Mission and ministry through the
Millennium Development Goals
A resource for parish study
developed by the Rev. Leon Spencer
The resource
The intent of this five-session study is for us to reflect upon God’s
mission on earth and upon God’s calling to us to fulfill that mission,
and for us to consider how the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) may
relate to mission and ministry. From your engagement in study and
reflection, we encourage you to reaffirm decisions previously made, or
to make decisions, individually and as a congregation, to engage in
global witness by addressing, in some manner, the Millennium
Development Goals.
On our website we have the following materials as pdf files:
Mission and ministry through the Millennium Development Goals
Some suggestions for facilitators
Evaluation
We
especially encourage facilitators and participants in this study to
complete evaluations and return them to us. We pay attention to them!
Thanks.
Booklets
While you are welcome to use this resource from this website, we also
produce participants and facilitators copies in attractive bound
booklets. We ask for $5.00 per copy, which meets our production and
postage costs only. Some financial assistance is available to
congregations in the Diocese of North Carolina on request. Contact us.
Adaptation for other dioceses
Other dioceses in the Episcopal Church may replace the Diocese of North
Carolina’s resolution on the Millennium Development Goals (on pp. 6-7)
with their own, and then reproduce this resource, provided that the
School is informed and appropriate acknowledgment is made. Contact the School of Ministry.
Permission to copy
The School of Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
encourages the use of our parish studies. Parishes, university
chaplaincies and other entities within the Church are free to copy
these resources as long as appropriate acknowledgment is made and as
long as no payment is required or requested. Any other reproduction of
these materials requires prior permission from the School of Ministry.
School of Ministry for assistance.
