Podcasts about congregational vitality

SECOND SUNDAY AFTERTHE EPIPHANY | Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Anne-Marie Jeffrey, Canon for Congregational Vitality, EDOW | The full service is available for several weeks here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7939140 The post Sunday, January 14, 2023 first appeared on Christ Church - An Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill. The post Sunday, January 14, 2023 appeared first on Christ Church - An Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill.

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 17, 2023 10:30 a.m. Today's sermon is given by our special guest preacher The Reverend Alex Montes-Vela, Missioner for Congregational Vitality.

Congregational Vitality, Ordination and Installation of Elders

In this episode, Pastor Levi Duggan discusses innovation and inclusion with Rev. Carlo Ramirez, Associate Director of Connection Ministries in Congregational Vitality and Hispanic/Latino Ministries for the Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church. 

Skunk on the Table is a video, podcast and article series focused on simple and clear conversations about topics of interest for the Virginia Conference. In this episode, David Dommisse, Conference Treasurer, answers questions related to disaffiliation in the Virginia Conference and the financial impacts. Also joining the conversation is Dwayne Stinson, Director of Connectional Ministries for Discipleship and Congregational Vitality, who will share about the future of the VAUMC and UMC.

"God is tending us, and all we have to do is share because God does the rest of the work." In her sermon this Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Anne-Marie Jeffery, Canon for Congregational Vitality, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, asked us to consider how we can be part of God's nurturing work in the world.

God's word does not return empty or void. God's word is the creative force that brought the world and life into being! Just as God's word holds power so do ours. Are we speaking words of life?In this episode, Melissa and Sally have a conversation about God's word, what God's word teaches us about the power of our own words, and how we use our words to bring the kingdom a bit closer to earth. Listen in for the full conversation. Before listening, read For Faith.Sally Ulrey is moving into the role of Canon for Congregational Vitality and Ministry Development on the Bishop's Staff, where she's served in the Office of Congregational Vitality since 2018. Prior to joining the Bishop's staff, Sally spent almost 20 years working in parishes in the Diocese of Atlanta in Christian formation and youth ministry. Sally is passionate about helping people discover a transforming relationship with Jesus and the adventure of following Christ, and helping congregations to be healthy and faithful places where that can happen. 

If you're wondering what your next outreach event should be for your small church, join this conversation about innovative ways to uncover community needs you might have never considered. Miles Larson, Director of Pastoral and Congregational Vitality of the Brethren Church, shares a bit of his story along with ...3 elements that can help your small church find its unique calling to outreachHow to conduct community listening sessions to uncover needs and deepen relationshipsYour next step in responding to needs, based on congregation skills and passion areasConnect with Miles Larsonmiles@brethrenchurch.orghttps://www.brethrenchurch.org/Small Church Network  https://smallchurchministry.com/network/Rate, Review, & Follow Laurie on Apple Podcasts"I love Laurie and The Small Church Ministry Podcast!!"

Episode 48 of the How We Do Digital Ministry podcast features The Rev. Dr. Karyn Wiseman, Professor of homiletics at United Lutheran Seminary and Lead Pastor at Gloria Dei Church in Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania. Karyn and Charlotte Elia discuss congregational vitality through entrepreneurial ministry, the importance of public witness, and the urgency of preaching in this moment. "A church has to be permission givers, and church leadership have to be permission givers. So when somebody comes in and says, I have this great idea, it's like, go for it. It doesn't have to go to six committees. It doesn't have to be approved in the budget a year from now. It's go for it. We'll find the money and the resources. Let's do it. Let's try it. That's what I wanna see in the church. And I think those are the churches that are being successful right now. They've just been giving permission to these new ways to be church." - Rev. Dr. Karyn Wiseman Listen to the full episode as Karyn talks about these topics: Training Pastors for the Church That Will Be [0:50] Importance of Public Ministry [5:54] Congregational Vitality and Viability [11:16] Being a Christian Without Being a Jerk [15:16] Witnessing Online [19:51] The Urgency of Preaching Now [24:04] Listening While Challenging [32:56] You can find Karyn online here: https://twitter.com/txpreach https://www.instagram.com/txpreach/ kwiseman@uls.edu How We Do Digital Ministry is brought to you by Faith Growth, a small business dedicated to helping churches do digital ministry through coaching, consulting and website development. When you're ready, sign up for a free consult at www.faithgrowth.com/call For now, join pastors and church communications from around the world in our How We Do Digital Ministry Facebook group. Thanks to Presbyterian Media Mission for spreading the word about How We Do Digital Ministry.

