To lead effectively and respond to changing needs in their congregations, church leaders must be fully equipped. The Episcopal Church Foundation reaches out through parish focused studies and publications, teaching and networking partnerships, to empower lay and ordained leaders with the resources they need to grow holistic grassroots ministry.
Keyword (ie: Vestry Papers)
Results for: Learning and Leadership; Publications
An expanded, updated, and redesigned practical manual for anyone who needs to understand the responsibilities of a vestry. Includes bible studies, discussion questions, and prayers. The guide can be used with other types of church organizations in discussing building relationships, doing discernment, budgeting, conflict, transitions, and more.
An award winning newsletter designed to provide vestries with information that is spiritually grounded, yet offers practical illustrations and resources to assist them in their job as the elected lay leadership in their congregations.
This report on the pilot phase of the Global Anglicanism Project serves as a study guide that offers the American Church an opportunity to understand and deepen its relationship with the wider Anglican Communion in a focused way.
Read the full-text version by Kate Ferris, co-chair for Stewardship and Capital Campaigns for St. George's Episcopal Church in Clifton Park, NY, where she writes about key components to a successful stewardship program.