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05/17/13
ECF received more applications than ever before for the 2013 Fellowship Partners Program. We will be announcing the 2013 Fellows at the end of May.
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05/13/13
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing their leadership and financial resources, we are offering a wide range of web conferences for clergy and lay parish leaders this summer.
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05/09/13
Have you attended an ECF web conference and wanted the opportunity to watch it again, or to share it with someone in your congregation?
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05/07/13
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05/06/13
When we began working on our new content for May - focusing on leadership during a time of crisis - it never occurred to us how timely this issue might be.
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05/02/13
Thirty years ago Ellen F. Davis—now an eminent biblical scholar, prolific author, preacher and beloved Old Testament professor—applied for an Episcopal Church Foundation grant. Receiving it changed her life.
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04/30/13
The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago celebrated the dedication of St. James Commons last Thursday, April 25. |
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04/17/13
Episcopalians in the Diocese of Western North Carolina are busy beyond the walls of their own congregation, reaching out to those in need, opening their doors to invite new generations and communities into the beauty and tradition of the Episcopal Church.
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03/28/13
This joyous and triumphant message of Easter has never been more welcome or needed than it is now – for our country, for our Church, and frankly, for me personally.
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03/25/13
On Saturday, March 23, St. Elisabeth's in Bartlett, TN, celebrated the dedication and consecration of their new building.
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03/12/13
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing their leadership and financial resources, we are offering a wide range of web conferences for clergy and lay parish leaders this spring
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03/12/13
If you are a Fresh Start facilitator or diocesan coordinator, you can access Fresh Start curiculum and resources online.
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03/08/13
How do we define leadership at ECF Vital Practices?
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02/11/13
The next Diocesan Facilitator Training will take place April 23-26 at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, AZ.
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02/07/13
As we began working on this month’s content, a common theme emerged: vestry service being described as a dreaded obligation, chore or something to be endured.
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02/07/13
ECF Fellows continue to engage in truly transformational work throughtout the Church. Here are a few recent highlights.
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01/18/13
As the March 15 application deadline draws near, we receive many inquiries from around the Church about who the Fellows are and what it is they do.
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01/08/13
Did you know that earlier this month Congress passed legislation extending the IRA charitable rollover? The law includes many ways for you to use your IRA to make gifts to charity this year.
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12/20/12
A lot of faithful Christians are asking how to celebrate Christmas this year in light of the incredible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut earlier this December.
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12/18/12
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing their leadership and financial resources, we are offering a wide range of web conferences for clergy and lay parish leaders this winter.
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12/18/12
ECF’s innovative series of workshops are designed to help Episcopal congregations, dioceses...
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12/07/12
For nearly 50 years, the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) has named and supported emerging scholars and ministry leaders throughout the Episcopal Church
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12/06/12
The ECF Board of Directors met via teleconference on November 26, 2012. In addition to the business of the board, Chairperson Sally A. Skardon acknowledged with gratitude the years of service and dedication of 4 retiring directors: Robin M. Caldwell, Carl B. Davis, Beverly Fisk Kelsey, and Robert K. Kinsey.
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12/06/12
When recent converts are asked why they chose to join an Episcopal Church, many share they were drawn by the beauty of the liturgy.
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12/03/12
I'm not a very patient person when it comes to waiting -- whether it's at stop lights, grocery store lines, or doctors' offices.
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11/12/12
A key element of the Episcopal Church Foundation's Fellowship Partners Program is our commitment to sharing Fellows' scholarly work and ministry with the wider Church. Over the past few months, ECF has been exploring new ways of getting the word out about Fellows' transformative work.
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10/23/12
The Episcopal Church Foundation’s (ECF) board of directors unanimously voted to elect Prudence S. Crozier, Wellesley, MA as a new member.
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10/09/12
Thanks to a generous gift from the Rev. Canon Carlson Gerdau, last year the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) announced its new 3-year pilot program, The Barnabas Project: Parish Life Education for Seminarians, New Clergy, and Lay Leaders. |
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10/03/12
ECF is excited to announce the 2013 Fresh Start Facilitator Training will be April 23-26 at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, AZ.
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10/03/12
Sharing – and by extension generosity – are skills that get easier with practice. New articles for October that address the theme of Practicing Generosity are as follows.
