filtered by Vision
By Greg Syler
How does your congregation’s business model impact your church’s mission and ministry? Are there areas that are too complex? Are there areas that consume energy but do not drive ministry? What would you change if you could change it?
By Greg Syler
What if we, from the treasures of our Anglican theological heritage, took some of our common life out of the church buildings proper, and into the neighborhoods, homes, parks, restaurants, and coffee shops?
By Linda Buskirk
Set the expectation that an extended annual retreat is important and all leadership team members should attend.
By Alan Bentrup
Where have you seen a change in your community, and how have you tried to engage?
By Janet Lombardo
Congregations often want to be all things to all people, jumping on every new idea without considering whether it supports the congregation’s mission to the community. The ideas may be good individually, but how do they align with the congregation’s mission and ministry? When a congregation fragments its mission, it is a recipe for failure.
By Linda Buskirk
Here is a creative way to get visionary juices flowing at your next Vestry planning retreat: Start writing your congregation’s 2023 Annual Report.
By Linda Buskirk
Strategic planner that I am, I love it when a plan starts coming together with results. One of the readings for Epiphany, Ephesians 3: 1-12, reveals some pretty amazing aspects of God’s plan already in the works.
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.
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.
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.
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