To work in collaboration with the Anglican and Global Relations Cluster of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Episcopal Church, voluntary missionary societies, and ecumenical partners. GEM is developing standards for recruiting, equipping and sending missionaries in collaboration with other sending partners. These will include standards for supporting missionaries through prayer, communication, finances, insurance, and re-entry assistance. GEM is creating a communications network to keep member dioceses updated on new mission service opportunities, training events, fund-raising ideas, prayer calendars and intercessions both electronically and with a periodic newsletter. GEM convenes an annual educational conference to work together on mission strategy, mission promotion, coordination, and the sharing of resources and models.
Dioceses join through the payment of dues.
Each member diocese names a primary contact person for the GEM Network. This person also has responsibility for global mission promotion and awareness within the diocese. It is recommended that the primary contact person be supported by a global mission committee. The Annual Meeting convenes with two representatives from each member diocese to conduct business, set goals and objectives, approve an annual budget, and elect a Governing Board. The Governing Board consists of twelve members, who are elected for rotating terms of three years.