Ministry Innovations
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19
What does Ministry Innovations Task Force do?
- helps cultivate new ideas and new ways of doing ministry in a congregation
- creates a community of faith in a space outside the church
- listens & tells parish stories
- provides seed money
Ministry Innovations History
In 2012, the Diocese conceived a new ministry enterprise. Parishes were asked to imagine new ways of doing ministry.
Grants were issued to:
- Canterbury House, Macon
- First Step, Columbus
- Theology from the Margins, Atlanta
- Freedom School, Macon
- Capacitrons Ministries, Rio de Janeiro
- Hannah Project, Atlanta
- Various Ministries in Cuba
A New Perspective of Innovative Ministry
WE ARE
- working with the Office of Congregational Vitality to support parishes doing new ministries
- collaborating with groups or individuals who have new and innovative ideas for ministry
- creating opportunities for parishes/worshipping communities to expand their presence in their environs by funding innovative partnering projects
Imagine
If you, or your parish, are IMAGINING a new thing, let us imagine with you.
Contact Ministry Innovations Task Force:
Ginny Heckel, Convener – gheckel@wt.net
Members: Beth King, Harry Groce, Janet Tidwell, Winston Arthur