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  • November 30, 2011 Embracing Giftedness: ABCD
    With Christopher Johnson - Do you struggle to find a meaningful response to the sometimes overwhelming needs around us? Join Christopher Johnson, Officer of Social and Economic Justice at the Episcopal Church Center, as he explores ways to discover the giftedness in all of us and how using the principles of asset based commun…
  • May 26, 2011 Creating a Sustainable Community
    With Tracey Lind - In this informative 'chat,' Tracey Lind, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, OH, and Richard Horton, chair of Trinity’s Green Team answer your questions and share their experience using sustainability as a tool for evangelism and church growth as well as an economic engine for the re…
  • May 19, 2011 So You Think You Don't Know One...
    With Chilton Knudsen - Bishop and author Chilton Knudsen explores the theological dimensions and symptoms of addiction and codependency and offers strategies for congregational healing.
  • April 5, 2011 Making the Move
    With Thomas Brackett - What's God calling us to do in the world? Is there a 'better' way for our churches to respond? Join Thomas Brackett, missioner for church planting, as he explores the difference between 'church shaped mission' and 'mission shaped church' and how 'making the move' might energize your congregation.
  • March 22, 2011 Fighting the Good Fight with Curriculum
    With Sharon Pearson - The root word of curricula means "a course to be run," so how do we know what curricula to choose to help us grow in faith on our lifelong Christian journey? In this VP Talk, we will explore the different genres of curricular materials published for children and youth and determine which ones are be…
  • March 17, 2011 Greening Your Congregation
    With Fletcher Harper - The Rev. Fletcher Harper is Executive Director of GreenFaith, a leading interfaith environmental coalition. In his VP talk, Fletcher will describe resources for churches that want to get started engaging environmental concerns, and will share information about GreenFaith’s partnership with the Ep…
  • January 25, 2011 No More Parking Lot Conversations
    With Mary MacGregor - Clandestine meetings, parking lot conversations, closely guarded incendiary emails are always destructive. Always. So how can leaders minimize these behaviors? Check out the transcript from this live chat with Mary McGregor on strategies that leaders of faith communities to address this issue.
  • January 19, 2011 Live Chat on 'End to Business as Usual'
    With Tom Ehrich - Check out the transcript of our live chat with Tom Ehrich, author of "The End to 'Business as Usual'". In our conversation he discussed how parish vestries can be forward-looking in the midst of cultural & demographic changes.