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Religious Educaon - Learning Acvies with a focus on the third Mark of Mission
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Religious Educa�on - Learning Ac�vi�es
with a focus on the third Mark of Mission
Chris�an Living - Learning Ac�vi�es
with a focus on the third Mark of Mission
The following learning ac�vi�es were developed within the Revised
Religious Educa�on Philosophy and Curriculum Framework, produced
by the Anglican Schools Office, Queensland. Their purpose is to
engage students with the 3rd Mark of Mission: To respond to human
need by loving service.
Lesson One What’s your mission?
Lesson Two Whose mission?
Lesson Three What do people need?
Lesson Four Responding with loving service
Lesson Five The Church responds
Lesson Six We can respond
Material created by Stephen Harrison
(Anglican Schools Commission, Brisbane)
Copyright: Anglican Schools Office Brisbane
Chris�an Living - Learning Ac�vi�es
with a focus on the third Mark of Mission
Strand:
Chris�an Living
Chris�ans are called to live their lives in a par�cular way, with a special
emphasis on holiness, faithfulness, mercy, reconcilia�on and jus�ce. The focus
of this strand is how the Chris�an life can provide guidance on living in a way
that loves God and neighbour, cares for crea�on and provides meaning in life.
It engages with the important issues that affect young people and helps them
explore life-giving ac�ons.
Level: Upper Primary - Middle School
Aims:
Students will:
• explore the concept of mission
• discover the five Mark of Mission
• explore the 3rd Mark of Mission
• explore human needs
• explore what responding with loving service might look like
• discover how the Church responds with loving service
• make a plan to “respond to human need by loving service”
Background Informa�on:
The Anglican Church is called and sent, as are all Churches, to par�cipate in
God’s work in the world. This is the same work that Jesus Christ did in all
aspects of the life of people in society. Jesus said to those who followed him
'As the Father has sent me, so do I send you.' The five Marks of Mission have
been developed by the Anglican Consulta�ve Council since 1984 and widely
adopted as an understanding of what contemporary mission is about. Many
Anglican dioceses and other denomina�ons use them as the basis of ac�on
plans and crea�ve mission ideas. The Marks enable Chris�ans of different
countries and cultures to have a common focus as they share in God’s mission
in the world. For a more in-depth reflec�on on the Marks of Mission read the
resources provided: “A Heart for Mission” by Us.
Learning Ac�vity - Lesson One
What’s Your Mission?
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will explore what the
word “mission” means.
Resources Required:
“Matching Mission
Statements” Worksheet
The word ‘mission’ is common in modern business circles. Most
companies and organisa�ons have some kind of mission statement that
describes not just what they do but something of the image they want to
project to the world. Whether they have a statement or not, all
organisa�on have some kind of mission they are seeking to fulfil.
Have you heard the word mission before? Can you think of some
examples where it is used?
eg. mission control
mission statement
mission impossible
my mission in life is…
What do you think the word “mission” means?
One simple defini�on might be:
“A special assignment given to a person or group”
Many companies have a statement that outlines how they see their
mission.
Complete the “Matching Mission Statements” worksheet by matching
the mission statement with the organisa�on it belongs to.
Which mission statement is your favourite? Why?
Do the statement only describe what they company does? What else
might it tell us?
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National Wildlife Federation
Nike
TED
McDonald’s
Oxfam
Sony
Lego
American Heart Association
Coca Cola
Ikea
Matching Mission Statements
Match the mission statement with the company it belongs to.
To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.
To create a better everyday life for the many people
Inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow
To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.
To be our customers' favourite place and way to eat and drink.
To refresh the world
Inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future
To be a company that inspires and fulfils your curiosity
To build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Spreading Ideas.
To give people the power to share and make the world more open
National Wildlife Federation Inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future
Nike To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.
TED Spreading Ideas.
McDonald’s To be our customers' favourite place and way to eat and drink.
Oxfam To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.
