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‘Where Your Treasure Is’: A Call to Financial Rightsizing

The Episcopal Church has been my home for the past 30 years. It is where I encountered Jesus in a real and powerful way....

Seen and Unseen: Unveiling and Addressing A Hidden Obstacle to Church Renewal

By Mark Edington Whatever accounts for our character and institutions will also account for our values, which themselves belong to, and are effective and intelligible...

Fiscal Woes? Not with Well-Structured Partnerships

Cash-strapped churches should explore preschool partnerships -- they’re always seeking space, and churches are uniquely laid out for their needs.

CEEP Rebrands as EPN to Reflect Expanded Mission

The former Consortium for Endowed Episcopal Parishes is now Episcopal Parish Network.

Two Useful Guides to Church Finances

Both authors offer numerous examples and useful discussion questions to help individual congregations discern their next steps.

COVID Creates Budget Uncertainty in Virginia

The Diocese of Virginia will hold a special convention in April for the sole purpose of passing a budget for 2021.

Leaked C of E Paper Warns of Possible Financial Woes

An internal discussion paper leaked to the press predicts major cash shortfalls, significant attendance drops, and “indiscriminate cuts” to paid clergy posts in the post-COVID Church of England.

Space-Sharing in a Post-COVID World

Renting space to like-minded organizations has been a financial boon for many churches -- until the pandemic hit.

Pandemic Prompts New Methods for Stewardship

Online efforts to replace the traditional offering plate.

Clergy: Good on Finances But Need Better Habits

A Church Pension Group study found that Episcopal clergy know more about personal finances and are more likely to live beneath their means than comparable peers in the general population, but wide disparities also exist.

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