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• Support and strengthen the world-wide mission of the Methodist Church of New Zealand.
• Promote an understanding of mission as a joining of evangelism, ministry to human need, concern for social justice, and concern for the world in the ecumenical relationships of the Methodist Church of NZ.
• Promote the ecumenical relationships of the Methodist Church of NZ.
• Promote the relationships of the Methodist Church of NZ with world Methodism.

THE VISION OF THE AGENCY IS TO:

• Is to support and strengthen the mission and ecumenical understandings of the Methodist Church of New Zealand by:
• Working to further develop effective communication with parishes, rohe and co-operative ventures, through monthly newsletters, occasional papers, information leaflet and articles in "Touchstone".
• Developing ecumenical understandings and commitment throughout the connexion using the "To be Methodist is to be Ecumenical" paper.
• Using the "Transforming Mission" paper as a working paper that provides a theological base for the work of the committee and secretary.
• Strengthening partnership relationships with the United Church of Papua New Guinea and the United Church of the Solomon Islands through personal visits, regular correspondence and sharing of resources.
• Strengthening relationships with ecumenical agencies of which the Methodist Church of New Zealand is a member – Conference of Churches of Aotearoa New Zealand, Christian World Service, Christian Conference of Asia, and the World Council of Churches.
• Producing resources (study and liturgical) on ecumenism and mission, suitable for use in parishes and rohe.