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This issue's theme is Discernment & Imagination.  Featured articles include:

Cultivating a culture of discernment, by the Rev. Blair Pogue, rector of St. Matthew's, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Discerning individual gifts on the vestry..., by the Rev. John de Beer, rector of St. Marks, Burlington, Massachusetts.

Vestry discernment begins with the soul, by the Rev. Will Thompson, whose work includes individual coaching, virtual leadership training, and wellness presentations.

Discerning youthful calls, by the Rt. Rev. Brian N. Prior, ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota.

This issue of Vestry Papers also suggests resources for discernment and imagination including:

• Listening Hearts Ministries, which provides a range of programs, publications and services that teach the practice of spiritual discernment through prayerful listening and supportive communities.
• Education for Ministry (EFM): a program of theological education to equip lay people to answer the call of every baptized person to ministry.
• Klesis: an adult curriculum of Christian formation that helps participants to discern and act on their calling, both individually and in community.
• St. Matthew's, St. Paul, Minnesota, Vestry Led Discernment Process: learn more about the dynamics of St. Matthew's discernment process.