Advance freedom and equality by investing in better relations between the West and Middle East through education, travel, and community engagement; ensure 20 percent of the population in the U.S. is informed about Middle East issues, through IIT—Informing, Inspiring, Transforming.
Follow Jesus Christ in today's Church and world and take the Gospel message to the "frontiers" of faith, culture and civil society; Establish a right relationship with God, Establish a right relationship with One Another and establish a right relationship with Creation.
Increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love; Help people to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care; Be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice; Make more followers of Jesus Christ
To work towards the unification of visions, perspectives and attitudes among Eastern churches, especially on issues related to Christian presence and witness in the Middle East and Muslim-Christian relations and to remove prejudices and barriers between churches, bringing together the vast majority of Christians and churches in the Middle East.
Improve the effectiveness and sustainability of peace focused efforts through collaboratively supporting and strengthening the positive role of religious and traditional actors in peace and peacebuilding processes.
Create a framework of reconciliation between the 2 peoples that takes into account that any peace agreement must include an infrastructure for the process of reconciliation; work towards an end to violence and towards achieving an accepted political agreement; influence the public and the political decision makers to choose dialogue and the path of peace over violence and war in order to achieve a just settlement based on empathy and understanding; avoid the use of bereavement for further violence and retribution.
Recognise the local impact of the global, and the global impact of the local; broaden our network to include international academic affiliates, finding synergies with research and study projects at centres and universities in other countries; engaged in identifying a range of projects, centres, and institutes around the world that also focus on the promise and challenge of religious pluralism; plan to get an overview of the architecture of this growing group of institutions.
Tell the biblical story in ever new and creative ways; Point to the redemptive work of Christ and the life-changing presence of the Spirit; Provide a place of sanctuary, tranquility and renewal in the name of the One who said, "I will give you rest"; Call for personal righteousness, justice and reconciliation in the Church and in the world and to hear, respect and cherish all God's children; Use God's gifts wisely and fairly for the good of all; Learn from one another and work together for the healing of the nations.
Maintain the Church's relations with Local Orthodox Churches, non-Orthodox Churches, Christian organisations and non-Christian religious communities, as well as governmental, parliamentary, inter-governmental, religious, public bodies abroad, and public international organisations.
Develop an immense body of policy related to social, political, and ecological issues. These policies speak of how to live out their faith in light of the challenges the world faces at any given time.
