Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

Five Ways to Become a Transformational Vestry Does being on the vestry often feel overwhelming or uninspiring? In Five Ways to Become a Transformational Vestry, Donald Romanik lists ideas to make vestry service less trans… Read
Into the Heart of God What does it look like when a vestry puts prayer, fellowship and spiritual discernment first? In Into the Heart of God, Beth Hunt shares her experience of vestry service at St… Read
Multiculturalism: It’s Not Optional Diversity is a quality that vestries must seek out. In Multiculturalism: It’s Not Optional, Caleb Tabor tells us why a multicultural vestry is a requirement if we are to emb… Read
An Open Letter to Vestry Members From a Youth Minister How can a vestry be transformational in its relationships, particularly with young people in the church? In An Open Letter to Vestry Members From a Youth Minister, Meredith Ro… Read
Cinco maneras de convertirse en una junta parroquial transformativa Si bien la ECF proporciona un sinnúmero de herramientas y recursos para líderes parroquiales, especialmente para juntas parroquiales, pensé que sería útil expresar cinco … Read

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Planned Giving Many of our Episcopal institutions exist because past generations made planned gifts. ECF has provided planned giving services since 1995.
Blog
Re-thinking Sunday Mornings - part 1 How might Sunday mornings open the door for greater collaboration with neighbor parishes and ecumenical partners?
Resources
Vestry Resource Guide Practical guidance for Episcopal vestries. Available in print and e-book and English and Spanish.
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5 Resources for Better Church Meetings Five resources to help your vestry or other church group have more engaging and productive meetings.
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Calculating Cost of Space Use at Your Church Use this tool to help decide how much your church should charge outside groups for short-term use or long-term rent.
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ECF First Step An assessment tool for congregations seeking to grow in strategy, leadership, and finances.

Tools for encouraging year-round offerings of time, talent, and treasure.

Episcopal Church Foundation Vestry Papers - for leading congregations