The Episcopal Church is partnering with the Anglican Church of Canada, the Church of England, and The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) to develop a video stewardship education project.

The joint project is one of the first between the American and English churches since 2003.

Creating the Global Conference received an $11,000 Constable Fund grant from the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church during council's June 11-14 meeting in Parsippany , N.J. The money is designated for editing of videos from two previous stewardship conferences, according to the wording of Resolution CIM-011.

“Generosity + Mission ” was held April 23-26 at Trinity Park, Ipswich, England, and was primarily underwritten by the English Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Discussion forum topics included extraordinary giving, leadership opportunities, maintenance and mission, as well as stewardship and worship/liturgy, according to a conference brochure.

Guest speakers from The Episcopal Church included the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, Bishop of North Carolina; the Rt. Rev. Catherine Waynick, Bishop of Indianapolis, and Ms. Terry Parsons, staff officer for stewardship at the Episcopal Church Center. Other speakers included Archbishop of York John Sentamu; the Most Rev. Douglas Hambidge, retired Archbishop of British Columbia and the Yukon; and the Rt. Rev. Richard Lewis, Bishop of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

The other conference, titled “Thinking Outside the Plate,” was held in the Diocese of Louisiana Jan. 22-25.

“Most of the recent conversation in the Anglican Communion is not about congregation-to-congregation sharing,” Ms. Parsons said. “Stewardship is an ordinary aspect of congregational life that transcends all kinds of boundaries. Some of the best educational opportunities occur when Anglicans get together to swap stories and steal good material.”

The video, which is scheduled for release in January, will feature five- to 10-minute segments followed by discussion starter questions. The video will be accompanied by a study guide.

"Not many of us want to sit down for an hour and watch someone talking,” Ms. Parsons said. “Visually it’s not terribly exciting. We are trying to extract the interesting stories and use those as a launching point for discussion.”

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