Sony To be a company that inspires and fulfils your curiosity
Lego Inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow
American Heart Association To build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Facebook To give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.
Coca Cola To refresh the world
Ikea To create a better everyday life for the many people
Matching Mission Statements
Answers
Learning Ac�vity - Lesson One
What’s Your Mission?
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will explore what the
word “mission” means.
Resources Required:
“Matching Mission
Statements” Worksheet
Either individually or in groups write a one line mission statement for
three of the following groups:
Police
NASA
Fashion Store
Hospital
Television Sta�on
Army
Share with the class.
Write a one line mission statement for yourself.
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Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Two
Whose Mission?
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will:
• explore what the
Anglican Church’s
mission is.
• explore the mission of
Jesus.
• learn about the Five
Marks of Mission
Resources Required:
“Jesus Mission = Church’s
Mission” Worksheet; “Marks
of Mission” Handout
Like other organisa�ons, the Anglican Church has a set of statements
that guide its mission in the world. What makes church mission
statements unique however is that they draw their mission from the life
and teachings of Jesus (God’s mission). The five Marks of Mission provide
a good summary of how the church con�nues Jesus mission (God’s
mission) today.
Last lesson you wrote a mission statement for some different
organisa�ons. If you had to describe the mission of the Chris�an Church
what might you write? What things might it include? Where do you think
the church gets its mission from?
The Anglican Church, like other churches, draws its mission from the
mission of God as revealed in scripture. Much is drawn from what Jesus
did, from what he told his followers to do and from his teachings.
Complete the “Jesus Mission = Church’s Mission” Worksheet to find out
what some of these things are.
The Anglican Church uses the Five Marks of Mission as a summary of
their mission:
[Marks of Mission Handout]
To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
To teach, bap�se and nurture new believers
To respond to human need by loving service
To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge
violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconcilia�on
To strive to safeguard the integrity of crea�on and sustain and
renew the life of the earth
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Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Two
Whose Mission?
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will explore
• what the Anglican
Church’s mission is.
• explore the mission of
Jesus.
• learn about the Five
Marks of Mission
Resources Required:
“Jesus Mission = Church’s
Mission” Worksheet; “Marks
of Mission” Handout
Do you thinks these are similar to what you found in the Bible passages
above?
Do you understand what each of the Mark’s mean?
321RIQ
• Write down three things you recall from this lesson.
• Write down two insights you have had
• Write down a ques�on you would like to ask.
Synthesis Ac�vity
The Christian Church gets its mission from Jesus, from what he did, what he taught and what he
commanded. Read the following passages and list some of the things the church might do in following
Jesus mission.
Luke 4:18–19 (NRSV)
Jesus said:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has
sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go
free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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Matthew 28:16–20 (NRSV)
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they
saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything
that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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Luke 4:43–44 (NRSV)
43 But he said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for
I was sent for this purpose.” 44 So he continued proclaiming the message in the synagogues of Judea.
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Jesus Mission = Church’s Mission
Luke 9:1–6 (NRSV)
1 Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure
diseases, 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. 3 He said to them, “Take
nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money—not even an extra tunic. 4 Whatever
house you enter, stay there, and leave from there. 5 Wherever they do not welcome you, as you are
leaving that town shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 6 They departed and went
through the villages, bringing the good news and curing diseases everywhere.
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Jesus Mission = Church’s Mission
The Five Marks of Mission
The five marks of mission have been developed by the Anglican Consultative Council since 1984.
Since then, they have been widely adopted as an understanding of what contemporary mission is
about . The marks were adopted by the General Synod of the Church of England in 1996 and many
dioceses and other denominations used them as the basis of action plans and creative mission ideas.
Some churches abbreviate the five marks to five words: TELL – TEACH – TEND – TRANSFORM –
TREASURE.
In 2012, the ACC added wording to the fourth mark, to include the need for Christians to challenge
violence and work for peace.
