This is the weekly bulletin insert from Sermons That Work.
Your Guide to the DFMS, Part 8
Throughout the summer, our bulletin inserts will feature resources from the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) available to:
- You
- Your ministry
- Your congregation
- Your diocese
The DFMS is the formal, incorporated name for The Episcopal Church. Learn more by scanning each department’s QR code or visit iam.ec/tecguide.
The Office of Government Relations (OGR)
The Office of Government Relations (OGR) represents the policy priorities of The Episcopal Church to the U.S. federal government in Washington, D.C., highlighting the voices of Episcopalians and Anglicans globally. OGR manages the Episcopal Public Policy Network, a grassroots network of Episcopalians engaged in the ministry of public policy advocacy.
- Petition your members of Congress and more by taking action with our policy network’s Action Alerts every week.
- Equip yourself with up-to-date knowledge on U.S. policy and legislation by attending one of our free online events.
- Participate in U.S. elections by volunteering with our office as an Election Activator.
- Go deeper by honing your and your community’s skills in political advocacy and dialogue using our training resources.
- Intern with the Office of Government Relations, which runs three cycles a year, assisting our efforts to shape and influence U.S. policy.
The Office of Pastoral Development
The Office of Pastoral Development serves the presiding bishop and the wider church through consultation for bishop elections, conflict resolution involving bishops, Title IV intake for matters involving alleged bishop misconduct, and other pastoral issues as assigned by the presiding bishop.
- Meet the Office of Pastoral Development staff.
- Learn about The Episcopal Church’s guidelines and support for matters involving clergy misconduct.
- Find consultation for bishop elections, conflict management, and vexing situations.
Racial Reconciliation
Guided and inspired by the framework of Becoming Beloved Community, Episcopalians are taking intentional steps to form loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships with God and one another, and to heal and transform injustice and brokenness in ourselves, our churches, communities, institutions, and society.
Learn about our Racial Reconciliation offerings below.
- Engage the Becoming Beloved Community labyrinth, our framework for transformation.
- Tell the truth about our churches, leadership, power, and race – past and present.
- Proclaim the dream of Beloved Community via preaching, prayer, and public witness.
- Practice the healing way through anti-racism training, formation, pilgrimage, and storytelling.
- Repair the breach through justice and action addressing society and institutions.
Next week: Safe Church, Social Justice and Advocacy Engagement, Transition Ministries
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Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.
