Towards a new Vision Statement for Queen's

We’ve been challenged to come up with a snappier, more focused Vision Statement for Queen’s. What are we essentially ‘about’ as an institution? How is our wide range of work to be characterised? How succinctly can we sum up what God wants us to be and do?

We’re conducting a wide-ranging consultation with people who are part of our life as a community: past and present students and staff, friends of Queen’s, people who see what we’re about and take interest in our work.

You can take part in this process by completing the 5 questions below. All responses are anonymous. Your contributions will feed into a process being overseen by the current Queen’s Governors and Staff. The result will come through early in the Summer. Please complete the survey by March 7th.

Feel free to send this on to others who have any kind of link with Queen’s (e.g. people who studied here in the past, church leaders or officers who know of our work) but please don’t post the link on social media, as we need to receive contributions from people who really know our work rather than inviting general suggestions.

Thanks for contributing!

Prof. Clive Marsh

Principal

1. We’re looking for suggestions for a new Vision Statement of no more than 25 words. See if you can come up with one! 

To show you what we’re seeking to move from, here’s the current Vision Statement:

The Queen’s Foundation is dedicated to excellence in theological education and personal formation by:

o    Nurturing and equipping Christians in their discipleship

o    Preparing people for mission and ministry in lay and ordained roles

o    Resourcing research that serves the mission of God in the world

We celebrate unity in diversity, in a community that is international, multi-cultural, and ecumenical. We aim to enable Christians to deepen their spiritual life, to grow in a faith that is generous, enquiring, deeply rooted and creative in thought and practice, and to be passionate for God’s work in God’s world. [97 words]