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By Aline Sun
Tactical asset allocation (TAA) is an active investment strategy that involves making short-term changes to a portfolios asset allocation in response to market conditions. The goal of TAA is to add to portfolio returns by taking advantage of market trends or economic opportunities or to steer away from higher risk.
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Vestry 101
Our best resources on what a vestry is and what it does
You wanted to do good in the church and the world, so you volunteered for the vestry. Now what? We’ve put together 10 resources in a toolkit for you to learn what a vestry is and what it does. This is but a brief introduction; you can find multiple articles, blogs and webinars about being on...
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Congregational Vitality 101
Curated resources that explore some of what makes a congregation vital
What makes a congregation vital? That depends on who’s asking and what yardstick they choose. The Diocese of Massachusetts defines vitality as a "congregations lively response to Gods mission." FaithX asks simply: Is the congregation thriving, surviving, or dec...
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Stewardship 101
10 resources explaining and exploring stewardship in the Episcopal Church
According to An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, stewardship is our personal response to Gods generosity in the way we share our resources of time, talent, and money. Churches usually conduct annual stewardship campaigns to cover the costs of operation. Parishioners ar...
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Communications 101
The essentials of communications in a church context
Communications ministry in a church environment is not an easy thing. That’s why we’ve put together a toolkit for you to learn the essentials of communications in a church context. After taking this mini-course, you should feel more prepared and confident to participate in (or start) y...
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Toolkits for Ministry
A collection of carefully curated toolkits with resources on ministry topics.
At ECF Vital Practices our goal is always to bring you the most impactful resources for your ministry. We have often heard from our community that the sheer volume of resources on our website makes it hard to know where to begin, and the process to identify...
By Sandra Montes
How can the church make a difference in creating just economic systems? In Managing Assets to be Stewards of Humanity, Sandra Montes leads a conversation with Steven Lee, Bishop Matthew Heyd and Miguel Escobar as they discuss our moral imperative as Christians to help liberate those in economic bondage, particularly in the context of credit unions.
By Cathie Caimano
What could sustainable part-time ministry look like? In Serving Congregations Sustainably, Cathie Caimano describes the fundamentals of how small changes to an established model can be life-giving, transformative and hopeful.
By Charis Bhagianathan
The act of reimagining is a bold one. It holds in it a dream to transform, to grow and to be new. It is a process where we strive not just to continue to be relevant, but to inspire and effect good change in our communities and the world. In this second issue on Reimagining Assets (find the first issue here), we hear from leaders who are deep in the work of reimagining our church, from a place of...
By Aline Sun
In our latest blog, ECFs Aline Sun explains “Strategic Asset Allocation”. A healthy long-term investment portfolio contains different types of investments – stocks and bonds, for example – that serve different purposes. The choice of asset classes, and the proportion of each one, is the most important decision for long-term investors.