Vestry Resources

VESTRY RESOURCES

Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices

http://www.ecfvp.org/

Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices - Vestry Papers

http://www.ecfvp.org/vestrypapers/

Humble Leadership: Being Radically Open to God;s Guidance and Grace: N. Graham Standish: Amazon.com: Books

http://www.amazon.com/Humble-Leadership-Being-Radically-Guidance/dp/1566993369

Amazon.com: Cultivating the Missional Church: New Soil for Growing Vestries and Leaders eBook: Randolph C. Ferebee: Kindle Store

http://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-Missional-Church-Growing-Vestries-ebook/dp/B00A1SOJPS

ChurchPublishing.org:  5 Keys for Church Leaders : Building a Strong, Vibrant, and Growing Church by Kevin Martin

https://www.churchpublishing.org/products/index.cfm?fuseaction=add&productID=432

Vacation/Sabbath/Balance

VACATION/SABBATH/BALANCE

Do Us a Favor, Take a Vacation

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_21/b4035088.htm

Alpha Dads: Men Get Serious About Work-Life Balance - Businessweek

http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-30/alpha-dads-men-get-serious-about-work-life-balance

Alban - How Do Clergy Observe Sabbath?

http://www.alban.org/conversation.aspx?id=10238

Redefining a Successful Life

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/15/your-money/a-call-for-a-movement-to-redefine-the-successful-life.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

Cycle of Scarcity

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/escaping-the-cycle-of-scarcity/?hp&_r=1

Burnout

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/nyregion/02burnout.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

Dear Church, 11 signs you’re burning out your staff. - Stuff Christians Like

http://stuffchristianslike.net/2013/11/13/dear-church-11-signs-youre-burning-staff/

75 Years In The Making: Harvard Just Released Its Epic Study On What Men Need To Live A Happy Life  http://www.feelguide.com/2013/04/29/75-years-in-th-making-harvard-just-released-its-epic-study-on-what-men-require-to-live-a-happy-life/

Taking Breaks--You’re Doing It Wrong | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

http://www.fastcompany.com/3022906/leadership-now/taking-breaks-youre-doing-it-wrong

10 Ways to Rekindle Your Passion for Work

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/rekindle-work-passion/

Keep It Collared

http://www.keepitcollared.org/

5 reasons why you shouldn’t work too hard

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/02/21/5-things-you-get-from-working-too-hard/

Your 60-Hour Work Week is Not a Badge of Honour | Jeff Archibald

http://jeffarchibald.ca/60-hour-work-week-badge-honour/

Busyness is Not a Virtue : iDoneThis blog

http://blog.idonethis.com/post/45912361388/busyness-not-virtue

Why People Work For Rewards They’ll Never Get to Enjoy | Hazlitt

http://www.randomhouse.ca/hazlitt/blog/why-people-work-rewards-theyll-never-get-enjoy

The One Thing Christians Should Stop Saying | The Accidental Missionary

http://theaccidentalmissionary.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/the-one-things-christians-should-stop-saying/

What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking and Sacred Space

http://99u.com/articles/6947/what-happened-to-downtime-the-extinction-of-deep-thinking-sacred-space

Brigid Schulte's Overwhelmed and our epidemic of busyness.  

 http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2014/03/brigid_schulte_s_overwhelmed_and_our_epidemic_of_busyness.html

Tragedy

TRAGEDY

Episcopal News Service - COMMENTARY

http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/80050_129738_ENG_HTM.htm

Sandy Hook Parent’s Letter to Teachers http://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?DISPATCHED=true&cid=25983841&item=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edweek.org%2Few%2Farticles%2F2013%2F09%2F06%2F03marquezgreen.h33.html%3Ftkn%3DVZTF3CYMOTTIb%252Bzy2iBQTvgKvVFKEdGpv3Vv%26cmp%3Dclp-edweek

The Value of Suffering http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/opinion/sunday/the-value-of-suffering.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Confronting the lie: God won’t give you more than you can handle | From One Degree to Another | Nate Pyle

http://natepyle.com/confronting-the-lie-god-wont-give-you-more-than-you-can-handle/

A New Normal: Ten Things I've Learned About Trauma - Catherine Woodiwiss | God's Politics Blog | Sojourners

http://sojo.net/blogs/2014/01/13/new-normal-ten-things-ive-learned-about-trauma

The Promised Land; Saint Mark's Church

http://www.saintmarksphiladelphia.org/sermons/2014/2/16/the-promised-land

Love Unleashed through Suffering |Web Exclusives | First Things

http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/02/love-unleashed-through-suffering

Theology

THEOLOGY

Conjuring Up our Own Gods

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/opinion/luhrmann-conjuring-up-our-own-gods.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1&

Study Theology, Even If You Don't Believe in God - Tara Isabella Burton - The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/study-theology-even-if-you-dont-believe-in-god/280999/

Unapologetic Theology: You cannot out-give God...

http://www.unapologetictheology.blogspot.com/2014/01/you-cannot-out-give-god.html?m=1

Among the Believers - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/douthat/2014/02/13/among-the-believers/?nl=opinion&emc=edit_ty_20140213

God’s Feminine Side Is Plain To See - TIME

http://time.com/26318/gods-feminine-side-is-plain-to-see/

The people who challenged my atheism most weren't priests, but homeless addicts and prostitutes | Chris Arnade | Comment is free | theguardian.com

