Friday Afternoon Workshops | The CEEP Network

CEEP 2020:


Stretching Dollars to Stretch Caring for Sacred Spaces	So many of our historic churches have competing preservation needs and limited resources to address them. They can range from restoring a needlepoint kneeler to addressing failing infrastructure. Often times the best way to approach these needs to establish a clear long-term preservation plan that defines categories of care and the magnitude of need. James W. Shepherd, AIA, LEED will share how Washington National Cathedral established a “preservation project dashboard” following the 2011 earthquake that enable easier prioritization of projects large and small, aligned fundraising with those priorities and defined a clear path forward for implementation that could be applicable to churches of all sizes.	James Shepherd	Building & Building Use Track
Becoming Multi-Cultural: Embracing and Encouraging a Changing Church	Becoming a multi-cultural church is a joy and a struggle. When only 14 percent of churches nationwide are considered racially diverse, we are faced with the stark reality that Sunday remains the most segregated day of the week. Join leaders from congregations exploring how to be inclusive and welcoming - particularly in a church that is known for being part of the establishment. Becoming the church we strive to be - racially diverse and welcoming - will take new approaches and removing institutional barriers that keep us from embracing the ‘other.' With facilitator Ray Suarez, panelists from parishes that evolved from segregated into multi-cultural faith communities will lead conversations on visioning our future. The Right Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Rev. Ranjit Mathews, and Rev. Florence Ledyard will weigh in! Lay leaders from St. Bartholomew's in Baltimore will share the joy and labor of growth with key lessons and what the parish is still facing. In this transformative moment for our church, be with parishes aiming to become multi-cultural and, while not there yet, joyfully continue the journey.	Mr. Ray Suarez, The Rev. Florence Ledyard, the Rev. Ranjit Mathews, and the Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows	Changing Church: Local Track
Building Community Across Difference	The world we live in is increasingly divided. As Christians, we have an important role to play in creating space for intentional listening and meaningful conversation. Join the Rev. Gary Mason and the Rev. Nadim Nassar for a conversation about their ministries in Northern Ireland, Syria, Iraq, and beyond. What are the lessons they’ve learned about leadership, faith, and building community in places that have often seemed unlikely spaces for peace. How can we apply these learnings in our own contexts?	The Rev. Dr. Gary Mason and the Rev. Nadim Nassar	Changing Church: Local Track
Strategizing Communications to Tell Your Story	Our congregations have stories to share with the world in the midst of limited time, attention-spans, and resources. How do you identify the stories and messages you want to share? How do you identify your core audiences in which to share them? What tools can make the best impact with those audiences? This workshop will dig into strategic communications planning to help identify, curate, and share your stories with your communities - both internal and external.	Katie Forsythe	Communications Track
Market Outlook	Join our experts as they present their learned thinking on the outlook for markets in the next eighteen months. These leaders from top financial service providers will help you as fiduciaries of your endowment consider how you should be approaching investment decisions at this moment. With world and national events impacting markets and having a direct impact on your endowment, this workshop will help you be an informed stakeholder of financial products to support and sustain ministry for the years to come. We will ask questions about where we are in the market cycle and what that means as we sit in a fluctuating market. We will talk about how trade, tariffs, and budget deficits affect our thinking on investing endowments. Additionally, we will address how inflation, jobs, and productivity impact potential returns. Workshop leaders will frame the conversation with historical perspective as they use their expertise in evaluating market volatility to provide you with important insights as you think about your endowments..	William Jarvis (Bank of America), Joe Matthews (Morgan Stanley)	Endowment Track
Pastoral Leadership during Economic Uncertainty	Over a decade ago, the economy stood on the verge of collapse and people everywhere were faced with unprecedented challenges in remaining financially secure. Our congregations will face times of economic uncertainty again. We invite you to join this group of clergy as they share how they responded to and engaged pastorally with congregants faced with economic challenges both large and small.	The Rev. Scott Gunn, the Very Rev. Gail Greenwell, the Very Rev. Kurt Dunkle, and the Rt. Rev. Carl Walter Wright	Finance Track
Prayer Book Revision	Wondering what's happening with prayer book revision at the official, church-wide level? Do you have questions, hopes, concerns? Are you already working with new liturgical texts in some way? What are your experiences, challenges, thoughts? Join a facilitated discussion about all of this with a panel of liturgical experts, including several members of the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music.	The Rev. Paul Fromberg	Liturgy & Music Track
In and Out - A Closer Look at Ordinations and Retirements	Matthew Price will examine trends in ordinations and retirements, and what impact these might have on CEEP Network members. He will also look at patterns the Church Pension Group sees in clergy compensation data, and new ways we are looking to analyze compensation and deployment going forward.	Dr. Matthew Price	Search & Transition Track
Baptized for Life – The Radical Call of Being a Disciple Today	Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6) At baptism we renounce evil and turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as our Savior. Practically speaking, what difference does baptism make in 2020? How can identity as a member of the Body of Christ shape our daily lives? Drawing wisdom from the catechumenate and congregations across the country actively participating in a Lilly Endowment Inc. funded initiative, Baptized for Life: An Episcopal Discipleship Initiative this workshop will offer practical resources to form Christian lives of meaning and purpose. Whether your challenge is transforming good, church-going people into confident Christians or reaching populations that are suspicious of the institution, or convincing young parents that having their child baptized is more than a social convention, this workshop is for you.	Dr. Lisa Kimball	Spiritual Formation Track
Grand Strategy & the Holy Spirit: Uses of historical narrative for our current missions	It’s a moment of change for the Church— and a moment of opportunity. Clergy and lay leaders need to add the title “strategist” to their list of responsibilities. Cultural changes are making traditional Christian communities more challenging to sustain and grow. But the Holy Spirit is just as active today as she was 50 or 2,000 years ago. We’ll use the Grand Strategy scholarship of Yale Professor John Lewis Gaddis to examine how we might use the lessons of history for our own strategic work.	The Rev. Matthew Heyd	Strategic Planning Track

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