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By Daniel Heischman
Daniel Heischman uses examples from Episcopal Schools, and urges us to claim our unique Episcopal identity, using it to form the core of our strategic visioning and planning.
By James Jordan
James Jordan lays out a practical, strategic planning road-map which can help bring a parish’s future vision to life.
By Members of St Philip's Church
Members of St Philip’s Church in East Harlem share their experience of working with their congregation to successfully craft a mission that’s uniquely theirs to live into.
By Linda Buskirk
Linda Buskirk shares how an explicitly expressed and jointly created vision is the first step to achieving a congregation’s desired impact in the community and world.
By Susan Erdey
Susan Erdey lists how best to navigate this user-friendly process, while also alerting us to some common pitfalls to avoid.
By Bruce Barnes
Disasters happen. In “Supporting First Responders,” Bruce Barnes shares how during a major fire, Church of the Redeemer quickly opened a cooling shelter for first responders due to the hard work of his congregation’s disaster team. At the end of the article you’ll find links to Episcopal Relief & Development’s disaster preparation resources for congregations.
By Nancy Davidge and Susan Elliott
“What are we to do with that knowledge?” Ongoing visioning and planning is a key vestry responsibility. In “Why Articulate Your Mission & Vision,” an excerpt from the new Vestry Resource Guide, Nancy Davidge and Susan Elliott share a process to help congregational leaders and faith communities discover what God is calling them to do.
By Nancy Davidge
Who sets the vision for the congregation? In “name,” Nancy Davidge shares the responses from congregational leaders – lay and ordained – from across our church.
By Nancy Davidge and Susan Elliott
A special excerpt from the new Vestry Resource Guide, Nancy Davidge and Susan Elliott offer strategies for shifting a strategic planning process to the more nimble and dynamic strategic thinking model.
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