National Cathedral re-envisions its 'ministry at the heart of the nation'

From ENS-

The people who formulated Washington National Cathedral's new strategic plan, its dean says, had to wear at least three different hats; one to inspire vision, one to prompt attention to practicality and one to help recall the bottom line.

The process that resulted in the 2012-2014 Strategic Plan was, in part, about becoming very clear about "precisely the work that we think is financially feasible and fundable in our ministry," the Very Rev. Samuel Lloyd told Episcopal News Service in a telephone interview May 10.

The plan is meant to describe "as succinctly and clearly as possible what we think we're doing for the country and for the Episcopal Church," Lloyd said. It includes mission and vision statements, followed by four goals for living out that mission and vision.

The mission statement harkens to the cathedral founders' intent that it be the spiritual home for the United States. The vision outlined says the cathedral ought to be a "catalyst for spiritual harmony in our nation, renewal in the churches, reconciliation among faiths, and compassion in our world."

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