This week, we continue a series - that is also old. At the start of the pandemic, Mike Ward, GSB Partner, and Mitzie Schafer, GSB Consultant hosted a 6-week series on navigating the pandemic for congregations and nonprofits to finish strong despite the changing circumstances due to Covid. That podcast was released long before the Center for Generosity was even an idea.Now, we are getting weekly requests for that old content that was hosted on a different site and no longer exists, so we dug through our files and found them.We will be launching the "meat" from each of those 6 podcasts. The schedule is below. After revisiting each episode, we believe the content is still very relevant even though we have no idea when or if the pandemic will actually end.Congregational Vitality Episode 17: December 7 Congregational Vitality No. 1Episode 18: December 14 Congregational Vitality No. 2 - Poor Pitiful Me MessagingEpisode 19: December 21 Congregational Vitality No. 3 - Making Tough Finacial Decisions (When do you cut the budget)December 28 - OFF for the HolidaysEpisode 20: January 4 Congregational Vitality No. 4 - Evaluating Trends in Giving to Your Organization or CongregationEpisode 21: January 11 Congregational Vitality No. 5 - Is Now the Time for Planned GivingEpisode 22: January 18 Congregational Vitality No. 6 - Capital Campaign Now or Wait?The Center for Generosity provides resources to expand your toolbox and support network with quality programs, video tutorials, templates, and one-on-one attention from our experienced consultants. To learn more or join today visit www.centerforgenerosity.com. Mitzie Schafer, CFRE and GSB Consultant & Host mitzie@gsbfr.comMike Ward, CFRE and GSB Partner ward@gsbfr.comwww.gsbfundraising.com

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This week, we continue a series - that is also old. At the start of the pandemic, Mike Ward, GSB Partner, and Mitzie Schafer, GSB Consultant hosted a 6-week series on navigating the pandemic for congregations and nonprofits to finish strong despite the changing circumstances due to Covid. That podcast was released long before the Center for Generosity was even an idea.Now, we are getting weekly requests for that old content that was hosted on a different site and no longer exists, so we dug through our files and found them.We will be launching the "meat" from each of those 6 podcasts. The schedule is below. After revisiting each episode, we believe the content is still very relevant even though we have no idea when or if the pandemic will actually end.Congregational Vitality Episode 17: December 7 Congregational Vitality No. 1Episode 18: December 14 Congregational Vitality No. 2 - Poor Pitiful Me MessagingEpisode 19: December 21 Congregational Vitality No. 3 - Making Tough Finacial Decisions (When do you cut the budget)December 28 - OFF for the HolidaysEpisode 20: January 4 Congregational Vitality No. 4 - Evaluating Trends in Giving to Your Organization or CongregationEpisode 21: January 11 Congregational Vitality No. 5Episode 22: January 18 Congregational Vitality No. 6The Center for Generosity provides resources to expand your toolbox and support network with quality programs, video tutorials, templates, and one-on-one attention from our experienced consultants. To learn more or join today visit www.centerforgenerosity.com. Mitzie Schafer, CFRE and GSB Consultant & Host mitzie@gsbfr.comMike Ward, CFRE and GSB Partner ward@gsbfr.comwww.gsbfundraising.com

