In 2021, Executive Ministry Director, Daz Farrell, called for the formation of the sub-committee to begin the important work of capturing the movement’s essence and restating its core values. Through consultation with leaders and elders across our network of churches, the team developed seven distinctions that reflect who we are, which we now call our Ethos.
Our ethos statements stand alongside our shared history and our common practices. They exist to give us a common language to name our culture – who we are, what we are for and how we will be together as a network of churches – in this time and place. Our ethos is a living document whose source is scripture, which expands them and help us to live out our shared values.
Kevin Sheehan, chair of the Ethos team“In a time of change we need to be clear about who we are. We have to go deeper, discovering what’s already there but labelling it, capturing it, so it can be communicated with clarity. It’s nothing about strategy; it’s knowing what’s under the surface at that foundational level so we can build from that. The deeper we go in understanding who we are, the more fruitful we will be.”