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09/27/12
After 20 months of successful grassroots fundraising, the campaign to rebuild Holy Trinity Cathedral has transitioned to a new phase and a new home.
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09/13/12
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce that it has launched a mobile-optimized version of its award-winning website, ECF Vital Practices. |
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09/12/12
Two ECF board members, Robin D. Mills and Nancy Duckrey Washington, Ph.D., have made an important commitment to the ECF Fellowship Partners Program. Inspired by the impacts being made by ECF Fellows throughout the Church, and expressing a desire to see more emerging leaders empowered to pursue their work and ministries, Mr. Mills and Dr. Washington have teamed up to fund an ECF Fellow for three years. As result, ECF is very pleased to name a fourth ECF Fellow for 2012, the Rev. Will Scott.
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08/15/12
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing their leadership and financial resources, we are offering a wide range of webinars for clergy and lay parish leaders this fall.
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07/08/12
ECF is spreading the word about our work at the 77th General Convention. Donald Romanik and Nancy Davidge share their ideas on Episcopal Radio.
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07/02/12
While the ‘where and how’ of communications has changed dramatically since Vestry Papers’ 2008 issue Parish Communications, the ‘who, what, when, and why’ has not. During the summer, we’ll look at ways congregations are successfully merging the tried, true, and the new in communications.
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07/02/12
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) today announced that Fresh Start, a popular program for clergy and congregations in transition, has become part of ECF on July 1. ECF has been a partner in Fresh Start since the program’s inception in 2000.
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06/22/12
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF)’s 2012 Fellows are engaged in ministries and academic studies that encompass relationships between land, community, and faith; spiritual and educational exploration for young adults; and connections between science, technology, ethics, and faith. |
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05/02/12
ECF Fellow Altagracia Perez and 3 other women have been recognized as Episcopal Trailblazers by the Union of Black Episcopalians.
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05/02/12
For the next two months, ECF Vital Practices will offer articles and resources related to the way we govern ourselves as congregations and as a denomination.
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04/02/12
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing their leadership and financial resources, we are offering a wide range of webinars for clergy and lay parish leaders this spring.
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04/02/12
As Christians we continue to be people of hope even in the midst of anxiety, uncertainty and challenge. As Episcopal communities of faith, we have an obligation to comfort, heal and preach the good news of the Gospel to members of our congregations and our local communities.
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01/06/12
“Psalms for Haiti” is an ecumenical celebration of music and meditation to commemorate those who died, and support those struggling to rebuild in the aftermath of the earthquake. This liturgical resource is available in English and French on Rebuild Our Church in Haiti website.
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01/05/12
In January and February, ECF Vital Practices will focus on Real Basics for Vestries, offering strategies for congregations looking to try different ways of addressing familiar challenges.
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01/04/12
ECF is offering a wide range of webinars for clergy and lay parish leaders this winter. Topics will include vestry leadership, capital campaigns, endowments, and planned giving.
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12/15/11
All four of the continuing Episcoapl dioceses are engaging their congregations in mission by participating the Rebuild Our Church in Haiti appeal.
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12/15/11
ECF President Donald V. Romanik blogs on the TENS website about ways to treat Advent as a season of stewardship and spirituality.
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12/14/11
ECF is pleased to announce that the 2012 application process for the ECF Fellowship Partners Program is now open. Emerging leaders, teachers, and scholars are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is March 15, 2012.
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12/13/11
In response to challenges posed to the economy, the American Council on Gift Annuities (ACGA) has instituted changes in rates for new charitable gift annuities (CGAs).
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12/02/11
The Dec 2011 Vestry Papers articles are out! Read these three inspiring articles on churches that are transforming their neighborhoods and world.
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11/29/11
ECF attended the November 2011 Office of Black Ministry and Union of Black Episcopalians' Transformation and Renewal Conference and shot eight video interviews with congregational leaders. Watch these transformational voices.
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11/18/11
Advent and Christmas materials are now available online for congregations and dioceses participating in Rebuild Our Church in Haiti, the national campaign to rebuild Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
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11/18/11
Join us on ECF Vital Practices on Wednesday, November 30 at 7:00 PM ET for a live chat with the Rev. Christopher Johnson, Embracing Giftedness : ABCD
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11/18/11
We need your help so we can give you better help. We all try to keep our focus on mission and ministry. But in today's challenging economic climate, we also need effective fundraising programs and empowered leaders so we can better respond to God's call in our congregations and communities.
