great commission
I firmly believe in an ‘every member ministry’, where each believer is a partner in the gospel, entrusted with the Great Commission.
All local parishes, especially rural and underprivileged urban ones, should have the best support and resources the national church can provide to continue with Jesus’ great commission of making disciples.
Our core purpose must always be the Great Commission.
The Greatest Commandment and the Great Commission are, of course, non-negotiable.
I want the national Church to help local churches fulfil that Great Commission: sharing the good news of Jesus, growing disciples and serving the communities in which God has placed us.
Why I hope you will elect me again My priorities remain fairly simple: Keep the Great Commission the main thing.
More than ever, we need to take seriously Christ’s Great Commission—to go out and make disciples— and His Great Commandment—to love God and love our neighbour.
Yes to: Jesus’ life, example and teaching call us to the great commission.
We need churches confident in the gospel, growing in discipleship, welcoming new people and developing new leaders – prioritising the Great Commission of helping people come to faith, grow to maturity and be equipped for ministry.
The washing-up “As the Father sent me, I am sending you” (John 20.21) The vocation of the Christian Church in any nation is to call that nation into discipleship of Jesus, in obedience to his words in the so-called “Great Commission”: “So you must go and make all the nations into disciples” (Matthew 28.19 NTE).
In the Bible, I believe the God promises abundant life to all who believe in Him, that He shows us how we should live both as individuals and as a church and also shares with us ‘the Great Commission’’ at the end of Matthew’s Gospel, which still remains the church’s mandate for mission 2000 years later.
I believe the Great Commission at the end of Matthew’s Gospel to be as relevant today as ever and that the fields are still ripe for harvest, even if the labourers are often few.
I also long for our church to resource ministry to younger people - only 1% of 18-24 year olds identify as part of our churches so more must be done to fulfil the Great Commission, as well as helping our young people develop their values & their confidence, so needed at present.
Reading though past agendas, there is far too little time given to church growth, new forms of ministry, young people, and the Great Commission.
What I hope to offer to General Synod Coming previously from another Christian tradition and also previously from another Anglican province, I am still full of wonder and delight at what is good, beautiful, true and avant garde about how the Church of England seeks to honour the great commission of Christ through breadth, parochial life and engagement and missional commitment.
And being on General Synod would be one way to honour all that these people have taught me: to improve the church in Jesus’ name, to help it fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission to go and make disciples across all nations - across all our parishes in England, including our rural parishes.
I stand in the orthodox tradition of the Church of England and believe that the Church's life and mission must remain rooted in Holy Scripture, the historic creeds and the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20).