Episcopal Church Foundation Vestry Papers - for leading congregations

Last week I shared some "blue notes."  Those post-it note pictures gave a sense of the reality of the church as some people see it now. While there are many wonderful aspects of the Episcopal Church these days, those particular notes sang the blues...frustration, pain, or dismay about our relationships and place in the world. But there's more to this picture than blue notes. In the exercize with this small group of clergy and lay leaders, I asked them to write their hopes and vision for the Episcopal Church. Their "red note" expressions are as clear and strong as trumpets in a Dixieland band, singing with passion and love for God's people.

What do you see in these notes?  Do they resonate with your sense of the Episcopal Church and where God is calling us?