To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
To respond to human need by loving service
To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to
challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace
and reconciliation
To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and
sustain and renew the life of the earth
www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/mission/fivemarks.cfm
Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Three
What do people need?
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will
Focus on the 3rd Mark of
Mission: to respond to human
need by loving service.
Explore and discuss human
needs.
Resources Required:
“Human Needs” Worksheet;
Tournament Priori�ser
The third Mark of Mission is “to respond to human need by loving
service”. OMen when people think of human need they think first of
essen�al physical needs such as for food, water and shelter, however,
there are other important needs apart from these. While it is important
that we help in a sustainable way with people’s physical needs oMen in
our own communi�es it is the less tangible needs that are before us.
We are going to focus on the Third Mark of Mission: to respond on
human need by loving service. Make a list of all the different human
needs you can think of in your community, in Australia and oversees.
Are all the needs physical?
Look at the list of humans needs on the “Human Need” Worksheet?
What do you think of this list? Where all of these on your list? Do you
think all of these are human needs? Are there any you think are missing?
Using the list on the “Human Needs” Worksheet and the “Tournament
Priori�ser” decide the five needs you think are the most important? Was
this hard to do? Do you agree with the list your class came up with? Why
or why not?
Use the same process to decide the five you think are most needed in
your community?
[If it is the school community needs such as food may not be high –
discuss what needs might appear in their own school community?]
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Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Three
What do people need?
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will
Focus on the 3rd Mark of
Mission: to respond to human
need by loving service.
Explore and discuss human
needs.
Resources Required:
“Human Needs” Worksheet;
Tournament Priori�ser
Which of these needs might you be able to do something about in your
local community?
If you could pick one need to address what would it be?
What could you do to respond to this need?
Synthesis Ac�vity
Food
Security
Connection
Meaning
Affection
Air
Appreciation
Challenge
Health
Closeness
Creativity
Consciousness
Movement
Companionship
Dignity
Contribution
Physical Safety
Harmony
Growth
Rest
Shelter
Love
Honesty
Exploration
Water
Purpose
Self-care
Security
Kindness
Belonging
Joy Participation
Human Needs
Tournament Prioritiser
The tournament prioritiser is just like a sporting tournament draw.
There are multiple rounds leading to a ‘winner’.
Step 1. Use the list on the ‘Human Needs’ Handout.
Step 2. Transfer the needs on the list to the first column of a tournament prioritiser (like below). This
could be done on a white board or on individual sheets. These could be written up in random order by
pulling out of a hat.
Step 3. Students can begin the tournament prioritiser in small groups, pairs or as a whole class.
Debate and discuss which of the first two is more important. Once a decision is made place the winning
need into round two and move on to debating ‘needs’ 3 and 4 and so on. Once round 1. is complete
move on to round 2. Repeat the process until there is a clear winner.
1. Food
Food
3. Shelter
2. Rest
4. Love
Love
Food
Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Four
Responding with loving service
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will: what might
loving service look like?
Resources Required:
Bible, Pippa’s Story, A Heart
for Mission
The third Mark of Mission is “to respond to human need by loving
service”. Responding with loving service can at �mes be tricky. There are
�mes when our response is not helpful or wanted because it addresses
our need more than that of the presen�ng need. Such as our need feel
we have solved a problem. Some�mes people do not wished to be
helped in a par�cular way because it removes their need for dignity and
self-determina�on. In all we do to respond we must remember that
loving service means puOng ourselves last.
Read: John 13.3-15
Washing feet was a common and necessary act of hospitality in a hot and
dusty environment, and would normally be done by a servant.
Simon Peter was reluctant to be on the receiving end of a generous act.
Why do you think this is so?
Why do some people – perhaps ourselves included – react against being
helped?
How might this inform our approach to ‘loving service’?
Read Pippa’s Story.
What surprised you about this?
Have you ever thought that some�mes the way we help is more about us
than about the people we wish to help?
What could you do to avoid helping people in unhelpful ways.
