Episcopal Church Foundation Vestry Papers - for leading congregations

Links to other resources for sharing and communicating General Convention as well as Episcopal Church governance, structure, and polity.

Governance of The Episcopal Church

Connecting the Dots - Bonnie Anderson makes the connection between congregational, diocesan, and denominational governance tracing from our roots in 1782 to the present.

Learn about The 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church - The Diocese of Texas shares this illustrated booklet that offers an overview of our Episcopal system of governance, flow chart showing the legislative process, and a glossary.

Our Story - roots of our democratic style of governance and invites us to consider ways to balance an organization’s need for order with its equally important need for creativity and risk-taking.

Reporting on General Convention

General Convention in 140 Characters (or less) - How Twitter is a useful tool for tracking what is happening at General Convention.

General Convention 2015 Webinar - Watch a recording and download the slides from a webinar about communicating the 78th General Convention.

Lessons from General Convention Tweeters - Tips about how social media, and in particular Twitter, can be used to connect and build community.

Media Credentials Application - Use this form to apply for media official media credentials at General Convention.

Media Hub - Start here for all the latest, official news from General Convention.

Media Kit - From the Office of Communication, offers general information for media, convention information, backgrounders, and photos. 

Preparing for General Convention: Things for Communicators to Consider - Tips on how to effectively cover General Convention while also doing the rest of your job.

Reporting General Convention - How does a communicator share what is happening at General Convention in a meaningful and relevant way?

The Episcopal Church

General Convention website - The official website for the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

An Introduction to the 78[1] General Convention - This helpful document from the General Convention Office provides a good overview, legislative process chart, and glossary of terms used at General Convention.

Blue Book - This document contains all of the reports of the Committees, Commissions, Agencies, and Board to The General Convention of the Episcopal Church. What's inside? Quite a bit of research, statistics, and findings from the work of these groups and their proposed legislation.

Other Related Resources

Episcopal Church Women Triennial - All information related the ECW meeting that occurs in tandem with General Convention.

Episcopal Diocese of Utah - Link to the homepage for the host diocese for the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

Praying for General Convention - The Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE) has established a base for interactive prayer and invites everyone to use the hashtag #PrayersOf to submit Prayers of the People on a different theme each day.

Salt Palace Convention Center - The website for the location site of the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

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