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There are some wonderful new opportunities for grant funding for New Episcopal Communities. In this conversation with The Rev. Canon Janet Waggoner, Chair of the Task Force for Church Planting and Redevelopment, the different types and categories of grants are described as well as some information on how these new ministries will be supported. For more information, click on the Grant Page of the Church Planting and Missional Development website on The Episcopal Church website. 

Steve Matthews, Mary Frances, David Perkins and Sean Steele join us for an informative conversation on the purpose, power and importance of coaching. What is the difference between coaching and spiritual direction? therapy? How can coaching help a person starting a new ministry or indeed, any person who wants to be more creative, resourceful and whole?

Tom Brackett has been helping new ministries get started in our church for over ten years. In this engaging and inspiring conversation you'll hear Tom's longing for the church to dream beyond what we've thought possible - to yearn for the open sea instead of building boats, to look for birds instead of building cages. His is a unique, challenging and hopeful perspective.

How can a new ministry forge a healthy partnership in the community? In this conversation you'll hear about one such partnership that started in the first year of a church plant and is now over ten years old. You'll hear Dana Jean, Director of the Hands & Feet Ministry at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Katie Wallace, Counselor at Burks Elementary School and Al Conley, Principal at Burks Elementary School speak about how their church/school partnership has worked and the impact it has made. Can what has happened in McKinney, Texas happen in your ministry context? What partnership might God have in store for your new ministry? 

What is our theological reasoning for starting new ministries? What is our definition of church? A theological roundtable with Dr. Caroline McCall, Director of Field Education and Assistant Professor of Congregational Studies and Dr. Susanna Singer, Associate Professor of Ministry Development of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific; The Rev. Emily Wachner - Director of Field Education at General Theological Seminary and Aaron Klinefelter – Assistant to the Rector & Associate for Children & Family Ministries at Trinity Church in Menlo Park, California.

What role does risk play in starting a new ministry? Not just the risk it takes to get started, but the risks you need to take along the way to be successful? Join us for a conversation with The Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, Director of Development in the Diocese of Los Angeles and the founder of Hope Ice Cream Company.

Where are we with church planting and mission development in The Episcopal Church? Where are we headed? Hear from The Rev. Canon Jane Gerdsen, chair of the Church Planting Task Force and Missioner for Fresh Expressions in the Diocese of Southern Ohio.