Ministry Architects

In February, Ministry Architects (MA) spent nearly a week capturing data from many listening groups in various ECCT locations. We listened to youth, young adults, parents, priests, and other stakeholders who care deeply about the young people represented within ECCT. The result was a comprehensive Youth & Young Adult Assessment Report that listed the assets, challenges, and recommendations for building ECCT youth & young adult ministries. MA is now working behind the scenes to build an Implementation Team comprised of representatives from the youth & young adult demographic across ECCT. Once the team is intact, MA will return to ECCT to host a Quick Start Summit to orient the Implementation Team for the work ahead. Chaired by a MA consultant, this team will address each of the recommendations that resulted from the report, develop systems, and create innovative strategies to ensure that the ministries for youth & young adults thrive for years to come.

Our work with Ministry Architects continues! This month we sent out Implementation team invitations. The next step is to meet once via Zoom before our in-person Quick Start Summit. An additional listening session was hosted for young adults in the diocese and 11 representatives from various parishes and universities across Connecticut attended. They shared their insights and experiences with Ministry Architects, which will be included in the Assessment Report and will help pave the way for focused young adult ministry in the future.

We are excited to share the members of our Youth and Young Adult Implementation Team: the Rev. Margie Baker, Naomi Cunningham, Anna Engler, Theresa Greaves, Zak Leavy, Maureen (Mo) Lucas, Elyana Najarian-Garb, David Rivera, Elizabeth Rousseau, the Rev. Ansley Walker, and Lauren Zorilla. In collaboration with Ministry Architects, they will help steward the next steps of the Youth and Young Adult Ministries diocesan-wide vision and development. Please pray for this team as they undertake this important work.

Meet the Implementation Team, who had their first meeting in May, and will attend a “Quick Start Summit” together in July.

• The Rev. Margie Baker,
• Naomi Cunningham
• Anna Engler
• Theresa Greaves
• Zak Leavy
• Mo Lucas
• Elyana Najarian-Garb
• David Rivera
• Elizabeth Rousseau
• The Rev. Ansley Walker
• Lauren Zorilla

How can you help?

Reach out to the Rev. Canon Rebekah Hatch if you’d like to serve on the Prayer Team that intentionally and prayerfully supports this work, the people involved, and youth and young adults across the Church.

Youth & Young Adult Ministry in ECCT Report from Ministry Architects

Our ongoing work in discerning next steps with Youth and Young Adult Ministry across ECCT continues under the guidance of Ministry Architects. After holding listening sessions across ECCT earlier this year, Ministry Architects compiled a report summarizing the current landscape of these ministry interests in ECCT, and hopes for next steps. If you have questions about the final report, contact the Rev. Canon Rebekah Hatch at rhatch@episcopalct.org.

Join the Implementation Prayer Team

As a part of the Implementation Team’s work, a Prayer Team is being established to hold this process in prayer and faith. As a member, you will receive updates from the Implementation Team and be asked to pray for various tasks that they are working on. Complete the form below by August 15 to be included in this special ministry of prayer.

For more information about the Prayer Team, contact Martha Whitesides at martha.whitesides@ministryarchitects.com or Elyana Najarian-Garb, youth member of our Implementation Team, pianotrombone15@gmail.com.