Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

Vestry As a Life-Giving Team What constitutes a life-giving and productive team? In Vestry As a Life-Giving Team, Chris Holmes explains the difference between a ‘group’ and ‘team’ and how an effec… Read
Music for Team Building How powerful is music when building community? In Music for Team Building, Sandra Montes shares ideas from different musicians on how to harness the power of music and song to… Read
Building a Diverse Vestry Language, culture and age among other things can often be roadblocks in creating a truly diverse and vibrant vestry. In Building a Diverse Vestry, Anna Olson shares her experi… Read
10 Mistakes Vestries Often Make Vestry service brings with it a myriad of challenges. In 10 Mistakes Vestries Often Make, Donald Romanik lists common vestry pitfalls and ways to overcome them in order to be … Read
Listener, Trainer and Goal Setter What are qualities that are desirable in vestry members? In Listener, Trainer, Goal Setter, John Thompson-Quartey, provides traits to look for in team members who have at thei… Read
Música para fortalecer el trabajo en equipo Cuando era maestra de escuela primaria, el método más fácil y rápido para hacer que mis alumno/as prestaran atención y recordaran lo que estábamos aprendiendo era empeza… Read

Tools
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.
Resources
5 Resources for Better Church Meetings Five resources to help your vestry or other church group have more engaging and productive meetings.
Tools
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.
Tools
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