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By Robert Harris
In “On Being a Senior Warden,” Robert Harris shares some of his experiences as senior warden in two congregations over a number of years. Having worked with a variety of rectors with varying levels of experience and characteristics, his advice ranges from the value of being adaptable to the need to be ready for the unexpected and the importance of developing relationships of mutual trust and r...
By Beckett Stokes
Several small congregations in the Diocese of Colorado are growing and thriving as a result of their adoption of a shared leadership model.
By Linda Buskirk
Si su parroquia se pudiera personificar, ¿qué sería, misionera o visionaria?
By Nancy Davidge
¿Qué tiene que ver esto con la formación de equipos de liderazgo fuertes?
La Iglesia Episcopal St. Augustine’s, en Brooklyn además de estar llena de vida está muy conectada con nuestra comunidad y con la Iglesia Episcopal a los niveles diocesano, provincial y confesional.
No siempre fue así. A principios de la década de los 1980, cuando la feligresía bajó vertiginosamente de cerca de 1,000 a 40 miembros, era hora de que la feligresía - y sus líderes- enfrenta...
By Rosa Lindahl
A fines del año pasado, la comunidad en que sirvo enfrentó plenamente la realidad que muchas comunidades de toda nuestra iglesia encontrarán en años venideros. Sencillamente no teníamos suficientes fondos como para seguir teniendo un sacerdote a tiempo completo.
By Rosa Lindahl
Our capacity to move into the future depends on the ability of our congregational leaders to function effectively as a team.
By Bob Schorr
Could the way you run your meetings be keeping people away from leadership positions? Many of us have sat through meetings that drone on and one, spending valuable time dealing with routine reports or rehashing business from earlier meetings. To help congregational leaders break that cycle, Bob Schorr offers “The Consent Agenda: More Efficient Meetings.”
Does your congregation think about and talk about stewardship only during the annual funding campaign? If so, you’re missing year-round opportunities for formation. Not sure how to start? These two tools may help.
By Melanie Barnett Wright
Así que en St. Alban’s abrimos nuestros ojos para ver quiénes estaban necesitados a nuestro alrededor. Adoptamos esta declaración de misión: “Estamos llamados a ser las manos del Señor en este lugar, abiertas a todos, extendiéndolas a la comunidad y al mundo”.
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