(A few things to consider) By the Rev. Ken Howard These days it seems like the leadership of every congregation thinks the answer to their dwindling...
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Congregational Vitality Assessment (CVA)
FaithX and VIP in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California
By The Rev. Cn. Julie Wakelee Canon to the Ordinary Episcopal Diocese of Northern California A new energy is bubbling up in nine churches around our...
Using the Gift of Time
Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant There’s a strange phenomenon that happens around this time of year. As a consultant who works with...
The Power of WITH
We often say that we are doing “for” our communities, when really we are doing “to” them, and what we should be doing is engaging “with” them.
Vitality & Sustainability In Congregations & Judicatories Part 2: Congregational Vitality Assessment
(The 2nd in a series on vitality and sustainability in congregations and judicatories) By Ken Howard The Congregational Vitality Assessment is a...
My Favorite Things
By Mary Frances, Senior Missional Consultant A while back I was talking with another consultant about some of the tools that I use when working with...
