Posts from October 2013 (Page 2)
Bob Schorr shares church planting wisdom
October 12-16 the Diocese of Fort Worth will host Bob Schorr, coordinator for congregational development for the Diocese of Texas. Schorr will tour Parker County, the Haslet area, and the Cleburne area, meeting with local leaders and offering insights on church planting.
CEEP explores ‘The Source of Confidence in the Ministry of Asking’
Uncomfortable discussing giving in your congregation? Nervous about asking the congregation for money? The Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes (CEEP) has a webinar for you.
Join the diocese’s congregation administrators for lunch
Want to build community with the congregational administrators from around the diocese? Join the group for their bi-monthly lunch on Wednesday, October 23, 11:30am to 1pm at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Keller.
Executive Council’s management workgroup meets October 17
The implementation of Canon 10 – adopted in November 2012 to re-frame the working structure of the diocesan executive council – was a major topic at the Sept. 28 meeting of executive council. ( link ) On October 17, the executive council’s management workgroup will continue the conversation at its 4:30pm meeting at the diocesan office.
Registration open for Forma conference
Episcopal Christian educators are invited to attend the annual Tapestry conference of Forma (formerly the National Association of Episcopal Christian Education Directors – NAECED), scheduled for Jan. 22-24, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
Pre-convention deanery meetings set
Dates for pre-convention deanery meetings have been set. These are the meetings at which delegates to convention and others who are interested review the proposed diocesan budget, any proposed resolutions, and nominations for election at convention. They also must elect a dean (1 year) and a sub-dean (1 year). Deaneries also will elect a lay and/or clergy representative to executive council (3 years). The results of those elections should be sent to Eleanor Doty at the diocesan office at eleanor.doty@edotn.org.…
Report of meeting of executive council on September 28, 2013
The executive council of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth met on Saturday, September 28, 2013, in the parish hall at All Saints Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth, TX, 76107. The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., opened the meeting with prayer. He gave a brief report of the recent House of Bishops meeting in Nashville. Coverage of the meeting can be found at Episcopal News Service. Bishop High particularly mentioned a useful conversation with the bishops’ ecumenical…
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