This week, we continue a series - that is also old. At the start of the pandemic, Mike Ward, GSB Partner, and Mitzie Schafer, GSB Consultant hosted a 6-week series on navigating the pandemic for congregations and nonprofits to finish strong despite the changing circumstances due to Covid. That podcast was released long before the Center for Generosity was even an idea.Now, we are getting weekly requests for that old content that was hosted on a different site and no longer exists, so we dug through our files and found them.We will be launching the "meat" from each of those 6 podcasts. The schedule is below. After revisiting each episode, we believe the content is still very relevant even though we have no idea when or if the pandemic will actually end.Congregational Vitality Episode 17: December 7 Congregational Vitality No. 1Episode 18: December 14 Congregational Vitality No. 2 - Poor Pitiful Me MessagingEpisode 19: December 21 Congregational Vitality No. 3 - Making Tough Finacial Decisions (When do you cut the budget)December 28 - OFF for the HolidaysEpisode 20: January 4 Congregational Vitality No. 4Episode 21: January 11 Congregational Vitality No. 5Episode 22: January 18 Congregational Vitality No. 6The Center for Generosity provides resources to expand your toolbox and support network with quality programs, video tutorials, templates, and one-on-one attention from our experienced consultants. To learn more or join today visit www.centerforgenerosity.com. Mitzie Schafer, CFRE and GSB Consultant & Host mitzie@gsbfr.comMike Ward, CFRE and GSB Partner ward@gsbfr.comwww.gsbfundraising.com

This week, we continue a series - that is also old. At the start of the pandemic, Mike Ward, GSB Partner, and Mitzie Schafer, GSB Consultant hosted a 6-week series on navigating the pandemic for congregations and nonprofits to finish strong despite the changing circumstances due to Covid. That podcast was released long before the Center for Generosity was even an idea.Now, we are getting weekly requests for that old content that was hosted on a different site and no longer exists, so we dug through our files and found them.Starting today we will be launching the "meat" from each of those 6 podcasts. The schedule is below. After revisiting each episode, we believe the content is still very relevant even though we have no idea when or if the pandemic will actually end. Congregational Vitality Episode 17: December 7 Congregational Vitality No. 1Episode 18: December 14 Congregational Vitality No. 2 - Poor Pitiful Me MessagingEpisode 19: December 21 Congregational Vitality No. 3December 28 - OFF for the HolidaysEpisode 20: January 4 Congregational Vitality No. 4Episode 21: January 11 Congregational Vitality No. 5Episode 22: January 18 Congregational Vitality No. 6The Center for Generosity provides resources to expand your toolbox and support network with quality programs, video tutorials, templates, and one-on-one attention from our experienced consultants. To learn more or join today visit www.centerforgenerosity.com. Mitzie Schafer, CFRE and GSB Consultant & Host mitzie@gsbfr.comMike Ward, CFRE and GSB Partner ward@gsbfr.comwww.gsbfundraising.com

This week, we start a new series - that is also old. At the start of the pandemic, Mike Ward, GSB Partner, and Mitzie Schafer, GSB Consultant hosted a 6-week series on navigating the pandemic for congregations and nonprofits to finish strong despite the changing circumstances due to Covid. That podcast was released long before the Center for Generosity was even an idea. Now, we are getting weekly requests for that old content that was hosted on a different site and no longer exists, so we dug through our files and found them. Starting today we will be launching the "meat" from each of those 6 podcasts. The schedule is below. After revisiting each episode, we believe the content is still very relevant even though we have no idea when or if the pandemic will actually end.  Congregational Vitality Episode 17: December 7 Congregational Vitality No. 1Episode 18: December 14 Congregational Vitality No. 2Episode 19: December 21 Congregational Vitality No. 3December 28 - OFF for the HolidaysEpisode 20: January 4 Congregational Vitality No. 4Episode 21: January 11 Congregational Vitality No. 5Episode 22: January 18 Congregational Vitality No. 6The Center for Generosity provides resources to expand your toolbox and support network with quality programs, video tutorials, templates, and one-on-one attention from our experienced consultants. To learn more or join today visit www.centerforgenerosity.com. Mitzie Schafer, CFRE and GSB Consultant & Host mitzie@gsbfr.comMike Ward, CFRE and GSB Partner ward@gsbfr.comwww.gsbfundraising.com

This week, our founder and CEO William Vanderbloemen has a conversation with Reverend Shaun Marshall on the critical components of successful transition in ministry.  Shaun attended Indiana Wesleyan University, and after feeling called to ministry, served as a church planting coach and then pastor within the Evangelical Covenant Church denomination. He then served as the Director of Congregational Vitality for the ECC. Shawn founded the Manifest Network and works as a consultant for Navigate Consulting.  At Vanderbloemen, we’re passionate about planning well for succession in order to ease the often difficult process of pastoral transition. On today’s podcast conversation, Reverend Marshall discusses the difficulties that accompany change, seeking wisdom from God, the necessity of discipleship, and how to move forward in service rather than staying stagnant. His advice and understanding of succession is incredibly valuable for those in ministry, and we hope you can find truth encouragement in his interview! 

