The Episcopal Church
Office of Public Affairs
[June 24, 2009] A newly named Strategic Planning Committee has already set to work, announcing that its first step will be to solicit opinions from throughout The Episcopal Church.
The Strategic Planning Committee was established by Executive Council in January 2009 to develop a strategic plan for the Episcopal Church Center and the Executive Council which addresses mission and ministry, growth, finance, challenges and opportunities, issues and concerns, and to map a way to address all these topics.
To do so, the Strategic Planning Committee has developed a survey and, encourages all Episcopalians to complete it. The survey is currently in English; Spanish and French will be available shortly.
Among the areas addressed in the survey are: evangelism; multicultural issues, worship, music, and liturgy; youth and young adults; mission; leadership; congregational development; church administration; stewardship; advocacy and social justice. Additionally, there are a series of options and possible responses to the question: “To achieve your vision of a vital Episcopal Church in 2019, how much effort needs to be given to each of the following paths or strategies?"
To access the survey visit : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Wu5I75KPqOhmGku87xaL6A_3d_3d
The survey will also be available to be completed at the Episcopal Church Center booth at General Convention in Anaheim, California July 8-17.
The deadline to complete the survey is July 28, 2009.
I took the survey today, and I have a couple of concerns:
ReplyDelete1. Inviting people over the internet to fill in a survey doesn't seem to be the best way to get an accurate view of what's going on in ECUSA.
2. There was no security involved to make sure that the respondent really was a member of ECUSA. Seeing the extent that some come-outers have gone to, it's not beyond imagination that they might try to use this survey as a way to discredit the Episcopal Church.
We recieved this survey from Neva Rae Fox at the Episcopal Church office of Public Affairs. She would know who at the Strategic Planning Committee you should contact to voice your concerns. You can e-mail her at newsline@episcopalchurch.org
ReplyDeleteMembers of the Strategic Planning Committee are:
• Bishop David Alvarez, Diocese of Puerto Rico and committee convener
• Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies
• The Rev. Canon Timothy Anderson, Diocese of Nebraska and Executive Council member, chairman
• The Rev. Paige Blair, Diocese of San Diego
• J. Richard Briscoe, Diocese of West Tennessee, vice-chairman
• Jack Finlaw, Diocese of Colorado
• The Rev. Canon Anthony Guillen, program officer for Latino/Hispanic Ministries
• Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
• The Rev. Christopher Johnson, office of domestic justice and Jubilee ministry
• Bryan Krislock, Diocese of Spokane and Executive Council member
• Sarah Lawton, Diocese of California
• Albert T. Mollegen, Diocese of Connecticut and Executive Council member
• The Rev. Suzanne Watson, secretary