Change

The Rev. Sandy Webb discusses General Convention and considers if we asked different questions, would we get better answers?
In our latest blog, Linda Buskirk gives us another perspective on Transformation, that the top factor of succeeding in change is commitment to intentionality.
In the second of two blog posts about Transformation, Ken Mosesian discusses the steps and the process that will bring your faith community closer to Jesus.
In our latest blog, Ken Mosesian takes a stand against gossip as a sin that gets in the way of transformation.
In our latest blog, the Rev. Sandy Webb discusses how he approached his staffing needs as he came in as a new rector.
Canon Annette Buchanan writes about ways that churches can improve their vitality in the new year.
The Rev. Sandy Webb asks why using an online officiant at weddings is so popular. He explores answers in our latest blog.
In our latest blog, the Rev. Greg Syler explores church membership and proposes a more codified membership arrangement.
In our latest blog, The Rt. Rev. Audrey C. Scanlan, Bishop of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, discusses the challenging question, “Just What Are We Called to be Doing Here?” and how we can find a way to make that happen.
Sandy Webb belongs to a thriving parish whose traditional model of doing church works well. But he sees storm clouds approaching and a need to chart a new course as the seas change.
In our latest blog, Greg Syler discusses amending the diocesan canons relating to the health and viability of parishes, as they have done in Washington DC.
In this passionate post, Greg Syler writes how he would like to see every diocese in the church actively fight for justice, raising up right relationships between God, neighbor, and self.
Kate Adams, Senior Consultant at ECF, shares five resources from Vital Practices.
Searching for a new rector during the pandemic, though unenviable, brought up a lot of points that would not have been made otherwise. Ken Mosesian recommends the process as a good way to discern your church’s hopes and dream…
The Rev. Dr. Robert Leopold Shares Six Resources for Inspiration During Times of Change
Jack Nelson and Sandy Webb relate the story of how members from a closing church chose a new home with their Church of the Holy Communion – a process that took almost two years.
Greg Syler discusses the merging of his two Maryland parishes into one parish and asks, “How can we create a more sustainable business model that helps drive the mission and ministry of The Episcopal Church in our communities…
Michael Carney explores the idea that we have been experiencing Lent since it began on February 26, 2020, thanks to the pandemic.
In our latest blog, Greg Syler laments the end of the Christian Century and the decline of the church in the past twenty years, but holds out hope that the pandemic will not affect us too badly.
The Rev. David Peters Shares Five Resources on Pandemic Church