2014 Annual Report the Rt Rev'd David E. & Helen R. Richards
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The Rt Rev’d David E. & Helen R. Richards Upcoming Events Peer Coach Training- March 12, 2015 PLEDGES FROM THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS We are grateful to those who contribute financially towards the work of the College for Bishops. College for Bishops Board Meeting- Annual Giving income totaled $104,525 in 2014. Thank you to the following active and April 20-21, 2015 resigned bishops who gave or made pledge payments in 2014: Living Our Vows Residency- W. Michie Klusmeyer, West Virginia 2014 Annual Report May 18-22, 2015 Gladstone B. Adams, III, Central New York W. Nicholas Knisely, Rhode Island Laura Ahrens, Connecticut Edward J. Konieczry, Oklahoma Project Resource- J. Neil Alexander, Sewanee Jay Lambert, Eau Claire September 22-25, 2015 David Bailey, Navajoland Paul E. Lambert, Dallas J. Scott Barker, Nebraska Stephen Lane, Maine Dear Colleagues and Friends, College for Bishops Board Meeting- John Bauerschmidt, Tennessee Mark Lattime, Alaska October 1-2, 2015 Barry Beisner, Northern California Edward Lee, Resigned, Western Michigan 2014 was a year of exploring new initiatives for the College for Bishops(CfB), made possible by pledges to The Larry Benfield, Arkansas Peter Lee, East Carolina Leadership Fund from people across the Church. The first initiative was the designing and offering of a unique, creative, and New Bishops and Spouses/Partners- Scott Benhase, Georgia Gary R. Lillibridge, West Texas collaborative (CfB, the Development Office, and The Church Foundation) approach to raising people and funds entitled, January 25-29, 2016 Mark Bourlakas, Southwestern VA Edward S. Little, II, Northern Indiana “Project Resource.” The first conference with 15 Diocesan Teams, fully subscribed within a week of being officially offered, will David Bowman, Resigned, Western NY William Love, Albany be held this September in Denver, Colorado. The second initiative is the creation of an interactive leadership education section Thomas E. Breidenthal, Southern Ohio Bruce MacPherson, Resigned, Western LA of our website for Bishops. This addition will make its debut at the March meeting of the House of Bishops. In addition, a new Living Our Vows Residency- Greg Brewer, Central Florida Jay Magness, Federal Ministries June 27-July 1, 2016 Diane J. Bruce, Los Angeles Santosh Marray, Alabama survey for Bishops and Spouses will be conducted this year by Dr Marla Hanley, and the results will be available for our use in Mariann Budde, Washington Dan Martins, Springfield 2015. We want to thank, also, Bishop Sean Rowe on the completion of his research project on the Episcopate, and congratulate Joe Burnett Maryland Jim Mathes, San Diego him on the receiving of his PhD in the area of leadership development. There will be more to come from this excellent work. the COLLEGE for BISHOPS Richard Chang, Resigned, Hawaii J. Scott Mayer, Northwest Texas BOARD OF DIRECTORS Heather Cook, Maryland Rodney Michel, Pennsylvania While the “active” stage of Phase One of the Sustainability Funding Initiative was completed in 2012, some naming opportunities are still very much “alive.” This year we celebrated the naming of the William and Sidney Sanders Conference on The Most Rev’d Katharine Jefferts Schori, Michael W. Creighton, Resigned, Central PA Steven Miller, Milwaukee James Curry, Connecticut Michael P. Milliken, Western Kansas Orderly Transitions, and had the largest number of couples ever attend the Conference held this past October. (See the following Chair Michael B. Curry, North Carolina James Montgomery, Resigned, Chicago page of the Annual Report for our recent celebration.) The Board has created an Endowment Policy and funds are being invested The Rt Rev’d J. Neil Alexander, Clifton Daniel, Pennsylvania Robert O’Neill, Colorado to ensure that the work of the CfB will continue well into the future. Andrew Dietsche, New York James Ottley, Resigned, Panama President Herbert Donovan, Resigned, Arkansas Todd Ousley, Eastern Michigan Participation in annual and semi-annual conferences was at an all-time high this past year by The Episcopal Church as The Rt Rev’d F. Clayton Matthews, Ian Douglas, Connecticut Jacob Owensby, Western Louisiana well as the larger Communion. The word is “getting out,” and others like what they hear! Managing Director Andy Doyle, Texas Henry Parsley, Resigned, Alabama Phil Duncan, II, Central Gulf Coast William Persell, Resigned, Chicago In September 2012, the Board launched a Leadership Fund which challenged the Bishops on the Board to obtain three- The Rt Rev’d Lloyd E. Allen Dan Edwards, Nevada Kenneth Price, Resigned, Southern Ohio year pledges of $1,000 each year from at least 10 leaders from within the dioceses they serve. The purpose of this Fund is to Thomas C. Ely, Vermont Brian Prior, Minnesota expand our offerings and keep costs low while telling our story to people of the Church beyond The House of Bishops. The Rt Rev’d Larry R. Benfield Martin Field, West Missouri Lawrence C. Provenzano, Long Island Mr. Leslie G. Callahan Douglas