Purpose
To provide strategic oversight, discernment, and support for the development of missional communities that foster Christ-centered leadership, vibrant discipleship, and transformative parish life in the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Mandate
• Pray, listen, learn, dream/envision what the Holy Spirit is calling us to be and do.
• Guide, evaluate, and support ministries aligned with missional priorities.
• Act as a think-tank for innovation in leadership and discipleship.
• Respond to emerging needs with agility and discernment.
• Delegate tasks and initiatives while ensuring alignment with diocesan vision.
• Ensure resources (time, attention, funding) are directed to priority initiatives.
Scope & Responsibilities
• Define and guide the implementation of missional priorities within the foundational framework.
• Promote environments where faith is actively lived and shared.
• Foster discipleship pathways for parishioners, seekers, and the de-churched.
• Equip parishes to embody authentic Christian community and mission.
• Support and oversee mission-edge leadership development.
• General oversight of task groups.
Accountability
• Reports to the Diocesan Bishop. Provides regular updates and seeks input from Diocesan Executive Council.
• Collaborates closely with Director of Mission and Ministry Development o Vocations Coordinator (as required)
Desired Outcomes
• Leadership: Faithful, discerning, humble, collaborative leaders grounded in the Triune God and committed to mission.
• Discipleship: Joyful, sacrificial followers of Christ living a 24/7 faith through prayer, worship, service, and spiritual growth.
• Parish Transformation: Communities that understand and live out the movement of Christian faith, offering clear discipleship pathways and embodying God’s Kinship.
Meetings & Members:
• Team members possess apostolic and prophetic gifts. Serve for three-year terms, renewable twice, at the discretion of the Diocesan Bishop.
• Two co-team leads share facilitation and oversight, appointed by the Diocesan Bishop.
• Gather once a month (or every 6 weeks) for 2-4 hours. (+ occasional day away.)
• Travel and other costs covered by the Diocese
• Informal notes to be taken. Official occasional reports to the Bishop, Diocesan Executive Council, Diocesan Synod.
(April 2, 2026)
