in Vital Posts and filtered by Christian Formation, Gathering of Leaders, Vision
By Greg Syler
Following his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus stayed in the city.
By Janet Lombardo
Congregations often want to be all things to all people, jumping on every new idea without considering whether it supports the congregation’s mission to the community. The ideas may be good individually, but how do they align with the congregation’s mission and ministry? When a congregation fragments its mission, it is a recipe for failure.
By Richelle Thompson
I’ll be the first to admit: I don’t always want to start our leadership meetings with Bible study.
By Linda Buskirk
Here is a creative way to get visionary juices flowing at your next Vestry planning retreat: Start writing your congregation’s 2023 Annual Report.
By Linda Buskirk
Strategic planner that I am, I love it when a plan starts coming together with results. One of the readings for Epiphany, Ephesians 3: 1-12, reveals some pretty amazing aspects of God’s plan already in the works.
By Alan Bentrup
How have you seen folks living out their faith in the midst of their everyday lives?
By Alan Bentrup
How else can we help people live out their faith, and grow in relationship with Christ, outside of Sunday morning?
By Linda Buskirk
We Episcopalians love our liturgy and our “color coded” church year. The liturgical calendar keeps us moving through the Bible, celebrates the major milestones and miracles of our faith, highlights examples of saints we might emulate, and so much more.
By Linda Buskirk
Why can’t we just ask people what they want to do?
By Alan Bentrup
What old ways of thinking do we need to let go of - what old things need to die - so that we can more clearly hear and discern where God would have us act?