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11/17/11
All of us at ECF Vital Practices are thrilled about the online community we have been building togeher. We are enormously grateful for everything you have done to help make our first year a success.
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11/15/11
ECF President Donald V. Romanik blogs on ECF Vital Practices about sobering statistics on Episcopal Church attendance and a call to action.
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11/15/11
All the editors, writers, and contributors to the Fall 2011 issue of Anglican Theological Review are ECF Fellows. The focus of the issue is "New Dimensions for Theology in the Episcopal Church."
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11/10/11
If you were unable to participate in ECF's recent "Sound Practices for Vestry Leaders" webinar, you can watch a video recording of the webinar on ECF Vital Practices.
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11/10/11
Dioceses around the country are getting involved in the Rebuild Our Church in Haiti appeal. Here are just a few samples from the Dioceses of San Joaquin, Utah, Vermont, Connecticut, and Oregon.
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11/07/11
In November and December, ECF Vital Practices will be sharing stories of congregations and dioceses, large and small, engaged in the work of healing and reconciling brokeness -- Mission: The Church's Heartbeat.
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11/07/11
The latest performance results for August 2011 for ECF Endowment Pooled Funds are now available.
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10/27/11
Congregations in the Dioceses of Iowa and Missouri are helping to Rebuild Our Church in Haiti. Thank you!
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10/06/11
ECF's wonderful network of Fellows in seminaries, dioceses, congregations, and communities around the country are doing some inspiring work.
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10/04/11
ECF Fellow, the Rev. Susan Richardson (2008), who is rector at Grace-St. Paul's in Mercerville, NJ, recently wrote about the welcome video created by Grace-St. Paul's on ECF Vital Practices.
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10/03/11
This month we continue our theme of Innovative Stewardship. The new articles focus on congregaions, dioceses, agencies, and individuals engaged in asset based community development.
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09/28/11
Rebuild Our Church in Haiti announces new and updated resources for congregations and dioceses launching their fall appeal to help rebuild Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port au Prince
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09/21/11
ECF is offering a wide range of webinars for clergy and lay parish leaders this fall. Topics will include vestry leadership, capital campaigns, endowments, and planned giving.
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09/12/11
For September and October on ECF Vital Practices, we’re sharing stories from individuals, congregations, and dioceses who are taking innovative approaches to the ongoing challenge of financial sustainability: Innovative Stewardship.
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09/07/11
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is very pleased to announce a new pilot program, The Barnabas Project: Parish Life Education for Seminarians, New Clergy, and Lay Leaders. This innovative initiative is made possible through the generosity of the Rev. Canon Carlson Gerdau.
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08/19/11
Far from slowing down during the summer months, churches around the country have taken advantage of longer days, school vacations, and even the growing season to help raise money for Rebuild Our Church in Haiti.
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08/18/11
The Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes and ECF are offering two regional events this fall in Atlanta and Richmond -- Creating the Church of the 21st Century: A Morning of Leading, Learning, and Networking.
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08/15/11
ECF President Donald V. Romanik blogs about the need to break away from a business as usual approach to the upcoming program year on ECF Vital Practices.
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08/04/11
This month we continue our theme of Connecting Generations. Our congregations abound with stories of ministries in which people of all ages come together to serve God and their communities
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08/02/11
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing effective vestry leadership, we will be offering a free webinar for vestry members: Sound Practices for Vestry Leaders |
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08/02/11
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist Episcopal faith communities with their capital campaigns, we will be offering a free webinar for Episcopal school and parish leaders: Basics of a School or Joint Parish-SchoolCapital Campaign.
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07/28/11
The latest performance results for 2nd Quarter 2011 and June 2011 for ECF Endowment Pooled Funds are now available.
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07/27/11
Endowments empower your present and future ministries, and every congregation should have one! Join us for our first ever Endowment Management Solutions webinar on October 6, 2011.
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07/27/11
As part of ECF's on-going effort to assist Episcopal congregations with their capital campaigns, we will be offering a free webinar for parish leaders: Basics of a Parish Captial Campaign.
