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WEBThe Pivot program is a free, year-long, cohort-based learning experience that builds upon the learnings of ECF’s former Congregational Leadership Initiative program (CLI). It is …

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My Top Ten: Vestry Responsibilities

WEBJust as the Great Commission—“Go therefore into the world to make disciples of all nations”—does not go into great detail on how exactly to accomplish that mission, so the …

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Five Ways to Become a Transformational Vestry

WEBWe talk a lot about transformation in the Episcopal Church and perhaps, at times, that word is overused. But more and more our local congregations need to become …

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Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

WEBThe Congregational Vitality Assessment (CVA, currently version 2.0) is a ground-breaking, research-based online diagnostic tool designed to provide a congregation with an …

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Introducing the Denominational Health Plan

WEBIn July 2009, the 76[1] General Convention passed Resolution A177, establishing the Denominational Health Plan (DHP), a Church-wide program of health care benefit plans …

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Today’s Vestry Challenge: Keep It Simple and Nimble

WEBAt a 2010 meeting of the Episcopal Church’s Executive Council, Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said “We need a system that is more nimble, that is more able to respond to …

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Four Steps to a Public Health Ministry

WEBAs a hospital chaplain, I encounter people at some of the lowest points in their lives. My role is to help them see how their own spiritual resources can support their physical healing. …

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Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

WEBComing in as the new vicar to Church of the Holy Spirit four years ago, I met a faithful, core group of Jesus followers whose passion for God and ministry in the world included a …

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Making the Body of Christ Come Alive

WEB“I’ve always understood that the work of ministry is in the hands and hearts of all people of God and that if we are doing what it is we are called to do together than we are stronger, …

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Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

WEBIn 2006, a major study of the state of wellness of Episcopal clergy was conducted by CREDO Institute. Through that research, key facts emerged: Episcopal clergy …

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Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

WEBHonoring its commitment to social justice as it relates to church employees, in 2009 the Episcopal Church’s 76[1] General Convention voted to require equal access to and …

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Whatever you do now will prepare you for what you can do in the …

WEBCOVID-19 and the uprisings in response to the murder of Black bodies have brought into sharp relief the continued economic, health, environmental, and racial …

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New World, Ancient Practice: Tithing in the 21st Century

WEBI remember my first pledge to a church’s annual giving campaign. I was about 24 years old; a seminary student, married to a schoolteacher. We had more bills than money then, but …

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Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

WEBRelated Post Can I Buy My Church? Resourcing the Local Parish Greg Syler makes the case that our current method of resourcing local parishes, stewardship, is comi…; …

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To inspire, affirm and inform Episcopal leaders in their work

WEBCongregations often research and write a parish profile as part of the transition process. Lynne Davis, former search committee chair at Trinity Church, Princeton,

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Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

WEBThis month we offer five resources to help your vestry, bishop’s committee, or other leadership group take a productive and life-giving retreat. Please share this …

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COVID-19 Resources

WEBBelow you will find resources we’ve gathered from across the Church, designed to inform and support us through the current COVID-19 pandemic. Included …

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Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

WEBRetiring Clergy: Moving On. After thirty-eight years of parish ministry, I have come to the realization that it is necessary for the retiring priest to depart the parish where he or she …

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Seven Ways to Nourish Your Spirit and Soul

WEBI think that we can all agree that 2020 has been a year unlike any we have ever seen. We have been experiencing ongoing natural disasters, a global pandemic, a contentious …

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Episcopal Congregations Overview: Findings from the 2008 …

WEBParishes and Their Settings ¾The largest proportion (52%) of Episcopal congregations is located in villages, towns and small cities with a population of less than 50,000. Overall, …

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Sound Practices for Vestry Leaders (webinar)

WEBTitle: Sound Practices for Vestry Leaders (webinar) Author: aditzler Last modified by: aditzler Created Date: 10/11/2011 6:46:00 PM Company: Episcopal Church Foundation

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Succession Planning Worksheets

WEBHoly Cow!Consulting material, adapted by Susan Tamobrini Czolgosz Shared by ECF Vital Practices, www.ecfvp.org June 2016 Sample Succession Planning Checklist

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