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Why Should We Support Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation?
EGR’s success story in the past 18 months:
Growth of a grassroots network that is transforming the church for mission
-130+ diocesan contact people in 75 dioceses
-5,500 people receiving bi-monthly e-newsletter
-Nearly 2,000 youth/young adults networked online on Facebook
-Spearheaded “U2charist movement” raising more than $200,000 for MDGs. More than 250 U2charists held on four continents.
-EGR’s website is the primary destination in the church for people looking for MDG resources
Focal events for people & congregations
-”Give it 4 Good” stimulus check campaign that provided resources for a Christian examination of consumerism/consumption & raised more than $100,000 for MDG-related ministries
-Worldwide individual and parish components to Lambeth Walk of Witness and Sept. 25 events collaboration in global mission
Forging partnerships for creative mission
-Brings together wide variety of groups for creative mission and ministry opportunities
-Provides keynote speakers, preachers, workshop leaders for diocesan conventions, provincial gatherings, clergy gatherings and more
-Provides countless hours of personal consulting for individuals and congregations.
A Meeting Place for God’s Mission
-We’re a community where people across the theological/political spectrum of the church come together to work, pray & celebrate God’s mission
-Our board membership, donor list, & friends reflect this diversity. EGR is where the entire Church comes together not in conflict but in Christ-centered mission
EGR in 2009 and beyond
Connect. Collaborate. Create. Celebrate.
You thought we brought people together for creative mission before? You ain’t seen nothing yet! Here’s what’s on tap:
1. Putting first things first – leading with our theology
a. Gathering, creating and distributing the best scriptural and theological context and foundations from across the theological spectrum of the church.
b. Continually holding the focus of the movement on spiritual transformation and following Christ.
2. The EGR Rule of Life
A community of commitment to prayer, study, giving and action for individuals, congregations, institutions and dioceses wanting to engage this mission as a path of Christian discipleship and spiritual transformation. Find out more and make the commitment at www.e4gr.org/rule.html
3. The Interactive MDG Ministry Map – A one-of-a-kind online map of all the MDG-related ministry happening in the church.
Currently a pilot project in partnership with the Diocese of California, the map will have four components:
a. A map of The Episcopal Church with clickable points for every MDG ministry. Clicking will produce a pop-up with brief information about the ministry, contact info, weblinks and picture where possible.
b. A map of the world with clickable points showing all the places where Episcopalians are helping making the MDGs happen.
c. The whole thing backed up by a database searchable by keywords (e.g., if you search for “AIDS orphans” a list of all the ministries that have listed that as a keyword will come up –complete with contact information.
d. A data-entry system so user friendly that anyone with basic word-processing skills can enter their ministry’s information in less than 10 minutes. (no techies required!)
4. Creating a National Episcopal Youth/Young Adult Community for MDG Ministry
a. Bringing Episcopal (and non-Episcopal) youth and young adults together virtually and face-to-face to plan and implement creative ministry for global reconciliation. We bring ‘em together. They decide what to do. A leadership team is already forming!
b. Creating a network of youth/young adults who have traveled to developing countries and worked for MDG-related nonprofits who can be “guides” for other youth/young adults who want to do the same.
c. Working with ONE Episcopalian to mobilize Episcopal youth/young adults to advocate for global poverty as an issue – particularly in the 2008 presidential campaign.
5. Keep doing what we’re doing.
a. EGR will continue to be a dynamic presence throughout the church.
b. EGR will continue to grow and strengthen its network of diocesan contact people –and they’ll be portals for resource sharing, gathering of data and stories and much more.
c. EGR will continue to partner with anyone and everyone who is interested in engaging God’s mission of global reconciliation. Bringing everyone together for God’s mission.
All this is happening with a budget of $150,000.
We have a paid staff of one full-time executive director and one part-time administrative assistant.
We have a commitment to staying small. We’re grassroots, not a big bureaucratic structure.
Don’t just make a gift for this year, but please consider a multi-year pledge. The more money we have pledged for future years, the less staff time needs to be taken up in fundraising and the more energy and time we have to devote to making God’s mission happen.
Please make checks out to EGR and send them to:
EGR – c/o Mike Fitzgerald, EGR accountant, 115 Pinewood Ave., Brandon, FL 33510.
