[Europe.justus] Fwd: The October Vestry Papers articles on Innovative Stewardship are out!

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> Expéditeur: "ECF Vital Practices" <ndavidge at episcopalfoundation.org>
> Date: 4 octobre 2011 22:36:04 HAEC
> Destinataire: "Friend of ECF" <bishop at tec-europe.org>
> Objet: The October Vestry Papers articles on Innovative Stewardship are out!
> Répondre à: ecfvp at episcopalfoundation.org
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> From the Editor
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> October 4, 2011
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> Across the Episcopal Church, congregations, dioceses, agencies, and individuals are engaged in asset based community development (ABCD), a growing movement that considers local assets as the primary building blocks of sustainable community development. Placing emphasis on the strengths and assets in their midst, rather than being stymied by tremendous need, congregational leaders using the ABCD model encourage the expression of the giftedness and capacity of the communities to affect positive change. 
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> In our October Vestry Papers, we continue to share stories from congregational leaders acting upon the giftedness and capacity in their faith community to bring about positive change in their congregation, community, or region. These stories include: 
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> The second part of the St. Alban’s story by Brent Owens. Why Grow shares what happened after the congregation studied the Great Commission, which shaped their perspective on growth and particularly why they needed to grow. Brent shares how the passion and persistence of parishioners has contributed to the overall health of the St. Alban’s congregation. ___________ __________________________ ______________ __________________________ _______________________ __________________ _______________ __________________
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> Rosa Lindahl Mallow's Out of Many, One: New River Regional Ministry offers a look at a different expression of multi-cell or multi-site ministry, created in response to both a need for church planting as part of a congregation's growth strategy and as a response to area congregations in deep crisis. This article is also available in Spanish here. _____________________________ __________________ _________________ ________________ _________________ _______________________________ ______________________________
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> The Best Way to be Blocked, by Jamie Coats. Jamie's creative way of approaching change offers congregational leaders a new way of thinking about the obstacles we encounter both in our corporate and spiritual lives. ___________________________ ____________________ __________________________ -_______________________--- _________________________ ________________________--- _________________________ ___________________________ ____________________ 
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> Lynette Wilson's Sewing Factory for Hondurans Living With HIV/AIDS reports on the Province IX Sustainability Conference where leaders from Latin America, Africa, and the Philippines shared stories and resources related to the ways their congregations and dioceses are working towards self-sustainability. __________________________ _____________________ ________________ _____________________ ________________________ _____________ _______________________ ____________________ __________________ ____________
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> How is your congregation responding to the challenges posed by rising expenses and declining resources? Are you willing to share your story with others? If so, please drop me a note at ndavidge at episcopalfoundation.org, post a comment on our Facebook page, or share your Innovative Stewardship resources in the Your Turn section of this site. 
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> Faithfully, 
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> Nancy Davidge 
> Editor, ECF Vital Practices 
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> PS: To make it easier for congregational leaders to find the resources offered through ECF Vital Practices, please consider adding a link to ECF Vital Practices to your website.
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> Vital Posts
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> Incarnational Ministry Fair: Recruitment at ministry fairs usually involves clip boards, candy to lure in unsuspecting parishioners, and church committee representatives looking to fill a few slots. Might there be a better way?
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> What's Your Asking Style? With stewardship season upon us, Anne Ditzler highlights a new assessment tool for helping leaders discover their asking style.
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> Thanks Netflix! What can congregations learn from the recent Netflix  communications debacle? Richelle Thompson believes congregations could take some lessons from what the Washington Post called "The World's Worst Apology Letter."
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> Creating and Managing Your Endowment (October 6, 6:30-7:30 PM): This workshop reviews basic principles and best practices for endowment management. 
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