Come and see : Add a 'Heartbeat' to your annual vestry meeting
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article42031
- Author
- Hiltz, Fred (Frederick James), 1953-
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2019 February
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2019 February
- Volume
- 145
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 5
- Notes
- "While the thought of the parish annual meeting, or vestry as it is known in some dioceses, does not thrill everyone's heart, I confess to being one of those people for whom it actually did ! Even though the compiling of the annual report was a lot of work, I always felt it was worth the effort". "This year every parish has a great opportunity for such a conversation. It is known as 'The Heartbeat of the Church' (https://www.anglican.ca/heartbeat). Recalling Jesus teaching at the Last Supper, we are invited to consider times when our church's witness to the gospel, local and national, makes our hearts glad; when its witness falls short and makes our hearts ache; when its witness makes our hearts feel hopeful. How might our reflections judge and reform our habits, refresh and renew our ministries ? How might they impact the vision to which we aspire ? How might they inform a heartfelt prayer for our church ? I think this would be a wonderful conversation for annual general meetings this year. If time really prevents you from acting on this opportunity, perhaps you could have your AGM set a a date for special gathering of the parish family for this purpose".
- Article accompanied by inset text of John 15:12-17 which begins: "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you".
- Subjects
- Vestry - Anglican Church of Canada
- Meetings - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Heartbeat of the Church
- Strategic planning - Anglican Church of Canada
- Evaluation - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada