to the extent possible
3. Engage in ecumenical/inter-faith dialogues

Engage in discussion and activity with ecumenical partners

1. Work ecumenically wherever possible
2. Engage in local dialogue with ecumenical and inter-faith participants

D

Advocate social justice and prophetic mission within Canada, especially in indigenous peoples' concerns and social, economic and environmental justice issues

Concentrate on the promotion of networks and develop discussion frameworks; develop a new relationship with indigenous peoples

1. Build, facilitate and animate networks in partnership with dioceses
2. Initiate development of frameworks to engage people in ethical reflection
3. Participate in ecumenically-based research, advocacy, and educational activities (i.e., through restructured coalitions)
4. Guide national/diocesan relationships using partnership principles
5. Develop targeted communications to enable better informed networks (e.g., downlinks, computer networks)
6. Journey with indigenous peoples toward healing, reconciliation and self-determination.

Participate in networks; build own programs

1. Participate in networks by entering into partnership, identifying participants, encouraging information flow, mobilizing around local concerns, supporting the work financially
2. Through the networks, join in advocacy to business and government
3. Participate in relationships with indigenous peoples

E

Affirm healing and reconciliation with indigenous peoples.

(Approved by General Synod 2001)

Affirm healing and reconciliation with indigenous peoples with increased resources to work toward:

1. Healing for those affected by the residential schools, their families and their communities
2. Reconciliation within Canadian society of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people
3. Developing and enhancing the partnership of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Anglicans
4. Developing and enhancing the partnership of the Church with others working toward healing and reconciliation

Strengthen commitment of the whole Church to domestic mission in partnership with the Council of the North, and work with the Council of the North to move toward self-sufficiency

Co-ordinate transfer payments and encourage improvements in stewardship

1. Identify needs not currently being met
2. Encourage increased stewardship education in assisted dioceses
3. Continue to develop the Anglican Appeal partially for the support of the Council of the North.

Support work in the North through apportionment grants and the Anglican Appeal

G

Provide services to dioceses - information, financial, administration

Provide and share expertise; co-ordinate communication

1. Provide communication services (research, resources, publishing, archives) to dioceses and to the national church to support the priorities
2. Affirm The Journal 's primary responsibility "... to inform Anglicans in Canada about the domestic and international work of their church..." and the rest of the Sections 1-5 in the General Synod Handbook (App C, pp. 149) within the context of a co-ordinated national communications approach. The independent editorial policy continues as so defined.
3. Facilitate networks of finance officers and financial development volunteers
4. Provide expertise and availability in pensions, administrative services, financial development, and gift planning
5. Develop proposals for a co-ordinated national fund-raising capability tailored to suit the needs of parishes, dioceses, and the national church, and focused on the priorities in this option
6. Develop a volunteer and staff resource capacity to assist dioceses in handling financial /legal/communications/personnel/property issues.

Actively manage revenue; share information

1. Continue to collect money, manage gift planning programs, and contribute to apportionment and assessment budgets
2. Call on national skills and knowledge when needed
3. Participate in networks through their selected members
4. Provide news to share with the wider church
5. Increase attention to stewardship education

Eliminate other nationally co-ordinated domestic mission

No national program support

Eliminate all program development, resource production, consultation other than that required for the above (e.g., congregational development, youth ministry, stewardship education)

Develop and conduct programs as needed, e.g., congregational development, leadership training, and spiritual growth