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<h2 style="text-align: center; background: #999; color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; padding: 6px;"><strong>From the Editor</strong></h2><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;">March 7, 2012</p><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;">Greetings,</p><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;">Much has been written about the overall decline in mainline denominations. Tom Ehrich and others are calling for a ‘<a title="new way of doing business" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fhealthy-practices%2fthe-end-to-business-as-usual%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">new way of doing business</a>‘ – and throughout our church, congregational leaders struggle with the reality of declining membership, aging buildings, and limited financial resources.</p><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;">This month,&nbsp;<em>ECF Vital Practices</em>&nbsp;shares stories of three different approaches to facing the potential ‘death’ of an existing way of being church and exploring ways to transform the underlying vitality into new ways of responding to&nbsp;God’s call. Our fourth article offers congregational leaders a model to help worshippers begin to explore ways to stretch their understanding of what God is calling us to do in the world.</p><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;">Here’s what you’ll find:</p><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;"><img height="82" src="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=1025" style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" width="150">In “<a title="From a Death, New Life" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fdeath-and-resurrection%2ffrom-death-new-life%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">From a Death, New Life</a>,” Tommy Dillon shares the story of how the congregation of Saint Aidan’s, San Francisco made the decision to let a beloved program die and the new life, and new relationships, that arose from having the courage to say ‘goodbye’ with dignity.&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #ffffff;">----------------- ------------------ ---------------- -------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;"><img height="82" src="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=1024" style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" width="150">Cam Miller’s “<a title="Dating the Presbyterians" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fdeath-and-resurrection%2fdating-the-presbyterians%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">Dating the Presbyterians</a>,” explores the possibilities that emerged when a long established church in the community came knocking on the door, asking Trinity Episcopal, Buffalo, if it would entertain the idea of sharing its campus.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #ffffff;">----------------- -------------- -------------------- ------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------ ----------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------- ---------------- ---------------------</span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;"><img height="82" src="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=1026" style="float: left; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" width="150">“<a title="Real Collaboration" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fdeath-and-resurrection%2freal-collaboration%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">Real Collaboration</a>” by Greg Syler, offers a roadmap for congregations, deaneries, and dioceses to begin the conversation related to exploring what it means to be church today, opening ourselves up to new possibilities, and finding grace filled ways to let go.&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #ffffff;">---------------------- ------------------- --------------- ------------------------ ---------------------- ----------------------- ------------------ ------------------------ --------------------------- ---------------------- -------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<li><a title="Changing the Scorecard" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fchanging-the-scorecard%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">Changing the Scorecard</a>&nbsp;by Nancy Davidge&nbsp;</li>
<li><a title="Charting a New Path" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fcharting-a-new-path-2%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">Charting a New Path</a>&nbsp;by Richelle Thompson&nbsp;</li>
<li><a title="The Little Church That Could" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fthe-little-church-that-could%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">The Little Church That Could</a>&nbsp;by Anne Ditzler&nbsp;</li>
<li><a title="What to Do When a Ministry Outlasts a Church?" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fwhat-to-do-when-a-ministry-outlasts-a-church-2%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">What to Do When a Ministry Outlasts a Church?</a>&nbsp;by Peter Strimer&nbsp;</li>
<li><a title="Why Stay the Same" href="http://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fwhy-stay-the-same%2f&amp;srcid=2770&amp;srctid=1&amp;erid=300110&amp;trid=be5155f8-051b-41f9-8cbc-f83265043d9d">Why Stay the Same</a>?&nbsp;by Miguel Escobar&nbsp;</li>
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