By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director When I was a teenager, I was always excited to get the latest issue of Glamour magazine. I would pour over...
Introducing CVA 3.0
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Congregational Vitality Assessment (CVA)
Missional Assessment: The Power of Knowing Your Congregation and Your Community
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. – Japanese Proverb Missional Assessment is the cornerstone of everything...
The Power of Perspective: How the Diocese of Oklahoma is using the CVA
By The Rev. Canon Steve Carlson and Kate Bond The authors both serve on the Bishop’s staff of the Diocese of Oklahoma Steve is the Canon to the...
Know Thyself; Know Thy Faith Community
By Jacob Sierra, Senior Program Director, Digital Resources Episcopal Church Foundation Last month, 15 congregations of the Episcopal Diocese of...
So you want to attract young families
(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...
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.