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07/07/11
La Fundación de la Iglesia Episcopal (The Episcopal Church Foundation, ECF) se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de Liderazgo Latino, una iniciativa que pone de relieve las mejores prácticas de la Iglesia Episcopal Hispanohablante.
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07/07/11
Fresh Start has developed a new resource to help congregations and diocesan transition ministers with the search process for a new rector.
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07/05/11
We've added new articles to ECF Vital Practices that explore the theme Connecting Generations.
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06/23/11
ECF is proud of our Fellows who are making significant differnces in the lives of their local faith communities all across the country. Here's what some of them have been up to.
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06/22/11
The latest performance results for May 2011 for our ECF Income, ECF Balanced, and ECF Growth Funds are now available.
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06/14/11
Almost every congregation considers a capital campaign at some point in time. You’ve invited to follow St. Aiden’s in Alexandria, Virginia as they progress through the steps of a campaign.
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06/13/11
The Episcopal churches of Fairfield Connecticut may seem to be a world away from the Cathedral and School in Port au Prince, Haiti, but clearly they are connected in faith, love and hope.
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06/07/11
As part of ECF's on-going effort to assist Episcopal congregations with their planned giving programs, we will be offering a free webinar for planned giving leaders: Setting up A Planned Giving Program for Your Parish
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06/07/11
ECF is pleased to celebrate the We Are One capital campaign groundbreaking with St. Mark's Episcopal Church & Day School in Jacksonville, FL.
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06/02/11
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is very pleased to announce the 2011 recipients of its Fellowship Partners Program grants: the Rev. James Brian McVey (Brian), Sr. Greta Ronningen, the Rev. Sam Dessórdi Peres Leite, and Andrew Thompson.
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06/02/11
New ECF Vital Practices (www.ecfvp.org) articles are posted, continuing to explore the them of Caring for Each Other.
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06/01/11
Students at Sewanee’s School of Theology and at Virginia Theological Seminary finished the academic year with days-apart fundraisers to benefit Rebuild Our Church in Haiti.
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05/25/11
The rates used for charitable gift annuities (CGA) will change on July 1, 2011.
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05/19/11
Update: You can read the transcript of the May 26 chat with Tracey Lind and Richard Horton, Creating a Sustainable Community, on ECF Vital Practices.
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05/19/11
En marzo de 2011, Anne Ditzler y Miguel Escobar viajaron a la Diócesis de Puerto Rico para realizar talleres sobre las responsabilidades de la junta paroquia, la mayordomía, y el liderazgo laico transformational.
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05/05/11
Update: You can read the transcript of the May 19 chat with Chilton Knudsen, So You Think You Don't Know One, on ECF Vital Practices.
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05/03/11
New ECF Vital Practices (www.ecfvp.org) articles are posted. This month's theme is Caring for Each Other.
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04/21/11
For many people throughout the country and the world, these are anxious and uncertain times.
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04/20/11
Altar & Table is a quarterly journal from Common Friars, including ECF Fellow Paul Clever, that explores the learning, experiences, and reflections of the members of Common Friars as they discern God's call for themselves and their Order, and as they work on Good Earth Farm.
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04/19/11
Through a partnership with the Diocese of Spokane, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation, and ECF Fellow Devon Anderson, ECF particpated in a leadership training project, Organizing for Mission (OFM), last January.
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04/12/11
The New Dreams-New Visions (NDNV) Coordinating Committee has chosen 5 new dioceses to join the NDNV Pilot Project, bringing the total number of participating dioceses to 14.
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04/04/11
Four new articles have been added to the March/April edition of Vestry Papers on ECF Vital Practices.
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03/31/11
ECF Fellows throughout the Church are speaking, writing, witnessing, and leading the Church and their communities. Here are some recent highlights.
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03/30/11
Update: You can read the transcript of the April 5 chat with Thomas Brackett, Making the Move, on ECF Vital Practices
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03/28/11
ECF is pleased to announce that its series of informative and practical planned giving brochures and booklets have been fully updated and revised.
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03/28/11
ECF Fellow Paul Clever, and the ministry he founded, Good Earth Farm, are featured in The Athens News.
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03/28/11
In 2009, ECF partnered with St. Mark's Church in Glen Ellyn, IL to prepare for and launch their capital campaign.
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03/23/11
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has issued a statement in support of the efforts of The Episcopal Church to help the Diocese of Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake through its Rebuild Our Church in Haiti appeal.
