Newcastle Diocese News Feed:

First female Bishop for Brisbane Million dollar prize for Tutu Strengthening Food and Water Security in the Solomons in the Face of Climate Change Lakes Grammar’s Biggest Art Project Conductor of Sydney Orchestra visits Newcastle Grammar students Bishop Tyrrell Day Youth celebrate

First female Bishop for Brisbane

The beginning of April marked the appointment of Australia’s fourth female bishop, Bishop Alison Taylor

Million dollar prize for Tutu

Former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, has won the Templeton Prize for advancing the spiritual liberation of people around the world.

Strengthening Food and Water Security in the Solomons in the Face of Climate Change

ABM’s food and water security project and the introduction of a new crop is seeing both short and long term benefits in the Solomon Islands.

Lakes Grammar’s Biggest Art Project

Year 2 Students at Lakes Grammar Anglican School had a unique craft project involving paint and a car that was towed in on the back of a truck.

Conductor of Sydney Orchestra visits Newcastle Grammar students

On March 28 Newcastle Grammar music students greeted renowned conductor of the Sydney University Symphony Orchestra, Mr George Ellis.

Bishop Tyrrell Day

Bishop Peter Stuart spoke to the students of Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College at their annual Bishop Tyrrell Day celebrations.

Youth celebrate

For one week every April, the spotlight is on young people.

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