Resources for Vestries & Bishop’s Committees
General
Diocesan Elections
Vestries & Bishop’s Committees
Communication
Forms
Prayer Cycles
Diocese
Constitution & Canons
- Constitution & Canons of The Episcopal Church (2009) (Adobe PDF)
- Constitution & Canons of The Episcopal Diocese of Spokane (2012) (Adobe PDF)
Regional Structure
Vestries & Bishop’s Committees
- 2013 Spring Regional Gatherings Presentation (Adobe PDF)
- 2012 Fall Regional Gatherings Presentation (Adobe PDF)
- 2012 Spring Regional Gatherings Presentation (Adobe PDF)
- 2013 Spring Regional Gathering Day Cover Letter
- 2013 Congregational Self-Reflection Tool
- Regional Development Team Glossary
New for 2013
- 2013 Fall Regional Gathering Day Cover Letter (Adobe PDF)
- 2013 Gather-Transform-Send Worksheet (Adobe PDF)
Spiritual & Discerning
After Jesus dismissed the crowds he went up the mountain by himself to pray. Matt. 14:23
- Lectio Divina:
- The Benedictine Life (Adobe PDF) — for use with Regional Developer
- Gospel-Based Discipleship
- Benedictine Lectio Divina (Adobe PDF)
- Morning Prayers — short form (Adobe PDF)
- Holy Eucharist — short form (Adobe PDF)
- Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in Community
- Grounded in God: Listening Hearts Discernment for Group Deliberations
- Bearing Fruit: Ministry with Real Results
- Beyond Business as Usual: Vestry Leadership Development
Planning & Leading
For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? Luke 14:28
Where there is no vision the people perish. Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)
- The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry, 2nd ed.
- Gather-Transform-Send (Adobe PDF) — for use with Regional Developer
- Studying Your Congregation in Context
- Studying Congregations: A New Handbook
- Congregations in Transition: A Guide for Analyzing, Assessing, and Adapting in Changing Communities
- FACTs on Growth 2010 (Adobe PDF)
- FACTs on Worship 2010 (Adobe PDF)
- Planning Process: Learning from Organizing for Mission (Adobe PDF)
Fiduciary & Legal
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. Matthew 25:1-2
- Libby’s Top 8 (Adobe PDF)
- My Assupmtions about Money Questionnaire (Adobe PDF)
- The Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs (Adobe PDF)
- Sexual Ethics Policy (Adobe PDF)
- Sexual Ethics Policy Highlights (Adobe PDF)
- Sexual Ethics Policy — Implementation Guidelines (Adobe PDF)
- Sexual Ethics Policy Acknowledgement Form (Adobe PDF) please print, complete and return to Diocesan office
- Safeguarding God’s Children — On-line Learning Tips (Adobe PDF)
- Safeguarding God’s Children — On-line Registration Codes (Adobe PDF)
- Diocesan Finance Officer — Laurie Boss @ 509-624-3191 or laurieb@spokanediocese.org
- Canon to the Ordinary — Paul Lebens-Englund @ 509-263-7793 or paull@spokanediocese.org
Organizing & Working
A shared vision, even a God-sized vision, is unlikely to come to life if a congregation lacks structures and processes through which they communicate and carry out a vision. “Bearing Fruit: Ministry with Real Results” Weems and Berlin, pg 68
- Action Research Change Process (Adobe PDF)
- Action Research Example (Adobe PDF)
- The Episcopal Church Foundation
- The Vestry Resource Guide
- Vestry Covenant sample (Adobe PDF)
- Community Covenant sample (Adobe PDF)
- Vestry Structure & Practice by Bishop Claude Payne (Microsoft PPT)
- Vestry Agenda sample #1 (Adobe PDF)
- Vestry Agenda sample #2 (Adobe PDF)
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- Subscribe to Morning Walk Media News Feed
