In making an Order, the bishop endorses and authorises the mission initiative it covers as likely to promote or further the mission of the the Church through fostering or developing a distinctive Christian community. 

BMOs can recognise existing mission initiatives or promote fresh expressions of church. 

Examples may include:

• A new network congregation for young adults across a town
• A revitalisation of an existing congregation in a socially & economically deprived part of a city, built on a partnership between a number  of parties and the drawing-in of new resources. 

Code of Practice & Skeleton BMO and Instrument

The House of Bishops' Code of Practice on Part 7 of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011 dealing with BMOs (GS 2109) can be found below. 

This incorporates the legislative changes made in the Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure 2018. A skeleton BMO & Supplementary Instrument have been made available to assist those preparing the legal documentation and can also be found below. 

For more information and resources, see freshexpressions.org.uk