Fisher, Western Massachusetts Rayford Ray, Northern Michigan Last spring, a larger group of Bishops was asked to help in expanding this fund initiative during 2014. Eventually, the Jeff Fisher, Texas David Reed, West Texas The Rt Rev’d C. Andrew Doyle Board hopes to have all Bishops participate in this program. The first year of pledges will go immediately into funding new Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Hawaii David Richards, Resigned, Costa Rica initiatives, and the second and third year pledges will go into a reserve fund for new initiatives in the future. As of now, the The Rt Rev’d Duncan M. Gray, III R. William Franklin, Western New York Gregory Rickel, Olympia Michael Garrison, Resigned, Western NY Bavi “Nedi” Rivera, Eastern Oregon Leadership Fund has raised $89,743. We would like to thank the following Bishops and their diocesan leaders for their efforts for Marla M. Hanley, PhD Alan Gates, Massachusetts Sean Rowe, Northwestern PA and contributions to this initiative. The Most Rev’d Colin R. Johnson Wendell Gibbs, Jr, Michigan John Said, Resigned, SE Florida Mary Glasspool, Los Angeles William E. Sanders, Resigned, East TN Kirk Smith- Alastair and Mary Longley-Cook, David and Judith Morrison, The Houseworth Family Foundation, Kirk and The Rt Rev’d Don E. Johnson Susan Goff, Virginia Calvin Schofield, Resigned, Southeast FL Laura Smith Mr. Donald V. Romanik Duncan Gray, Jr, Resigned, Mississippi Gordon P. Scruton, Western Massachusetts Duncan Gray, III, Mississippi Prince G. Singh, Rochester Michael Hanley- Dee Mahuna, William and Karen Early, The Zeller Trust, Robert Ladehoff, Jonathan Tamez and Keith Walters, The Rt Rev’d Prince Singh Mary Gray-Reeves, El Camino Real Mark Sisk, Resigned, New York Michael and Cheryl Dotten, Mike McClain and Marilyn Walke The Rev’d Allison St. Louis Clark Grew, Resigned, Ohio McKee Sloan, Alabama Ted Gulick, Virginia Dabney T. Smith, Southwest Florida We remain committed to the College’s mission of providing quality formational and educational opportunities for The Rt Rev’d Dean E. Wolfe Ambrose Gumbs, Virgin Islands Michael Smith, North Dakota Bishops and others in the Church, and 2015 holds promise of additional exciting new offerings. Michael Hanley, Oregon Wayne Smith, Missouri The Rev’d Kathryn Young Dena A. Harrison, Texas John Smylie, Wyoming Dorsey Henderson, Resigned, Upper SC Onell Soto, Resigned, Venezuela Faithfully, Daniel Herzog, Resigned, Albany William “Chip” Stokes, New Jersey CONTACT INFORMATION Rayford High, Fort Worth Eugene Sutton, Maryland The Rt Rev’d J. Neil Alexander The Rt Rev’d F. Clayton Matthews Robert Hirschfeld, New Hampshire John Tarrant, South Dakota Administrative Office Anne Hodges-Copple, North Carolina Porter Taylor, Western North Carolina The College for Bishops Herman “Holly” Hollerith, Southern VA Morris K. Thompson, Jr, Louisiana Mark Hollingsworth, Jr, Ohio Michael Vono, Rio Grande 2857 Trent Road Whayne Hougland, Western Michigan Charles vonRosenberg, South Carolina New Bern, NC 28562 Barry Howe, Resigned, West Missouri James Waggoner, Spokane Carolyn Irish, Resigned, Utah Andrew Waldo, Upper South Carolina Contacts Russell Jacobus, Resigned, Fond du Lac Terry White, Kentucky Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop Arthur Williams, Resigned, Ohio President, Board of Directors Managing Director The Rt Rev’d F. Clayton Matthews, Robert Johnson, Resigned, Western NC Dean E. Wolfe, Kansas Managing Director Don E. Johnson, West Tennessee Robert Wright, Atlanta Shannon Johnston, Virginia Wayne P. Wright, Delaware Ms Betsy Jutras, Program Associate William Jones, Resigned, Missouri George Young, East Tennessee THE MISSION OF THE COLLEGE FOR BISHOPS Phone: 252-635-9004 Fax To provide opportunities for education and formation that will strengthen bishops in their personal lives, as diocesan : 252-635-5006 To make a contribution to the College, visit www.collegeforbishops.org. leaders in God’s mission and in their vocation to God as a community of bishops in service to The Episcopal Church. Email: [email protected] 2014 COLLEGE FOR BISHOPS PROGRAM REPORT Back Row L-Rt: The Rt Rev’d Morris K. Thompson- Louisiana, The Rt Rev’d F. Clayton Matthews- College for Bishops, 90-Day Companion Program: assigns bishop companions to bishops-elect to assist them in the transitional period between election and consecration. The Rt Rev’d Don E. Johnson- West Tennessee, • 5 companion relationships were established in 2014 The Rt Rev’d George D. Young, III- East Tennessee New Bishops and Spouses/Partners Conference: assists the newly-elected bishops and their spouses/partners in forming community and examining the transitional issues all are facing as they enter a new location, new expectations and new responsibilities. • January 2014 – 6 bishops and 6 spouses participated Front Row L-Rt: The Rt Rev’d J. Neil Alexander- Sewanee, Living Our Vows Residency: provides opportunities for new bishops to gather in community, to reflect on the gifts and authority of the episcopate, and to acquire resources The Rt Rev’d William E. Sanders- Resigned, to lead and serve dioceses effectively and faithfully.