External Links

Congregations

St Francis-in-the-Redwoods, Willits CA
http://stfranciswillits.org/default.aspx "We are one of the first Total Ministry congregations in the Diocese of Northern California"
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Virginia, Minnesota
http://www.speravi.com/stpaul/ "St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a congregation moving towards Total Ministry. In March 2007, the Rev. Douglas Morrison-Cleary was hired as the Total Ministry Mentor. St. Paul's Total Ministry Team will be using the LifeCycles curriculum for the formation of the Team and individual ministries."
St Stephen's, Colusa CA
http://ststephens-colusa.org/ "St. Stephen's is a member of the Valley Episcopal Ministry cluster and is one of the first Total Ministry congregations in the diocese."
Local Shared Ministry: Building Mutual Ministry in Milton Keynes
http://localsharedministry.wordpress.com/ "We are in Milton Keynes which is a city in Buckinghamshire in the UK. This project currently involves Anglican, Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed churches within the city area, but we are also working with the Anglican Diocese of Oxford and other regional bodies."

Dioceses

The Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
http://www.episcopal-ne.org/Ministry/the-nebraska-plan.html "The Nebraska Plan is for those congregations who want to explore the concept of Total Ministry. Congregations who are currently using this program are St. Luke's, Plattsmouth, St. Mark's, Creighton, St. Peter's, Lexington, St. George's, Oshkosh and Good Shepherd, Bridgeport.
Diocese of Northern California
http://isite82186.web07.intellisite.com/307055.ihtml Total Ministry in the Diocese of Northern California
Diocese of Oregon
http://www.efn.org/~lenh/sld001.htm Slide show for 1998 Diocesan Convention for their Total Ministry Task Force includes a succinct discussion of Total Ministry and some of the barriers to ministry.
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan
http://www.upepiscopal.org/. Over the past 20 years we, as a diocese, have pioneered the development of mutual ministry and the Gifts Discovery Process. The discovery process recognizes that the gifts we search for are always already present - because we live, move and have our being in God. (Mutual Ministry link is http://www.upepiscopal.org/frames/mutualframe.html.)
The Anglican Church in Tasmania
http://www.anglicantas.org.au/resources/totalministryfaq.html Some parishes within the Diocese of Tasmania have moved or are moving to a different model of ministry from the traditional one centred around one Rector per parish. This model, which is finding increasing application outside this Diocese and overseas, is know locally as Enabler Supported Ministry. Some of the frequently asked questions about Enabler Supported Ministry, and brief answers, are set out below...

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National Churches

Other Groups

Ministry Developers' Collaborative
http://www.mindevelopers.org/About.html "The Collaborative's mission is to open doors for growth and learning among those called to develop ministering congregations by building links among dioceses, seminaries, institutes, and programs."
Living Stones Partnership
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/1521_9742_ENG_HTM.htm "The Living Stones commit themselves ... to offer innovative thinking for leadership and organizational structures that encourage shared/mutual ministry, appropriate in each diocese."
LifeCycles: Christian Transformation in Community
http://leaderresources.org/lifecycles "LifeCycles is based upon the understanding that all Christians are called to, and commissioned by, baptism for participation in Christ's ministry in the world and in the church." See also LifeCycles.
New Directions Ministries
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/smallchurch_7283_ENG_HTM.htm "All teachings of New Directions are grounded in the following principles: Theological Foundation: Creation, Christ, & Community; Recognition of the ministry of all baptized persons; and Each faith community is responsible for its own life, ministry, and mission." See also New Directions Ministries.

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