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Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Four
Responding with loving service
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims:
Students will: what might
loving service look like?
Resources Required:
Bible, Pippa’s Story, A Heart
for Mission
Synthesis
Read: A story from Myanmar p 18-19 in “A Heart for Mission”
Available from — hRp://www.weareus.org.uk/mission/missionintro/
While loving service can involve ‘doing’, it is also maRers how we offer
service.
From reading this story, what do you think might be the inspira�on and
mo�va�on behind the health workers’ desire to offer loving service?
There is something very safe and open about how Naw Law La and Naw
Bwe Hser work – as friends without a sense of superiority. There is an
idea that to be in a real rela�onship with someone we must be willing to
share our fragility and vulnerabili�es.
How might this change how we help others?
321RIQ
Write down three things you recall from this lesson.
Write down two insights you have had
Write down a ques�on you would like to ask.
Synthesis Ac�vity
Pippa’s Story
In high school, I travelled to Tanzania as part of a school trip. $3000 bought us a week at an orphanage, a
half built library, and a few pickup soccer games, followed by a week long safari.
Our mission while at the orphanage was to build a library. Turns out that we, a group of highly educated
private boarding school students were so bad at the most basic construction work that each night the
men had to take down the structurally unsound bricks we had laid and rebuild the structure so that, when
we woke up in the morning, we would be unaware of our failure. It is likely that this was a daily ritual. Us
mixing cement and laying bricks for 6+ hours, them undoing our work after the sun set, re-laying the
bricks, and then acting as if nothing had happened so that the cycle could continue.
Basically, we failed at the sole purpose of our being there. It would have been more cost effective,
stimulative of the local economy, and efficient for the orphanage to take our money and hire locals to do
the work, but there we were trying to build straight walls without a level.
excerpt from “The problem with little white girls (and boys): Why i stopped being a voluntarist” by Pippa Biddle. http://pippabiddle.com/
Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Five
The Church responds?
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
40 minutes
Aims: Students will:
what might loving service look
like?
Resources Required:
YouTube access; Internet
access;
The Anglican Church takes the Five Marks of Mission seriously. One way
they respond to human need is through their welfare organisa�ons such
as ABM and Anglicare. The local church is also involved in “responding to
human needs” in a variety of ways.
Watch: Anglicans making a difference
hRps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNy1WzCfQxA
How is Deacon Ann Solari responding to human need?
There are many ways the church responds to human need by loving
service.One way is through their organisa�ons such as ABM and
Anglicare.
Explore the websites listed below.
List some of the ways they are responding to human needs by loving
service.
ABM - h1p://www.abmission.org/
Anglicare SQ - h1p://www.anglicaresq.org.au/
(Hint: Start in the About Us sec�ons)
or
Invite the Priest of someone from your local Anglican Church to talk to
the class about how they respond to human need in their community.
Make a promo�onal poster that might communicate “to respond to
human need by loving service” simply and clearly. How does it
communicate what you have learnt?
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Learning Ac�vity - Lesson Six
We can respond
Year level:
Upper Primary
Middle School
Time Required:
This is a culmina�ng ac�vity it
may be discussed in 40
minutes but may take
considerably more �me if the
plan is put into ac�on.
Aims:
Students will make a plan for
responding to human need by
loving service.
Resources Required:
Your school is engaged in responding to human need by loving service.
You may be involved in it yourself. There may be ways your class could
respond to human need in your own school or local community. To do
this effec�vely you may need to be guided by someone with experience.
Iden�fy some of the human needs in your local community or in your
schools.
How might you do this?
(Ask an expert such as a community worker, share your own knowledge,
read the local papers)
Pick one you think you might like to respond to.
Discuss ways you could respond.
Get advice from experts in your community about how you want to
respond and if it is appropriate.
Plan for ac�on.
Carry it out.
Write a story or make a documentary about how your class responded to
human need by loving service.
Culmina�ng Ac�vity
