In the most recent edition of the Vestry Papers from the Episcopal Church Foundation, our Chief Financial Officer Benge Ambrogi shares his thoughts on Stewardship in a New World in an article called “New Life for Congregations and Clergy.” He says,
It’s not just about money, but money can certainly be a key ingredient.
In 2016, the Episcopal Church Foundation received a three-year grant from the Lilly Endowment to help provide “lay and clergy leaders of the Episcopal Church with resources, tools and other support to help address the financial and leadership challenges of congregational ministry in the 21st century.” Part of this program was the Ministerial Excellence Fund (MEF), which provides “grants to entrepreneurial clergy with the ability to help transform congregations but for whom personal financial challenges provide significant impediments.”
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