June 2003
MAKING THE VISION WORK
The vision and the book have a variety of backups to help you to grow into and use them.
From A. Wayne Schwab and Member Mission Press
June 4, 2003
To date, you have not received the following list of helps. You are on the list because of past work together. If, after a look at it, you want to be dropped from the list, just tell me so at membermission@aol.com.
MEMBER MISSION NEWSLETTER – MONTHLY
Member mission news comes from across the church – who is doing what that you can learn from. It also updates you on revisions of resources and lists new session plans posted on the website recently. Just available, for example, are: a study guide for six sessions for congregations or other groups; five session plans for a variety of groups; and two sets of revisions of the questions from Appendix A of When the Members are the Missionaries: An Extraordinary Calling for Ordinary People (WTMATM from here on).
WEBSITE
Go to www.membermissionpress.org for these and other helps and ideas.
CONSULTING WITH THE MEMBER MISSION TEAM
There is nothing like a friendly, able helper when you try to do something new. Our cadre of Member Mission Consultants is small but growing. We are ready to work on site or by telephone, fax, or email. We find that consulting on site or by telephone works the best of the four. For consultation, contact us by Fax (518-963-7541) or email (membermission@aol.com).
CONSULTING WITH YOUR PEERS
Seek help from the following people / institutions with whom we are working. They are ready to share their experiences and learnings with you. You will find notes of their initial work with the vision. Further, those of you listed below can help each other by swapping your questions, experiences, and learnings as well. For updates on this list, go to the website > Making the Vision Work > Overview of Helps and scroll down to Consulting With Your Peers.
Added as of 5/14/03
Activity: Archbishop Hope asked his Chaplain, the Rev. Michael Kavanagh, who prepares candidates for ordination, to commend WTMATM to them as "they think about the future pattern of their ministry."
Contact: The Rev. Michael Kavanagh, Chaplain; Bishopthorpe Palace, Bishopthorpe, York YO23 2GE, UK; 44-1904709204; ddochap@aol.com
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, New Haven, CT
Activity: The Colloquium for First Year Students ended its yearlong sessions on mission with a look at the "Member Mission Vision" for congregations; April 15, 2003.
Contact: The Rev. Sandra Stayner, Rector; 363 St. Ronan St., New Haven CT 06511; 203-764-9300; sandra.stayner@yale.edu
Bexley Hall and St. Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo, NY
Activity: "Bexley Hall at the Cathedral;" Wayne Schwab will lead the Spring 2004 session of three workshops sponsored jointly by Bexley Hall and the Cathedral which will explore the church and its leadership for today's world; Fall 2003 – The Very Rev. Martha Horne, Dean of Virginia Theological Seminary; Winter 2003-4 – to be announced (Walter Brueggemann is not available).
Contact: The Very Rev. Allen Farabee, Dean, 128 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202-4075 – p:716-855-0900; f: 716-855-0910; email: allen.farabee@stpaulscathedral.org ; Web: www.stpaulcathedral.org
Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, CA
Activity: Conference with The Celtic Cross Society, the CDSP community's organization to promote mission; and a presentation to the School for Deacons, 10/24-25/03.
Contacts: Richard Snyder, 2450 LeConte Ave, Berkeley CA 94709; 510-666-0248; Rhsnyder12@aol.com or Rod Dugliss, Dean, School for Deacons, 2451 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, 510-848-1723, rdugliss@sfd.edu.
Pacific Lutheran Seminary, Tacoma, WA
Activity: Commending WTMATM as a resource for the Summer Conference of 2003, "Making Disciples: Living Faithfully in a New Millennium World."
Contact: Richard Rouse, Office of Church Relations, Pacific Lutheran University, 12108 Park Ave., Tacoma WA 98447; 253-535-7423; rouserw@plu.edu
St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
Activity: A parish weekend at Peterkin Conference Center in Romney, WV, October 3-5, 2003. They write: "St. Alban's is in the midst of the ongoing journey of transformation – trying to move her parishioners to a place where they redefine themselves as missionaries, dedicated to being of service in the world. Your book couldn't be more timely or more appropriate!"
Contact: The Rev. Margot Critchfield, Assistant Rector; St. Alban's Church, 3001 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20016; 202-635-7804; margotc@st-albans-parish.org
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church, Deerfield, IL
Activity: Finding WTMATM a way to engage the world as "ambassadors for Christ," the rector, Bill Roberts, energized a meeting of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew by: exploring the difference between "group mission" and "member mission;" asking them to list the basics of their faith and ethics and to reflect on one of their present mission fields. Bill also presented it to a post-CREDO Parish Support Group. The group helps Bill to work on goals he set for himself as part of a CREDO [Clergy Reflection, Education, Discernment Opportunity] 8-day conference sponsored by the Episcopal Church Foundation. To make "member mission" the primary way the congregation enacts mission, he is developing a four-to-five week course to establish this vision with a group who will, then, take it on themselves to form small groups to support the approach. He has offered to present the course to the fall convocation of the deanery and, perhaps, at Chicago's diocesan convention. He foresees a network of people sharing their experiences as they experiment with the course.
Contact: The Rev. William D. Roberts, Rector, Deerfield & Wilmot Roads, Deerfield IL 60015; 847-945-1678; www.stgregoryschurch.org; williamsink@msn.com.
St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Brown Deer, WI
Activity: [Tentative] The basics of every member on mission, "Waking the Sleeping Giants," November 7-8, 2003. Vestry and other leaders meet Friday evening, Nov. 7, for supper and introduction. Presentation and workshop open to all members, Saturday, Nov. 8.