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03/18/11
Update: You can read the transcript of the chat with Sharon Pearson, Fighting the Good Fight with Curriculum, on ECF Vital Practices.
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03/10/11
St. Thomas' Parish was burned by arsonists in 1970. Now, more than 30 years later, this vibrant congregation is preparing to rebuild.
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03/10/11
ECF president Donald V. Romanik writes in the March 13 issue of The Living Church, addressing the need for new models of lay/clergy leadership.
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03/08/11
Donald V. Romanik, ECF President, writes about fostering mission-driven partnerships between Episcopal parishes and schools for Network, the monthly newsletter of the National Assoication of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
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03/07/11
Update: You can read the transcript of the chat with the Rev. Fletcher Harper, Greening Your Congregation, at ECF Vital Practices.
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03/02/11
On Friday, February 25, Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, and Trinity Wall Street announced a $500,000 joint matching gift to Rebuild Our Church in Haiti during a meeting of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes. The gift was offered as a challenge to other parishes involved in the national grass-roots campaign to fund reconstruction of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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03/01/11
The 2011 application deadline for ECF’s Fellowship Partners Program is March 15, 2011.
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03/01/11
ECF Vital Practices (www.ecfvp.org) articles are posted. This month's theme is Caring for God's Creation.
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02/24/11
Expanded Rebuild Our Church in Haiti website offers “campaign in a box” resources for congregations, news, video, and more
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01/25/11
ECF Fellows are doing exciting minstry throughout the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Here are just a few recent updates
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01/20/11
Update: You can read the transcript of the chat with Mary MacGregor, No More Parking Lot Conversations, at ECF Vital Practices
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01/13/11
Planned Giving Advisors & Development Officers: Please join ECF on January 19, 2:00 PM ET, for our quarterly planned giving webinar. We will review 2010 and analyze the implications for 2011.
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01/13/11
Update: You can read the transcript of the chat with Tom Ehrich, The End to 'Business as Usual", at ECF Vital Practices.
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01/12/11
On the first anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed Haiti, The Episcopal Church is inaugurating an international, church-wide fundraising campaign, Rebuild our Church in Haiti.
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01/05/11
ECF Vital Practices (www.ecfvp.org) January articles are posted. This month's theme is Healthy Practices
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01/04/11
At a meeting of the New Dreams-New Visions coordinating committee, significant actions were taken including expanding the pilot and launching a new website.
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01/03/11
When the earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, nearly all the church buildings in the Diocese of Haiti were effectively leveled, including Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
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12/14/10
ECF Fellows the Rev. Dr. John G. Lewis and the Rev. Dr. Jane L. Patterson were featured last week on the website Faith & Leadership for their spiritual discernment ministry The Work+Shop.
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12/08/10
Provisions in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) have caused the IRS to change the tax status of many charitable trusts.
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12/02/10
Update: You can read the transcript of the chat with Devon Anderson, Teams that Work, at ECF Vital Practices.
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11/30/10
Donald V. Romanik, ECF President, will conduct a webinar on Thusday, December 2, 4 PM ET, sponsored by the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes.
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11/04/10
Update: You can read the transcript of the chat with Mary MacGregor, No More Volunteers, at ECF Vital Practices
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11/01/10
ECF Vital Practices (www.ecfvp.org) is live! This month's theme is Technology & Evangelism.
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11/01/10
Update: You can read the transcript of the chat with Angela Emerson, Faithful Budgets, at ECF Vital Practices
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10/26/10
After serving on the board of the UBE since 1984, including 20 years as UBE Treasurer, ECF Board Member John Harris has been elected as UBE President.
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10/18/10
ECF Vital Practices, a new free website from the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF), launched today at www.ecfvp.org. The site, an online extension of Vestry Papers, is edited by Nancy Davidge and includes a blog hosted by Richelle Thompson, communications director of the Diocese of Southern Ohio, and the Rev. Peter Strimer, rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Seattle.
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10/06/10
The Episcopal Church Foundation’s (ECF) board of directors voted to elect three new directors: Judith Gaillard Jones, of Pacific Palisades, CA; Mark A. Jones, of Decatur, GA; and David S. Wasik, of Richmond, VA.