2020 is now in the rear view mirror, yet the call to lean into what it means to be the Church of Jesus Christ remains vital, especially as we continue to navigate the challenges of congregational life, revitalized witness, and discerning imaginative possibilities to live into the gospel within and beyond the walls of our buildings. That said, we decided to begin the New Year with reflections from leaders of our presbytery who have been pivotal in our Presbytery's launch of the Vital Congregations Initiative of the PCUSA as we talk Gospel Possibilities and Congregational Vitality. Note: what follows is not an ad for participation in this two-year venture in which eleven of our congregations are intentionally pilgrimaging through together. Instead, we wanted to take time to share what we have found beneficial at the beginnings of our journey that could be life-giving for all our churches and related ministries as they discern where and how the Spirit is calling them to discern, dream, and vision what it means to bear witness to the gospel in their unique location and ministry season. If interested, you can learn more about the Vital Congregations initiative on our website, www.presbyphl.org and under the Ministry and Leadership Incubator Tab: https://presbyphl.org/ministry-incubator/vital-congregations/

Our hosts Kimberly Wagner and Marvin Wickware talk context, neighborhoods, relationships, and getting to know the sages in your community. Our guests today are Rev. Ruben Duran, Director of Congregational Vitality for the ELCA, and Pastor Heidi Torgerson, Lead Pastor of Grace Lutheran in LaGrange, IL. We'd love to hear from you! Send your questions or feedback to lstcpodcast@gmail.com.This episode was produced and edited by Eric Halvorson. Recording and technology support by Michael Liotus. Music by Keith “Doc” Hampton.

This week Mitzie Schafer from NovusWay and Mike Ward from GSB Fundraising talk about capital campaigns. Is now – during a pandemic and down market – the time to start or suspend your capital campaign? You will hear from Mike and Mitzie about:1. When are you ready for a campaign?2. What if we were thinking about a campaign before the pandemic?3. What are the 3 most important considerations to help assure success in a campaign?Mike Ward's new book, Abundance: Creating a Culture of Generosity, can be purchased here. Mike will be leading a Congregational Vitality retreat at Lutheranch this fall, November 13-15, 2020. Click here to learn more and register. NovusWay wants to be your go-to ministry for helping you plan retreats and programs that serve to strengthen your community. We have 4 sites around the Southeast, Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs, and Lutheranch that can accommodate large and small groups. They each have their own personalities and gifts. To learn more about hosting your event and retreat at our sites visit us here.Support the show (https://novusway.org/ways-to-give/)

This week Mitzie Schafer from NovusWay and Mike Ward from GSB Fundraising talk about planned gifts. Is now – during a pandemic and down market – the time to be encouraging planned gifts? You will hear from Mike and Mitzie about:1. What is a planned gift? And who is likely to leave one?2. What does your congregation need to be ready to receive a planned gift?3. Is now the appropriate time for encouraging planned gifts?Mike Ward's new book, Abundance: Creating a Culture of Generosity, can be purchased here. Mike will be leading a Congregational Vitality retreat at Lutheranch this fall, November 13-15, 2020. Click here to learn more and register. NovusWay wants to be your go-to ministry for helping you plan retreats and programs that serve to strengthen your community. We have 4 sites around the Southeast, Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs, and Lutheranch that can accommodate large and small groups. They each have their own personalities and gifts. To learn more about hosting your event and retreat at our sites visit us here.Support the show (https://novusway.org/ways-to-give/)

This week Mitzie Schafer from NovusWay and Mike Ward from GSB Fundraising talk about how and why to examine your giving in your congregation. We will answer the age-old question about whether or not a pastor should know what people are giving, but we will also discuss trends. You will hear about:1. What does it mean to examine your giving? 2. What can a trend or fluctuations tell us? 3. Should pastors know what people are giving? Mike Ward's new book, Abundance: Creating a Culture of Generosity, can be purchased here. Mike will be leading a Congregational Vitality retreat at Lutheranch this fall, November 13-15, 2020. Click here to learn more and register. NovusWay wants to be your go-to ministry for helping you plan retreats and programs that serve to strengthen your community. We have 4 sites around the Southeast, Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs, and Lutheranch that can accommodate large and small groups. They each have their own personalities and gifts. To learn more about hosting your event and retreat at our sites visit us here. Support the show (https://novusway.org/ways-to-give/)

This week Mitzie Schafer from NovusWay and Mike Ward from GSB Fundraising talk about the difficult decisions which face many congregations and non-profits during these times, and still connect with your members' and donors' desire to make an impact in the world. You will hear about:Critical information necessary to make an informed decision How to model generosity for members and donors during these times. Including how to care for employees. Sharing the message of cuts with the community. Mike Ward's new book, Abundance: Creating a Culture of Generosity, can be purchased here.Mike will be leading a Congregational Vitality retreat at Lutheranch this fall, November 13-15, 2020. Click here to learn more and register.NovusWay wants to be your go-to ministry for helping you plan retreats and programs that serve to strengthen your community. We have 4 sites around the Southeast, Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs, and Lutheranch that can accommodate large and small groups. They each have their own personalities and gifts. To learn more about hosting your event and retreat at our sites visit us here.Support the show (https://novusway.org/ways-to-give/)

This week Mitzie Schafer from NovusWay and Mike Ward from GSB Fundraising talk about congregations and non-profits using the "Poor Pitiful Us" appeal during these times, and how instead to appeal to your members' and donors' desire to make an impact in the world. You will hear about:Why do people give to your church or organization? IF and WHEN you should play the Poor Pitiful Us Card.How should you play the card? Mike Ward's new book, Abundance: Creating a Culture of Generosity, can be purchased here.Mike will be leading a Congregational Vitality retreat at Lutheranch this fall, November 13-15, 2020. Click here to learn more and register.NovusWay wants to be your go-to ministry for helping you plan retreats and programs that serve to strengthen your community. We have 4 sites around the Southeast, Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs, and Lutheranch that can accommodate large and small groups. They each have their own personalities and gifts. To learn more about hosting your event and retreat at our sites visit us here.Support the show (https://novusway.org/ways-to-give/)

In this episode, the last of the special interview editions of Worship Matters, Cynthia Wilson, Executive Director for Worship Resources & Director of Liturgical Resources is joined by Scott Hughes, Executive Director for Congregational Vitality & Intentional Discipleship, and Director of Adult Discipleship. During the unprecedented time of the pandemic and social distancing, churches are struggling to maintain relationships and to continue to make disciples. Yet there are signs of hope and innovation even now as the mission of the church goes forward. The church continues to be the church and a vital part of our world. “Worship Matters” is a podcast from the worship team of Discipleship Ministries, designed to deal with the intricacies of planning worship each week. Hosted by Dr. Cynthia Wilson, Executive Director of Worship Ministries and the Director of Liturgical Ministries; Dr. Diana Sanchez-Bushong, Director of Music Ministries; and Dr. Derek Weber, Director of Preaching Ministries, this podcast explores how to plan worship using the common lectionary while creating worship experiences and series that are engaging, relevant, and adaptable for any church setting.

This week we talk with Mike Ward, CFRE about the first steps your congregation or non-profit should take in these times to ensure a stable 2020. You will hear Mike and Mitzie share with you about:What's different in this moment?What's the theological grounding for shifting our financial conversations and practices?What are the three immediate next steps your congregation or non-profit should take?Mike Ward's new book, Abundance: Creating a Culture of Generosity, can be purchased here.Mike will be leading a Congregational Vitality retreat at Lutheranch this fall, November 13-15, 2020. Click here to learn more and register.NovusWay wants to be your go to ministry for helping you plan retreats and programs that serve to strengthen your community. We have 4 sites around the Southeast, Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs, and Lutheranch that can accommodate large and small groups. They each have their own personalities and gifts. To learn more about hosting your event and retreat at our sites visit us here.Support the show (https://novusway.org/ways-to-give/)

Congregational Vitality is a new podcast from NovusWay Ministries.At the camps of Lutheridge, Lutherock, Luther Springs, and Lutheranch we provide places apart where congregations and leaders can take time to grow in their mission as they serve their community. Now in this time of social distancing, we want to provide a place where you can reflect along with some of our most trusted partners in ministry.Our first six-episode series will be with Mike Ward, CFRE, who will explore what congregations can be doing now to ensure an impactful 2020 in these unprecedented times.To learn more about Mike Ward and about the Congregational Vitality series go to novusway.org.Support the show (https://novusway.org/ways-to-give/)

Today on the Beardcast Matt and Zach sat down with Rev. Michael Smith who is the Superintendent of Community and Congregational Vitality at Mountain Sky Conference of The United Methodist Church. And talked about how to be ready to be the Church post-Covid-19 pandemic.

Happy Easter! Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. This week’s Good Book Club scripture readings: Acts 1:1-Acts 4:22 Reflection author This week’s reflection author is The Rev. Canon Jason Lewis, the Canon for Congregational Vitality in the Diocese of Kentucky. Canon Jason serves chairs the Department of Mission and Evangelism and collaborates with congregational leadership to empower and sustain ongoing and thriving ministry that connects with urban neighborhoods, rural towns, and cities throughout the western half of Kentucky. He has a passion for walking alongside congregations through strategic planning and intentional ministry development. Learn more about Canon Jason and read his reflection on our blog (www.episcopalmigrationministries.org/blog). Interview guest We are grateful to Jacqueline Kifuko for joining us today as our interview guest. Jackie is originally from Uganda, but now lives in Columbus, Ohio, where she serves as the Refugee Community Organizer for Community Refugee & Immigration Services (http://cris-ohio.org/). Thank you, Jackie, for joining us! Support EMM This Easter, we invite you to celebrate EMM’s ministry of bringing hope and new life to refugees by making a donation! No gift is too small, and all are put to use to welcome our newest neighbors. Visit www.episcopalmigrationministries.org/give or text HOMETOWN to 51555. If you make a gift, tell us why! Around St. Patrick’s Day, a supporter of EMM posted on Facebook that she was making a donation to EMM in honor of her Irish immigrant ancestors, who faced great hardship and discrimination when they were newcomers to this country. Her story illustrated just how much EMM’s work connects to the American story, and to so many of our own individual family stories. Our theme song was composed and recorded by Abraham Mwinda Ikando. Find his music at www.abrahammwindamusic.com -------------------------------- Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries and is part of the Good Book Club. Episcopal Migration Ministries: www.episcopalmigrationministries.org, www.facebook.com/emmrefugees, Twitter & Instagram, @emmrefugees Good Book Club: www.goodbookclub.org, www.facebook.com/thegoodbookclub

As our congregation aims for church vitality, this sermon series looks at the 10 Church Vitality Markers. We look at how to be a growing community that does good ministry consistently. This week: Guest speaker and Director of Congregational Vitality, Krieg Gammelgard, guides us through the story of Phillip and the Ethiopian from Acts 8:26-35. Krieg talks about Intentional Spiritual Conversations and how we should and can engage more around this topic as a congregation.

Called by a variety of names: discipleship groups, cell groups, life groups, etc. what exactly constitutes a small group? Scott and Steve explore this question with the help of Jacqui King (Director of Congregational Vitality) from Discipleship Ministries. The Small Groups in the Wesleyan Way podcast is where we are all about going beyond curriculum, beyond programs, beyond best practices to recover and learn from our Wesleyan roots and to explore the foundations for small groups that produce disciples of Jesus Christ who in turn disciple others. Scott Hughes is the Director of Adult Discipleship for Discipleship Ministries. Steve Manskar is Director of Wesleyan Leadership and Covenant Discipleship for Discipleship Ministries.

John Wenrich, Executive Minister of 'Start and Strengthen Churches' for the Evangelical Covenant Church, preaches on the Holy Spirit.

"Ten Markers of a Healthy Missional Church: The Holy Spirit and Congregational Vitality" by John Wenrich