Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

How to Prepare for a Capital Campaign

A capital campaign is an opportunity to identify new leaders and create opportunities for mission and service.
Sample Vestry Job Description

When it's time for vestry elections, do members know what the role requires? Use this sample job description as a basis for naming the responsibilities for vestry members in your congregation.
Sample Job Descriptions: Parish Administ…

Looking to update your parish administrator's job description? Take a look at these examples.

Manual of Business Methods in Church Aff…

A comprehensive, user-friendly manual which supports the increasingly complex work of all treasurers and parish administrators.
A Snapshot of our Urban Neighborhood Ves…

The vestry members of St. Mary's Mariposa, CA, snapped photos of their neighborhood as a way of "looking for God at work in our neighborhood and God's call to us as a parish."
Muestra de una declaración de la Junta …

Es muy importante que los miembros de la Junta Parroquia creen en la importancia de la mayordomía.
Voices of Transformation and Renewal

In November 2011, ECF Vital Practices attended the Office of Black Ministries and Union of Black Episcopalians conference "Transformation and Renewal" in Hendersonville, North Carolina. While there, we had the opportunit…