Upcoming Workshops

Wednesday, January 28 | 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET

January often brings a fresh calendar—and a renewed sense that everything needs attention at once. In this Admin Café, church communicators and administrators are invited into an honest, facilitated conversation about how we decide what truly deserves our time and energy when capacity is limited and expectations are high.

This is not a training; we’ll share real experiences, compare notes, and listen for patterns—exploring how others are navigating competing priorities, communicating boundaries, and making peace with what won’t get done in this season. Come ready to reflect, listen, and leave with a little more clarity—and a little less pressure.

Facilitated by Ashley Graham-Wilcox, Church Communications Consultant

February 18 (Third Wednesday of the Month, excluding July and December): 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET

Join us for a time of sharing, troubleshooting, and honing our Realm skills in support of our missions and ministries.

Hosted by Tracy Methe, Missioner in The Episcopal Church in Colorado

Monday, February 9 | 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT / 12:00 PM

Change shows up in church communications all the time. A new initiative launches. A program quietly ends. Leadership makes a decision that needs explaining. Something familiar shifts, and people have feelings about it.

In this Church Collaboration, we’ll focus on the practical, relational work of communicating change in ways that build understanding and trust rather than confusion or fatigue. Together, we’ll reflect on how change is communicated in our contexts, where things tend to get stuck, and what helps people feel informed, respected, and grounded even when decisions are difficult or unpopular.

1. When change is communicated in your congregation or ministry setting, how do people tend to respond? What questions, concerns, assumptions, or patterns show up most often from congregants?

2. Think of a recent change where the reaction mattered as much as the message. What did you notice about how people processed the change, publicly or privately?

3. What do congregants seem to need most when something familiar is shifting? Clarity, reassurance, time, transparency, a chance to be heard, something else?

Thursday, February 19 | 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET

There are seasons when the work feels heavier than usual. The world feels loud. Personal responsibilities press in. And even in ministry settings meant to be rooted in care and grace, interactions can sometimes feel sharp or draining. When energy is low and resilience feels thin, simply showing up can take more than we expect.

This Admin Café creates space for an honest, compassionate conversation about those moments—when exhaustion creeps in, motivation falters, and it’s hard to see where renewal might come from. Together, we’ll reflect on how we tend our inner resources, where we find steadiness when demands keep coming, and how we remain grounded in our work when our capacity feels stretched.

This is not a training or a problem-solving session. It’s a facilitated conversation shaped by shared experience—an opportunity to listen, name what’s real, and learn from one another about sustaining ourselves through demanding seasons. Come as you are, and leave with a sense that you’re not carrying this alone.

Facilitated by Mike Orr, Canon for Communications and Digital Evangelism for the Episcopal Church in Colorado

Wednesday, February 25 | 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT / 12:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM ET

Thinking about starting a new newsletter, platform, podcast, or communications effort? This workshop offers a practical framework for launching something new without overextending your time or capacity.

We will cover the essentials of a strong communications launch, including clarity around purpose, realistic timelines, launch strategy, frequency, and sustainability. We will also talk honestly about when it is time to pause, adapt, or stop an initiative and why that does not mean it failed.

Designed for church communicators and administrators who want to experiment wisely, steward energy well, and learn from every launch.

Led by Easton Davis, Canon for Communications & Digital Evangelism, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta