Hello from your new Canon for Congregations!
One of the best things about this job is that we get to create it together, structuring the work to meet our needs here and now. To that end, I’m sharing a quick survey (with a raffle prize for the first 20 respondents!) and a few notes on how I’m envisioning the role.
Here’s what I expect to spend my time doing:
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Providing tailored consultation and facilitation for congregations, vestries, and Bishop’s committees
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Developing tools, trainings, and resources for lay and clergy leaders
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Strengthening collaborative peer networks and deaneries
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Building back-end infrastructure to support congregational administration (that’s the sexy part of the job)
To help me get started, please share your input by Friday, May 29. Questions include: would you rather see a training on conflict resolution or navigating change? Would a diocese-wide copier contract be useful to your congregation? What about a shared OneLicense?
The first 20 respondents will be entered in a raffle for an (optional) incognito Sunday visit, with follow-up insights on your congregation’s practices of welcome and orientation for new visitors.
I’ll share aggregate survey results in two weeks, along with my next steps to make it happen. Here we go!
Yours in service,
Laura+
