The Diocese of Newcastle is committed to flourishing churches and communities. We have developed three priorities for our Next Steps for growing church bringing hope:
· Bringing Good News: ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.’ (Luke 4.18)
· Growing in Christ: ‘As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith…’ (Colossians 2.6-7)
· Living Faith Fully: ‘I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.’ (John 10.10)
We have developed a vision for growing church bringing hope as part of a response to the challenges faced by the church in our rural, urban and suburban settings. From the following three values:
· Open to God’s transforming love
· Generous with God’s transforming gifts
· Engaged in God’s transforming work in the world