Mission (Adopted at the 154th Convention, February 1994)
The Mission of the Diocese of Missouri is the mission of all baptized Christians: to teach and to spread the Gospel and its knowledge of salvation to all people; and to make the love of Christ known in the world through our own actions as individuals, as congregations, and as the Diocese, by feeding the hungry, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, housing the homeless, caring for the sick, visiting the prisoner, and comforting those in times of trouble.
Missional Vision (First presented publicly at the 168th Diocesan Convention, 2007)
Making Disciples
Building Congregations
For the Life of the World
Bishop Wayne Smith's Address to the 169th Diocesan Convention
http://www.diocesemo.org/news/2008/11/22/bishop-smith-address-169th-convention-diocese/
 [Nov. 22, 2008 excerpt]
So, in the face of an economic crisis, and persistent decline: What is God asking from us?
My provisional answer is this: Go deeper. And go outside.
The instinctive answer might be to turn inward, to get our own house in order before engaging in anything beyond ourselves. Wrong.
I believe that the movements to go deeper, and go outside, are but two parts of a single movement, mutually sustaining. The deepening of true prayer, both communal and personal, will result in mission; the work of mission, in turn will convert us, deepen our spiritual awareness. It is that missional spirituality which truly interests me.
God’s mission in the world is to reconcile all things and all people, through Jesus Christ. The more anxious the times, the more we need in this Diocese to participate in that mission. This missio Dei—God’s project, as many theologians translate that Latin phrase—is the answer to what ails us.
I have four stories to tell, one from a work of fiction, one from Mark’s gospel, one from my own experience, and one from the history of this Diocese, all to cast different perspectives on the importance of God’s project, this work of mission...read the address
We are a diocese of the Episcopal Church
 The Episcopal Church is comprised of 110 dioceses in 16 nations, and is a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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We are a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion
 The Anglican Communion is comprised of over 80 million members in 44 regional and national member churches around the globe in over 160 countries.
The Anglican Communion is served by four "Instruments of Communion": the Archbishop of Canterbury; Lambeth Conferences; The Primates of the Anglican Communion, the chief Archbishops, Presiding Bishops, Chief Pastors of the various Provinces of the global church; and the Anglican Consultative Council.
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The Diocese of Missouri Logo
First and foremost, the cross is the prominent element of the logo. It represents the Christian faith and is based on the crosses used on the Episcopal Church shield. While the colors of the cross are symbolic of nature, the four different colors yield to the church’s respect of diversity. The circle is inclusive of all; all Episcopalians within the diocese belong. The crimson color is based on church liturgy. “The Episcopal Church” appears red and in a different font to connect the Diocese of Missouri to the greater church—even using the red of the Episcopal Church shield.
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The Seal of the Diocese of Missouri
 (Adopted 1952)
THE FISH
The most ancient Christian symbol. ICHTHUS: an acronym on Greek for “Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Saviour.”
THE SHEPHERD’S STAFF
The symbol of pastoral concern and spiritual authority.
STRIPES ON THE SIDE OF THE FISH
Marriage of two great rivers: the Missouri and the Mississippi at St. Louis.
CROSS
The Church on the west bank
1841
The year the Diocese of Missouri was founded.
Diocesan Visual Identity Guidlines, revised 8/09
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