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Greetings!
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Happy Epiphany! In this issue, you'll find resources to help your team work together and lead your church into an exciting new year.
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Annual meeting was a success . . . Now what?
Gearing up for annual meeting is easy: You need to develop presentations, prepare ballots, and plan how to celebrate the past year and share your goals for the year to come. But once the new vestry is in place, next steps aren't always as well defined.
This pair of articles from ECF Vital Practices can help orient new (and continuing) vestry members and set your vestry up for success.
Three-time senior warden, former president of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes, and longstanding delegate to General Convention Scott Evenbeck presents his understanding of the most important vestry responsibilities. Share this article with new and returning vestry members to let them know what to expect.
Sandra Clark Kolb, former vestry member and warden and current consultant to the Episcopal Church Foundation and the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, examines a five-stage model of group development and shows how you can use it to create a highly functioning vestry. Share this article to help your group hit the ground running.
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Encouraging healthy leaders
Please encourage your parish leaders and lay or clergy employees to attend the following events.
Wellness Summit Saturday, January 25 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM This free one-day event offers practical advice and tools for keeping in good health. The summit is intended for Medical Trust participants (lay and clergy church employees and their families) but all are welcome. Lunch will be served. Register online2014 Learn and Lead: Forming Faithful Leaders Saturday, March 1 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM The Congregational Development Commission invites all current and future leaders to a daylong seminar on Christian leadership formation, including a keynote by Bishop Knisely and workshops Learn more.
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Social service resources for faith leaders
Helping Your Community Wednesday, February 5 9:00 AM to 12 PM (1268 Eddy Street, Providence) Do you sometimes wish you could help people in your church & community, but you aren't sure how to hook them up with the assistance they need? Helping Your Community is an opportunity for lay and clergy faith leaders to learn about the available social service resources in Rhode Island. The workshop will be divided into three sessions where participants will choose a topic of interest: housing & homelessness, employment, mental health, health care, or domestic violence. Find out more or register online today!
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Grants season is upon us
Something exciting going on in your parish? Looking for funds to help make it happen?
Congregational Development Commission Grants
(Apply by March 1)
Our CDC seeks to empower RI churches in discerning God's call to their unique ministry.
The CDC offers matching grants to support inventive programs that seek to transform the life of the congregation. Grants are given annually.
Province 1
Seed Money Grants
Apply for up to $2,500 for efforts that cross diocesan borders or show ways we can do things better together. Download an application.
2014 UTO Grants
Learn more here
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