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/24/atheism-richard-dawkins-challenge-beliefs-homeless

Deconstructing God

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/deconstructing-god/

Why English majors make lousy fundamentalists | Mercy Not Sacrifice

http://morganguyton.us/2014/03/03/why-english-majors-make-lousy-fundamentalists/

Theological Education

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Learning to Get Along

http://www.scribd.com/doc/104819559/Courier-9-1-12-Campbell

Is It Time to Write the Eulogy?: The Future of Seminary Education

http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Is-It-Time-to-Write-the-Eulogy-Frederick-Schmidt-03-21-2011

Scholar Priest Iniatitive

http://www.scribd.com/doc/165110899/Scholar-Priest-Initiative

http://www.scholarpriests.org/

Stewardship

STEWARDSHIP

Study Reveals The Geography of Charitable Giving : NPR

http://www.npr.org/2012/08/20/158947667/study-reveals-the-geography-of-charitable-giving

TED TALK on Charity

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong.html?source=facebook#.UcSxqnh0UZA.facebook

As We Become Richer, Do We Become Stingier? : NPR

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/03/218627288/why-being-wealthy-doesnt-lead-to-more-giving

Stewardship, Tithing, Giving

http://www.episcopalcafe.com/daily/stewardship/stewardship_tithing_giving_ann.php

The Case of the Disappearing Staff | MaryAnn McKibben Dana

http://theblueroomblog.org/the-case-of-the-disappearing-staff/

Mobile Giving

https://www.electronicdonations.com/services/mobile_giving.html

Could You Tithe Your Time?

http://www.anglicannews.org/comment/2014/01/could-you-tithe-your-time.aspx

Love of Money

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/opinion/sunday/for-the-love-of-money.html

Congregational Sustainability Roundup

http://www.churchwork.com/congregational-sustainability-roundup/

RenewalWorks : Forward Movement — Reinvigorating the life of the church

http://www.forwardmovement.org/Pages/Item/6659/RenewalWorks.aspx

PODCASTS & VIDEOS

PODCASTS AND VIDEOS

ANGLICAN COMMUNION

Anglicans Online | Online Worship

http://anglicansonline.org/resources/webcasts.html

BBC

BBC News - As it happened: 100 Women conference

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24626901

BBC - Podcasts and Downloads - Heart and Soul: Faith Perspectives

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/heartsoul

BBC - Podcasts and Downloads - Outlook

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/outlook

BBC - Podcasts and Downloads - Witness

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/witness

DAILY OFFICE PODCASTS

The Episcopal Church in Garrett County - Always an Open Door

http://www.episcopalchurchingarrettcounty.org/

iTunes - Podcasts - Audio Daily Office @ The Trinity Mission by The Trinity Mission

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/audio-daily-office-trinity/id604914110?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

NPR

Podcast Help | On Being

http://www.onbeing.org/podcast/help

Podcast | This American Life

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast

TED TALKS

http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_steindl_rast_want_to_be_happy_be_grateful.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html

http://www.ted.com/playlists/140/how_leaders_inspire.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/ash_beckham_we_re_all_hiding_something_let_s_find_the_courage_to_open_up.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader.html

YOUTUBE

DigitalFormation - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalFormation

Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Forgiveness - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?index=2&list=PLaD3w6QRCa7gBEb7dy_5GVWaPFdumx6UA&feature=share&v=raG6eIL-LM0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DraG6eIL-LM0%26feature%3Dshare%26list%3DPLaD3w6QRCa7gBEb7dy_5GVWaPFdumx6UA%26index%3D2&app=desktop

Grace - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLMSLM0WM3Q&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmLMSLM0WM3Q&app=desktop

Clean and Unclean [The Syrophoenician Woman]

http://youtu.be/uAl--5UKaPc

Bishop Greg Rickel at Episcopal Church Building Fund

http://youtu.be/uZWTqCRm7RU

Society of Saint John the Evangelist

http://www.youtube.com/user/SSJEOnline

Social Media & Technology

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

BBC News - Catholic church attracts future priests using Facebook

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19447164

Pastoral Transitions in the Age of Social Media, Part 1: Introduction – Pomomusings

http://pomomusings.com/2013/07/02/pastoral-transitions-in-the-age-of-social-media-part-1-introduction/

Tim Harford |Ten email commandments

http://timharford.com/2013/09/3180/

DigitalFormation - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalFormation

New commandments: Thou shalt Tweet; | Seven whole days

http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2014/01/22/new-commandments-thou-shalt-tweet/

5 Questions to Ask Before Posting To Social Media | RELEVANT Magazine

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/tech/5-questions-ask-posting-social-media

Alban -Pastoral Transitions in the Age of Social Media

http://www.alban.org/conversation.aspx?id=10395

Guide to Live Tweeting Church Events

http://www.slideshare.net/MeredithGould/guide-to-live-tweetingfinal?utm_source=slideshow&utm_medium=ssemail&utm_campaign=upload_digest

BBC News - Cloak “anti-social” app helps you avoid your friends

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-25554192

A New Survey Reveals Which Social Media Brands People Are Most Attached To | Co.Create | creativity + culture + commerce

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3027398/a-new-survey-reveals-which-social-media-brands-people-are-most-attached-to?partner=rss&utm_content=buffere85ef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#4

Find Images for Blogs & Social Media with Embed | Getty Images

http://www.gettyimages.com/Creative/Frontdoor/embed