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Develop a Communications Plan A communications plan is an outline to direct communication efforts for an organization. It helps an organization think strategically about communication goals through four main parts: research, audiences, communication and evaluation. This is known as R.A.C.E. In addition to the primary components, other elements are important and include goals, objectives, background, calendar and budget. For the best results in…

…Staff emails are no longer linked due to spoofing concerns. Individual staff members’ emails generally follow this pattern: FirstinitialLastname@diosohio dot org Exceptions are noted below. Staff members are listed in alphabetical order…

…g ground for the kind of community God had in mind in creating us so connected to one another. On this view, the church is a school in which we learn how to embrace our connection in holy ways. Here I am about to introduce a term which may be misunderstood. The term is “moral practices.” The word “moral” does not refer to towing the line or measuring up to some external standard. It means joining with the community as a whole as it seeks to…

Toolbox for developing an Emergency Operation Plan for the Diocese of Southern Ohio There are two versions of the Template for Emergency Preparedness document available for download. One is a traditional Microsoft Word document, the other is an interactive PDF. Although both versions contain identical information, the interactive PDF is in many ways easier to use. It is indexed similar to a website in that you can click on topics in the index…

Transition office in the Diocese of Southern Ohio The Rev. Canon Jason Leo, Canon for Transitions and Congregational Vitality Sherri Martin, Assistant Transitions Officer Opportunities in the Diocese of Southern Ohio are posted below. To apply for any of these positions, please use this application form: https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/dso-transitions-clergy-application-form/. We ask that you not contact the congregations or communities…

…rk of this diocese in witnessing publicly to the Gospel of Jesus Christ through community empowerment and advocacy for the poor and those in need. Our national search process led us to the Rev. Anne Reed. I wish to thank the search committee that worked tirelessly, always with grace, humor and a profound appreciation for Southern Ohio’s noble history of mission work. They are Paul Clever, Alice Connor, Leslie Flemming, Lee Ann Reat, Janice West…

…transitional team to ensure that it is ready and can be in place immediately, if needed. At the time of my resignation, Ecclesiastical Authority will be transferred to the Standing Committee who will also begin an immediate search for a provisional bishop to serve the diocese during the transition and until a search and election for bishop diocesan can take place. While the provisional bishop will make episcopal visitations and perform many of…