Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

November 2017

Vision and Planning

Editor's Letter December 2017
By Charis Bhagianathan
ECFVP Editor Charis Bhagianathan introduces the December 2017 issue of Vestry Papers that shares ideas, inspiration and resources for vision and planning.
Editor's Letter November 2017
By Charis Bhagianathan
ECFVP Editor Charis Bhagianathan introduces the November 2017 issue of Vestry Papers that shares ideas, inspiration and resources for vision and planning.
Financial Visioning in Seven Steps
By James Jordan
James Jordan lays out a practical, strategic planning road-map which can help bring a parish’s future vision to life.
Five Pitfalls of Strategic Thinking
By Susan Erdey
Susan Erdey lists how best to navigate this user-friendly process, while also alerting us to some common pitfalls to avoid.
Investing in a Multiracial Vision of Church
By Kenji Kuramitsu
Kenji Kuramitsu asks challenging questions and offers an unafraid vision of what the church may be if we are brave enough to live into our calling.
Making Episcopal Identity Strategic
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.
Missionaries and Visionaries
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.
St. John’s Plays Music in the Key of P
By Miguel Escobar
Miguel Escobar shares a tool that helps vestries and other leadership groups think through the strengths and weaknesses of an idea as a team.
The Process of Creating a Mission/Vision Statement
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.
Visión y planificación durante el primer entrenamiento intensivo (Bootcamp) en español de ECF
By Sandra T. Montes
Sandra Montes comparte la experiencia del bootcamp piloto español de ECF que reunió a los líderes de la iglesia para la tarea crítica de la visión y la planificación.
Visioning and planning at ECF’s first Spanish Bootcamp
By Sandra T. Montes
Sandra Montes shares the experience of ECF’s pilot Spanish bootcamp which brought together church leaders for the critical task of visioning and planning.