The Council for Mission reports to the General Synod and has the following objectives:

• stimulate within the Church of Ireland a sense of the priority and urgency of mission
• advocate the equality and complementary nature of mission at home and throughout the world
• maintain close relationships with other bodies concerned with mission and in particular with Diocesan Boards of Mission, the Association of Mission Societies, and mission and overseas development agencies
• promote effective models of mission and evangelism
• encourage programmes of renewal
• initiate and encourage enterprises which will further the mission of the Church
• allocate funds from St Patrick’s Memorial Fund and other funds at its disposal
• foster interest in members of the Church of Ireland serving in other parts of the world
• facilitate mission interchange visits to and from Ireland
• encourage reflection on the theology of mission

The Council reports annually to the Church of Ireland’s General Synod.