Mission and Rule of Life
Mission Statement of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
The mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.
– Book of Common Prayer, page 855
Rule of Life
Walking in Love.
Making Jesus Known.
Transforming Lives.
Mission of the Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ, in 111 dioceses and regional areas in 17 nations. The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The mission of the church, as stated in the Book of Common Prayer’s catechism (p. 855), is “to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.”
As part of that mission, we’re following Jesus into loving, liberating and life-giving relationship with God, with each other and with the earth as the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement. We seek every day to love God with our whole heart, mind and soul, and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:36-40).
For the Episcopal Church, the Jesus Movement calls us to focus on three specific priorities:
Evangelism
Listen for Jesus’ movement in our lives and in the world. Give thanks. Proclaim and celebrate it! Invite the Spirit to do the rest.
Reconciliation
Embody the loving, liberating, life-giving way of Jesus with each other.
Creation Care
Encounter and honor the face of God in creation.
The Way of Love: Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life
The Way of Love is a way of life. More than a program or curriculum, it is an intentional commitment to a set of practices. It’s a commitment to follow Jesus: Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, Rest.