January 3, 2014
12 Days of Christmas 2013: Days 10-12
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
12 Days of Christmas 2013: Days 7-9
January 3
Webinars – Addressing Lackluster Stewardship Campaigns
The most accessed webinar recording for 2013 was “Addressing Lackluster Stewardship Campaigns,” led by Jerry Keucher and Erin Weber Johnson. In this webinar, they address how and why the stewardship efforts of so many congregations produce lackluster results, specifically examining the role of messaging and how tone and content can impact annual campaigns.
January 4
Vital Posts – Kitchens and Relationships
The most popular blog post of 2013 is a subject (and sometime controversy) any church member is familiar with: kitchen signs. In “Kitchens and Relationships,” Greg Syler delves into this topic and implores us out of love and hospitality to make this hub of church life more welcoming… and to start by taking down those signs!
January 5
Vestry Papers – Reframe Vestry Meetings
Merry 12th Day of Christmas! Today, our most popular post of 2013: “Reframe Vestry Meetings.” In this Vestry Papers article, Randy Ferebee invites vestry members to reflect on ways to transform their governance responsibilities into a “generative, sense-making experience,” by offering a frame of reference through which leaders can process all governing issues and challenges.
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