Vestry

By ECFVP Team
ECF's resources for vitality and innovation equip leaders to bring about transformation and positive change in our communities.
By Tim Schenck
A tool to help parish leadership reflect deeply upon their post-pandemic ministry.
ECF is sharing six valuable resources to help strengthen your leadership teams and get your Church in shape this New Year.
By Angela Emerson
Vestry planning calendars for managing operational aspects of the church efficiently, creating time for prayer, study and planning.
The vestry members of St. Mary's Mariposa, CA, snapped photos of their neighborhood as a way of "looking for God at work in our neighborhood and God's call to us as a parish."
A helpful outline that provides an overview of group development theory and how it can be used to create a well-functioning vestry.
In this new era the vestry and all leader groups will seek to give the congregation the gift of missional leadership. The governance functions in this agenda are concentrated, allowing greater time for the development of an …
A short decommissioning service for retiring vestry members.
Every vestry should establish written group norms and a vestry covenant.
By Bob Schorr
Looking for ways to make your meetings more productive? Consider adopting the practice of using a consent agenda.
When it's time for vestry elections, do members know what the role requires? Use this sample job description as a basis for naming the responsibilities for vestry members in your congregation.
Do you know your congregation's statistics? Information is available: use this data to enhance your knowledge about your diocese, congregation, and local community.