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09/16/10
Vestry Papers, the ECF publication that has inspired and informed Episcopal leaders since 1995, will become a free website, ECF Vital Practices (www.ecfvp.org), on October 18.
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09/06/10
Since 1843, St. James' Episcopal Church has been a worshipping community in Downington, PA. Its members strive to live out the good news of God in Jesus Christ in their lives, but are also commited to being full and active particpants in the Downington community.
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09/02/10
We are pleased to let you know that the September/October issue of Vestry Papers is available now. This issue's theme is Pledging & Stewardship.
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08/10/10
ECF Fellows are doing exciting ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Here are just a few recent updates.
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07/27/10
Church Life!, the magazine of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, reported on the successful captial campaign conducted by St. Peter's, Lakewood, OH, in partnership with ECF.
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07/07/10
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is announcing that the Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman is stepping down as Editor of Vestry Papers. Since 2001, Lindsay has produced 50 issues of Vestry Papers and helped the newsletter to win 33 Polly Bond awards for excellence in church communications.
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07/07/10
We are pleased to let you know that the July/August issue of Vestry Papers is available now. This issue's theme is Discernment & Imagination.
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06/10/10
New Dreams-New Visions Announces Pilot Project to Develop Congregational Ministry Models with Less than Full-Time Clergy
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06/09/10
June 3, 2010, New York, NY – The Episcopal Church Foundation is delighted to announce the The Episcopal Church Foundation Welcomes 3 New Fellows to the Fellowship Partners Program
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05/21/10
ECF Board Meets in Atlanta GA: Affirms ECF Leadership Initiatives; Elects New Board Officers; Awards Henry Knox Sherrill Award to Retiring Board Chair, Dr. Mac McFarling
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05/21/10
We are pleased to let you know that May/June 2010 issue of Vestry Papers is available now.
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03/29/10
We continue to live in uncertain and anxious times in our nation, our world and even the Church.
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03/05/10
We are pleased to let you know that March/April issue of Vestry Papers is available now.
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02/17/10
ECF President, Donald V. Romanik, is pleased to be leading a day long workshop, Transforming Lay Leadership, at the Saturday School for Leadership at Virginia Theological Seminary on March 6, 2010 |
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02/03/10
The Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parish's Winter 2010 Newsletter, Issues & Trends, features a capital campaign article by ECF Senior Program Director, Maurice J. Seaton.
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01/29/10
ECF President, Donald V. Romanik attended the 2009 Campion Awards Ceremony which honored The Most Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, for his distinguished contribution to Christian letters.
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01/25/10
The 2010 application process for ECF's Fellowship Partners Program is now open. The application deadline in Marcb 15, 2010.
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01/15/10
This week ECF President Donald V. Romanik joined Gathering of Leaders membership at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center in Loranger, LA.
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01/08/10
Join us for a review of Planned Giving 2009 in Review and a look ahead at 2010.
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01/08/10
We are pleased to let you know that the January/February issue of Vestry Papers is available now. This issue's theme is Congregations in Transition.
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11/09/09
ECF, Episcopal Church Builiding Fund, and the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania are teaming up to develop a thoughtful and spiritually grounded process to assist congregations with the discernment of the ministry of buildings.
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11/02/09
We are pleased to let you know that the November/December issue of Vestry papers is available now.
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09/28/09
ECF's board of directors voted to elect three directors: John E. Harris, of Cincinnati, OH; Leonard W. Johnson, of Oakland, CA; and Ernest Q. Petrey, Jr., of Shaker Heights, OH
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08/27/09
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07/30/09
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Honorary Chair of the Episcopal Church Foundation’s (ECF) board of directors, in accordance with ECF’s bylaws, has appointed two new directors to ECF’s board, Richard L. Clements of Oklahoma City, OK, and Clyde W. Kunz of Phoenix, AZ.
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07/22/09
ECF is seeking a part-time Program Associate to provide programmatic and adminstrative support for ECF's Leadership, Training & Information Resources.
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07/02/09
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07/01/09
On July 5, 2009 ECF launched our new website, replacing the previous...
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07/01/09
We are pleased to let you know that the new issue of the award-winning Vestry Papers is now...
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07/01/09
The Episcopal Church Foundation is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of its Fellowship Partners...
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06/05/09
ECF Celebrates 60 years of empowering congregations, honors Phoebe W. Griswold and presents Congregational Vitality Awards
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