in Vestry Papers and filtered by Endowments, Clergy Transition
By Susan Tamborini Czolgosz
When should a congregation begin to think about planning for a clergy transition? Susan Tamborini Czolgosz’s “Transition Planning” provides a framework for shifting thinking about a clergy transition, recasting it as a natural part of our common life with a process that flows from – rather than interrupts – our living into all that God is calling us to be.
By Susan Elliott
For some congregations, transition means giving up the familiar structure of full-time clergy as well as their understanding of the way authority and tasks are distributed. Susan Elliott’s “From Challenge to Opportunity” shares the wisdom and experience of congregational and diocesan leaders who have made this change.
By Dorothy "d'Rue" Massey Hazel
The feelings of grief and loss that may accompany a clergy transition may also heighten levels of anxiety and stress. In “Expectations Matter: Choose Faith,” Dorothy “d’Rue” Hazel advocates for working through these feelings, offering strategies to help leaders focus on the new opportunities, the new life that awaits.
By Cathie Caimano
Across our church congregations wrestle with decisions related to clergy staffing. Recognizing many congregations may associate moving to part time clergy a ‘failure. ‘ Cathie Caimano suggests reframing the conversation by asking different questions and adopting a different mindset in “Part Time ≠ Less Than."
By Jan Henderson
St. John’s Episcopal Church [de Jackson Hole, Wyoming] está lista para la “próxima gran cosa.” ¿Por qué me siento así? Como feligresía, estamos participando unidos y tenemos el corazón, el talento y la valentía para tener un gran impacto positivo en nuestra comunidad siguiendo las enseñanzas de Jesús.
Lo que tenemos por delante es el reto – y la oportunidad – de obtener un nue...
By Jan Henderson
During the time of clergy transition, the senior warden is responsible for leading the congregation in their search for a new rector. In “Leading through Transition,” senior warden Jan Henderson shares the process she and her vestry developed in their recent search for an interim rector.
By Lynn Mander
Todas las iglesias deberían tener un legado. A veces las feligresías tienen más de uno.
Y eso puede ser confuso, especialmente si las normas y las directrices que los rigen no están claras.
By Donald Romanik
For many churches, the one church one priest model is no longer possible, creating opportunities for different models of leadership. In “Equal Partners,” Donald Romanik shares a story of a congregation – and a diocese – committed to the development of healthy and effective lay clergy partnerships to build up the Body of Christ in our changing world.
By Henry Parsley
In “I Really Miss Vestry Meetings,” Henry Parsley, retired bishop of Alabama states “vestries should be one of the most exciting ministries in the church – joyful, in fact” and then shares the key components that he, after working with vestries for many years, believes are integral to vestry vitality.
By Fred Osborn
How do you manage your parish’s operations when the value of the endowment shrinks?
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