Newcastle Diocese News Feed:

Refugee networks seeks diocesan insight What will happen after Feb 19? Reflecting on a life of achievements aNew way to worship Fair dinkum gospel music Diocese attends Provincial Convention Resource for Lent Bishop presents at Provincial Convention

Bishop presents at Provincial Convention

Over 30 people from our Diocese attended the Provincial Mission Convention held in Canberra in late January.

Resource for Lent

A DVD made by Bishop Brian Farran will be available for use in Lent.

What will happen after Feb 19?

Many people will be welcomed and encouraged on Back to Church Sunday Feb 19, but what happens after that?

Reflecting on a life of achievements

We reflect on the life of Judge John Lincoln, the previous Chancellor of our Diocese.

Refugee networks seeks diocesan insight

The Anglican Refugee and Migrant Network seeks to connect with dioceses around the world.

Ministering Communities in Mission Manual

Welcome to the MCiM Manual and Resource Pages

The Vision of Becoming Ministering Communities in Mission (MCiM) is central to revitalising the work of the Anglican Church throughout this region.

In these pages you will see that MCiM is centred in a baptismal theology where the vocation and gifts of every committed Christian are nurtured. God is giving the Church the resources it needs for the ministry to which it is called.

One feature of MCiM is the ability to foster vocations to the ordained ministry expressed locally. In these pages you will see how one of the ways that God's call to men and women to be signs and symbols of God's kingdom can happen.

There is great excitement in the Diocese of Newcastle and we are already see the green shoots of new outreach and engagement with local communities. These resources will help new parishes participate.

We have placed the resource on the web recognising that people in other Dioceses in Australia and overseas are exploring MCiM with various names including Total Ministry. As we draw from their experiences, we gladly offer these pages together with the stories on the website to others for their reflection and use.

This area of the website will be reconstructed in the New Year. PDFs of the resource can be downloaded below.

MCIM Manual_1 - Introduction

MCIM Manual_2 - Principles

MCIM Manual_3 - What People are Writing about MCIM

MCIM Manual_4 - DNA of MCIM

MCIM Manual_5 - Bringing MCIM to Life

MCIM Manual_6 - Diocesan Support

MCIM Manual_7 - Looking More Closely

MCIM Manual_8 - What is Misison?

MCIM Manual_9 - Prayer and Study

MCIM Manual_10 - Is the Parish Ready?

MCIM Manual_11 - Motivations and Values