Anglican Chinese Mission Church Goals 2001 Goal One: Mission Structure We will clarify the structure of the Mission so that all members will have a clear understanding of their place as servants of God, and members of the Mission and the wider Anglican Church. Those whose roles will be clarified include: * Laity generally (an up-to-date parish role will be maintained and we will seek to have an amendment made to the diocesan statute with respect to membership); * The Churchwardens and Vestry; * Any Assistant Clergy; * The Pastor; * The Chinese Centre in relationship to the Pastor and Vestry; * All lay leaders, groups, and committees operating at the Mission, in relationship to the Pastor and Vestry. Under the Diocesan Statute governing the Mission, membership of the Chinese Anglican Mission is defined as follows: Section 5 Roll of Parishioners Every person who is of Chinese race or descent and who resides within the boundaries of the Pastorate [boundaries are those of the Diocese of Wellington] is entitled to be enrolled as a parishioner of the Pastorate if that person - (a) has attained the age of 16 years; and (b) has signed a declaration to the effect that he or she has been baptized and is a member of the Church, or is known by the Pastor and Churchwardens to be so qualified. The phrase about seeking an amendment of the diocesan statute with respect to membership is intended to facilitate the sorting out of a situation where people of Chinese descent married to people not of Chinese descent are worshipping at the Mission. Under the diocesan statute as it currently stands, the spouses who are not of Chinese descent cannot be members of the Chinese Anglican Mission. Goal Two: Leadership We will provide: * Ordained ministry by a priest or priests able to communicate effectively in Cantonese and/or Mandarin and in English * Support and care of the Clergy. This would include: * Providing an environment conductive to him/her effectively fulfilling the goals of the mission * Allowing his/her ministry style to emerge in accordance with the agreed goals * Providing physical and spiritual support * Lay Leadership by people able to communicate effectively in Cantonese and/or Mandarin and/or English Goal Three: Discipleship and Lay Ministry We will provide: * Small groups in English, in Cantonese, and if possible in Mandarin, suitable for people of differing ages and differing spiritual maturity * Structured Christian education for children, youth and all Church members to promote on-going spiritual maturity * Regular teaching on, and regular displays of, resources suitable for daily Bible reading and prayer and spiritual growth by individual members of the Mission * Regular opportunities for people to discern their spiritual gifts and to move into exercising these * On-going opportunities for people to train for licensed lay ministry and for other forms of ministry, or to access diocesan training opportunities Goal Four: Pastoral Care and Healing We will seek to reduce the level of conflict/hurt among members of the Mission by: * Providing a non-threatening and non-confrontational environment for all to work together in appreciating each other as different and respecting each other * Providing culturally appropriate pastoral care for members * Ensuring there is an open dialogue between Vestry and the congregation and between the Priest and the congregation and Vestry * Providing clear definitions of area of responsibility * Regular preaching and teaching on the place of conflict, anger and forgiveness within the Christian community * Setting up procedures for dealing with conflict and gossip * Offering appropriate training on conflict resolution Goal Five: Mission in the Chinese Community We will seek to reach out to other sections of the Chinese community by: * Co-operating with the Victoria University of Wellington Anglican Chaplaincy to attempt to obtain the services of a student worker to work partly at the Mission, with the Mission providing accommodation [already Vestry policy] * Co-operating, combining and liaising with a greater number of Chinese groups, churches, in particular our sister Chinese Churches, and other community groups, seeing them as groups that can help and/or supplement the activities of the Mission * Providing a manageable social service to the needy of our community, focusing on: * ESOL, migrant, and student servicing * Financial/budget assistance * Transportation * Meals * Friendship and Fellowship * Seeking to manage resources, facilities and leadership to support Chinese cultural, sporting and recreational activities to facilitate outreach to the Chinese community Goal Six: Inreach-Outreach We will seek to increase attendance at our services by: * Providing a welcome team to greet newcomers and provide on-going liaison with them * Providing services and groups suitable to those with little or no previous Christian involvement * Running Alpha courses in English, in Cantonese and, if possible, in Mandarin regularly * Integrating Alpha courses with baptism preparation, using the catechumenal process or some other method * Publicizing the Mission at tertiary institutions with high Chinese student populations * Using the opportunities offered by the 100th anniversary of the Mission * Encouraging those who were baptized as infants to be confirmed after appropriate preparation Goal Seven: Youth We will seek to provide substantial funding, leadership, resources and services to encourage, retain and support youth within the church and to bring in youth from our community Goal Eight: Unity We will seek to increase unity among parishioners at the Mission by: * Holding joint services, camps, lunches and other joint activities regularly * Providing balanced representation and views within the structure and process of the church