Links to Additional Resources

Church World Service/CROP www.cwscrop.org/iowa/

Cool Congregations http://iowaipl.org/  
 
Cursillo www.episcopalcursillo.org/  

Interfaith Alliance of Iowa www.interfaithallianceiowa.org  

Iowa Immigration Education Coalition www.iowaimmigrationeducation.org/  

Iowa Interfaith Power & Light (Iowa IPL) http://iowaipl.org  
 

Iowa Religious Media Services (IRMS) www.irms.org 

Two DVD's, The Story of the Episcopal Church and The Story of Anglicanism are good resources for new members and formation classes and are available through IRMS.
 

Ministry of Money www.ministryofmoney.org/

National Network of Episcopal Clergy Associations www.nneca.org/
 

Rural Ministries Network ruralministriesnetwork.org/  

The Order of the Daughters of the King www.dok-national.org/home.html 

The Episcopal Church www.episcopalchurch.org/

Bible & Common Prayer Book Society www.biblesandprayerbooks.org 

Church Pension Group www.cpg.org 

Church Publishing, Inc. www.churchpublishing.org/

Church Periodical Club www.churchperiodical.com/index.php

Churchwide Directories arc.episcopalchurch.org/drctries.html 

Clergy/Parish Finder www.ecdplus.org/

Deployment www.episcopalchurch.org/cdo.htm?menupage=29930

Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations www.episcopalchurch.org/eir.htm

Episcopal Migration Ministries  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/emm/

Episcopal Peace Fellowship www.epfnational.org 

Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation www.e4gr.org

General Convention episcopalchurch.org/gc/

The Red Book www.theredbook.org/ 

Put Your Faith to Work Advertising Campaign developed by the Episcopal Church 
www.putyourfaithtowork.org

Small Church Development www.episcopalchurch.org/smallchurch.htm 

Stewardship www.episcopalchurch.org/stewardship.htm

Studying your Congregation and Community           www.episcopalchurch.org/growth_60791_ENG_HTM.htm?menupage=50929

Bible Browser bible.oremus.org/ 

Book of Common Prayer justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/bcp.htm

Calendar of Saints www.oremus.org/calendar.html 

Daily Office www.missionstclare.com/english/index.html 

Daily Offices www.oremus.org/cofe.html

Lectionary satucket.com/lectionary/

Music by Heart, Paperless Songs for Evening Worship was featured at the Ministry School and Retreat in Grinnell this summer and is available through Church Publishing. List price: $27.00 This original music is simple and repetitive, yet holds incredible depth. It allows congregations to become communal music-makers, learning to sing and improvise together in a vital way.

Sermons that work www.episcopalchurch.org/worship-that-works/
 

 

http://www.alban.org/index.aspx 
 

http://www.grandview.edu/aspx/audience/audience.aspx?pageid=785&aid=12 

The Center for Renewal is a cooperative ministry of Grand View in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
 

http://www.dekovencenter.org/dekoven-sponsored-retreats-and-conferences 

Des Moines Area Counseling Center 

Prairiefire: 2 year Spiritual Renewal and formation program that will meet monthly, September through June, beginning September 2008, in Des Moines. Grounded in the Christian contemplative tradition, the classes will feature didactic and experiential elements.

http://archive.elca.org/faithandscience/  
 

Events and Continuing Education opportunities including Online Resources 
 

http://www.kanuga.org/conferences/index.asp 

From Vestry conferences to youth events to Liturgical Arts, Kanuga-sponsored conferences provide education, renewal and refreshment. They cover a broad range of subjects, one of which is certain to interest you.

 

A 2-year series for church leaders--laity and clergy--to cultivate prayer, discernment and other sacred practices for your congregation's life and ministry. Six 3-day workshops from April 2009 through November 2010. Co-sponsored by the Center for Renewal, a cooperative ministry of Grand View University in Des Moines, and the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA, and The Alban Institute.
 

www.sinsinawa.org/MoundCenter  or call 608-748-4411 X811

Individual and Guided Retreats, Church leadership & Spiritual Director workshops 
 

January 21-23, 2008; Theme: Radical Abundance: a theology of sustainability 
 

http://www.unitedseminary.edu/ 

The Academy for Vital Christianity of United Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Minnesota Conferences of the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church, offers a wide variety of classes designed for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Christian tradition. The purpose of the academy is to energize and equip people to hear more profoundly the voice of God and to make that voice more audible in our neighborhoods, nation, and world. Fall classes begin September 2008. http://www.unitedseminary.edu/ce/academy.asp

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/spiritualservices/cpe.html 
 

http://www.wartburgseminary.edu/template_Events.asp?id=160 

Founded in 1999, the Tri-State Forum is in its tenth year of offering lectures, presenting an opportunity to bring together pastors, ministry professionals and all others interested in continuing education, growth, and collegial fellowship in our common faith. The Forum has welcomed 47 speakers and hundreds of participants over the past nine years. Lectures are held in Fritschel Auditorium, beginning at 10.30am and concluding at 3.30pm. 
October 16: Bob Sitze: The Simpler Congregation 
February 12: Craig Satterlee: Preaching Lent and Easter 
March 19: Dr. Gordon Lathrop: The ELW Theology and Practices of the New Cranberry Book 
April 23: Dr. Norma Cook Everist: Civil Religion, Church and State Where in the World are We?
Registration fees: $50 per lecture. Additional information including schedule, registration form and driving directions are available at http://www.wartburgseminary.edu/template_Events.asp?id=160 or contact Diane Lampe dlampe@wartburgseminary.edu, 563.589.0327.

Ministry News of the Diocese of Iowa, Iowa Connections

Episcopal Cafe www.episcopalcafe.com/

Episcopal Life Online www.episcopalchurch.org/episcopal_life.htm 

Episcope episcopalchurch.typepad.com/episcope/

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