The schedule of workshops and retreat provides time between workshops to implement lessons learned and to adapt as necessary based upon the unique needs of each Pilot Parish.

Vitality Team Orientation and Dinner    
Thursday, August 17 (4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

Workshop #1 – Vitality Team Building            
Thursday, September 28 (4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Retreat – The Big Why                                    
Friday, November 17 (evening) - Saturday, November 18

Workshop #2 – Fierce Conversations              
Thursday, January 25, 2018 (4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Workshop #3 – Communications                      
Thursday, March 8, 2018 (4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Workshop #4 – Hospitality and Evangelism    
Thursday, May 3, 2018 (4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Workshop #5 – Leadership Experience            
Thursday, June 21, 2018 (4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

Workshop #6 – Lessons Learned/Celebration  
Thursday, September 27, 2018 (4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)

MORE DETAILS coming soon.

The Pathways to Vitality Initiative in collaboration with the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is happy to share the following schedule of free webinars. ECF's FREE webinars are a great way to get your congregational leadership teams engaged in the strategic, leadership, and financial topics that are essential to the health of your congregation. 

Money - What's It to You? April 4 from 7-8 PM ET: Explores how money messages from our families of origin, our culture, and our religious traditions shape ideas around money, with a profound impact on the life of congregations.

Spanish webinar - Conocimiento Financiero.  20 de abril de 7 a 8 hora de este: ¿Cómo podemos iniciar un diálogo auténtico sobre el dinero y la sostentabilidad económica en nuestras congregaciones?

Giving Trends and Generous Faith Communities. May 9 from 7-8 PM ET: Offers suggestions to assess your congregation’s responses to these trends and practical ideas for improving generosity in your church.

Vestries as Strong Leadership Teams, May 9 from 7-8 PM ET: Provides participants an introduction and overview to ECF Vital Teams Leadership Program, and is especially designed for congregational leaders inerested in training opportunities.

Faith and Balanced? Communicating the Gospel in a Partisan World. May 16 from 7-8 PM ET: A discussion on how to communicate in your church or institution in a manner that isn't just marketing and politics.

ECF Book Club: Living on the Border of the Holy. May 18 from 7-8 PM ET: The first book ECF has selected is Living on the Border of the Holy: Renewing the Priesthood of Allby ECF Fellow William L. Countryman.

When Your Parish Has a School: An Orientation for Rectors and Vestry Members. May 23 from 7-8 PM ET: This webinar will provide a basic orientation to Episcopal parish day schools: their history mission, and governance as well as the elements of healthy church-school relations.