December 31, 2013

12 Days of Christmas 2013: Days 7-9










Merry Christmas from ECF Vital Practices! For each of the 12 Days of Christmas, we are unwrapping one of our top 12 posts of 2013. These reflect the most popular Vestry Papers, Vital Posts, Tools/YourTurn, and Webinars that were published during the year. Thank you for all your comments, feedback, and support of ECF Vital Practices.

Previous entries:
12 Days of Christmas 2013: Days 1-3
12 Days of Christmas 2013: Days 4-6

December 31
Webinars – Part 2 of Vestry Leadership 101: Mission-Focus

The Webinar section of ECF Vitals Practices has a growing archive of ECF’s past webinars to watch on demand and today we feature the most popular vestry webinar. In “Part 2 of Vestry Leadership 101: Mission Focus,” led by ECF President Donald Romanik, vestry leaders are invited to explore how to move your vestry from a focus on day-to-day management (or crisis response) to a more proactive and mission-focused form of vestry leadership.

January 1
Vestry Papers – Wholehearted Stewardship

Your annual giving campaign can be an opportunity for growth and excitement. In “Wholehearted Stewardship,” Erin Weber Johnson, inspired by Brené Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability,” explores this concept and what is keeping us from living into fundraising as a wholehearted ministry.



January 2
Tools/Your Turn – Suggested Order for Vestry Meetings

Does your vestry need help? Consider changing your approach to meetings. In this most popular Tool for 2013, Randy Ferebee shares a “Suggested Order for Vestry Meetings,” a handy guide to help your vestry meetings focus on missional leadership.