Contact: Ramona Lewis, Lay Ministry Coordinator; 9111 No. Silver Brook Lane, Brown Deer WI 53223; 414-355-2090; lewisaramona@msn.com
Summer D. Min. Program, Seabury-Western Seminary, Evanston, IL
Activity: The summer D. Min. program of 2003 will encourage participants to read WTMATM which will be available at the bookstore. This seminary's D. Min. program is the largest of all.
Contact: The Rev. Meredith Potter, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 2122 Sheridan Rd, Evanston IL 60201-2976; 847-328-9300; meredith.potter@seabury.edu
Total Ministry Task Force, Diocese of Oregon
Activity: Bob Hoffman has written a one page summary of WTMATM as a handout for Total Ministry events in the Diocese of Oregon. The book is also part of their annotated list of recommended reading. Further, he reports that the diocesan Commission on Ministry Development has asked the Task Force to draft a "Process to Encourage Lay Ministry" for them. At his church, St. Michael and all Angels, Portland, leaders of the catechumenal process talk of the six daily mission fields as "areas of life" for ministry; thus avoiding "missionary" and arousing the negative associations some have for the word.
Contact: Bob Hoffman, 2001 Parkside Court, West Linn, OR 97068-2767; 503-655-2651; city6@teleport.com. The website for the Task Force is http://home.attbi.com/~city61/.
Vestry Papers
Activity: "Easing the Load – A New Vision for Mission," an article by Wayne Schwab, describing how a congregation's purpose of supporting the members in their daily living as Christians lightens the burden of leadership for vestry members, will appear in the September/October 2003 issue of this award-winning newsletter for vestries published by Cornerstone, a ministry of the Episcopal Church Foundation; subscribe by calling Cornerstone, 877-644-9941.
Contact: The Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman, editor; vestrypapers@aol.com
Added as of 4/4/03
Cathedral Crossing Books & Resources, St. Paul's Cathedral, Boston, MA
Activity: stock the book and take copies to conferences for book displays; use an article from Episcopal Life (February 2003, p. 19) for displays.
Contact: Cheryl Cristina, Cathedral Crossing Books & Resources, 28 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111; 617-423-4719; ccris2@yahoo.com
Committee on Baptismal Ministry, Diocese of Maine
Activity: chair gives out the book to people she wants to study it; will get the committee to work on it.
Contact: Emily Rotch, Chair of COBM, RFD 1, Box 2275, Liberty, ME 04949; 207-845-2250; elr@midcoast.com
National and World Mission Committee, Diocese of Michigan
Activity: will meet in May to plan how to use WTMATM for study during the Fall of 2003.
Contact: The Rev. Richard Iwick, 25755 Kilreigh Ct., Farmington Hills, MI 48336; 248-474-1454
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Lake Jackson, TX
Activity: a parish-wide book study during the Great 50 Days from Easter to Pentecost of 2003; about 45-50 participate in seven groups; using a section of Part One each week with completing the seven questions for each section as the week's homework; the oral Bible study (Chapter 15) completes each session.
Contact: Lela Seay, Chair of the Evangelism Team, 1904 E Mulberry #702, Angleton, TX 77515; 979-849-8705; LSeay17453@aol.com
As of 3/7/03
Cathedral of St. Paul, Buffalo, NY
Activity: vestry conference, Sunday preaching and adult forum, 2/7-9/2003
Contact: The Very Rev. Allen Farabee, Dean, 128 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202-4075 – p:716-855-0900; f: 716-855-0910; email: allen.farabee@stpaulscathedral.org ; Web: www.stpaulcathedral.org
Commission on Racial Justice, Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
Activity: the Commission used the vision to broaden the base for racial justice and to build community in all congregations during the Diocesan Observance of Black History Month, February, 2003
Contact: Dr. Gloria Gilmer, Chair, 9155 North 70th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53223-2115 – p:414-355-5191; f: 414-355-9175; email: ggilme@aol.com
New Life Presbyterian Church, Milwaukee, WI
Activity: introductory workshop on a Sunday evening, 2/16/03; study group meeting during the Spring of 2003.
Contact: The Rev. Terrell Cistrunk, Pastor, 3276 N. Palmer Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212 – p:414-264-1290; f: 414-264-2047
Regional Ministers, Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming
Activity: regional ministers to study and use the book, primarily, for members to discern their individual missions in their daily lives – will center on Appendix A
Contact: Lynn Wilson, Ministry Development Coordinator, 104 S. 4th, Laramie, WY 82070 – p:307-742-6606; f: 307-742-6782; email: lynne@wydiocese.org
St. Anthony on the Desert Episcopal Church, Scottsdale AZ
Activity: teaching mission for leaders and Sunday preaching and adult forum, 2/28-3/2/03
Contact: The Rev. Jonathan Coffey Jr., Rector, 12990 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale AZ 85259 – p:480-451-0860; f: 480-451-4413; email: joncoffey@st-anthony.net
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, WI
Activity: as of 2/19/93, a committee, halfway through the book, finds they can do this after all!
Contact: The Rev. Michelle Mooney, Deacon, (at home) 2633 North Hackett Ave., Milwaukee, WI 5321; p: 414-964-3118; f: 414-964-3583; email: m-mooney@core.com; (at church) 2618 N. Hackett Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53222 with phone 414-962-0500
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