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Conversations About the Future
JOIN the conversation.
Where will the Episcopal Church reside in the space between
Judging too Soon and Deciding too Late?
- Great News! Register now for the July 16 training session with Dr. Bob Johansen from the Institute For The Future, to be held at St. James Cathedral in downtown Chicago.If you're unable to attend in July, reserve a place at the October training session in New York at Trinity, Wall Street. The exact date for this session is not confirmed. Very Special Price The cost per parish for the training sessions will be only $100 and that is for an unlimited number of parish representatives. See our Calendar of Events page to register now!
- They're here!! Order your Faith In The Future packets now and enrich your parish's conversations about the future. What's the packet? Working with the publisher and the IFTF, we've put together a complete package of materials to equip parishes to facilitate thought provoking conversations about the future. The packet includes the book Get There Early, the Book of Provocation, the four artifacts from the future, and a DVD with the digital stories from the future.
- Meanwhile, we are also charting a course for the parish-level support that the Consortium will give, with continued support from the Institute for the Future.
The 2009 Annual Conference in New Orleans, themed "Hope Rising: Living in a World of Dilemmas," will be an opportunity for sharing findings and opportunities from our first year of this project.
The Consortium board of directors and staff are thankful for the work of Bob Johansen, Jason Tester, and the IFTF Team.
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Endowed Parishes Are A Positive Force For the Future
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori speaking at CEEP Annual Conference
Article and photo by Joe Bjordal, Episcopal News Service
"'We can be a positive force for the future of the Episcopal Church.' With those words, the Rev. Winston Charles, rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, welcomed participants to the 23rd Annual Conference of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes in St. Louis, Missouri on February 21. Charles served as chair of the conference.
As the conference's keynote speaker, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori brought a progress report on mission in the Episcopal Church.
'One of my great privileges is to visit dioceses and people want to show off the very best,' she said. 'I can tell you this church is vitally engaged in mission work of many sorts.'"
Read the entire article here
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