filtered by Administration, Youth & Young Adults, Evangelism + 4 other(s)
By Pickett Wall
In times of fear and uncertainty, the church is our unchanging foundation. In What Happens When Soccer Practice Comes Back? Pickett Wall ponders how we will continue to be community and share our stories when this season of crisis ends.
By Charis Bhagianathan
The desire to communicate, to reach out, to share our story and hear those of others has never been greater. What is your story and how are you telling it? What does telling our story mean for us as church, even now, when church looks so different? In this issue, we highlight examples of telling our story as church – a church that is evolving, expressing and inspiring every day.
By Carsten Sierck and Demi Prentiss
Join ECF staffers Carsten Sierck and Demi Prentiss as they explore finance and planning practices to help prepare congregations for the new and unexpected.
By Carsten Sierck and Demi Prentiss
Social distancing puts a strain on church finances. When online worship makes passing the plate impossible, who’s handling the money and who’s keeping track of it?
ECF staff discuss ideas and means by which you can make a charitable contribution to your local parish or other Episcopal charity during COVID-19.
By Greg Syler
Why can’t a group of great people grow their church? Greg Syler posits that it might have to do with the Vestry. Please see below for more.
By Jason Smith
Jason Smith outlines how to set up an online giving system that will be helpful during a time of virtual worship services, when people arent present to pass the plate.
By Linda Buskirk
Linda Buskirk shares three ideas on how to use the time during Lent to breathe some life into your stewardship ministry.
By Richelle Thompson
In our latest blog, Richelle Thompson tells the story of the Good Book Club. In 2018, Forward Movement organized the initiative and brought in partner organizations from across the Episcopal Church. For the first year, they read the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Last year they read Paul’s letter to the Romans and their mailing list doubled. This year, the Good Book Club focuses on the Gospel of John and another 3,000 people have joined the weekly email list.
By Nicole Seiferth
ECF recently launched a new publication – the Finance Resource Guide. In The Finance Resource Your Vestry Needs, Nicole Seiferth breaks down what the book offers and shares why this is a must-have publication for every transformational vestry.
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