St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Strategy + vision

Feb 22

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church: who are they?

St. Mary's Episcopal Church has been thriving in the Napa Valley for over 150 years. In a hurting and divided world, they seek to follow Jesus on the Way of Love. Their beliefs are formed by scripture, tradition, reason and experience.

Phase I: listening

In recent years, St. Mary’s has experienced significant identity shifts between a change in long-term leadership, the pandemic, and shifting wider cultural norms. We worked with St. Mary’s to help articulate to what makes their community unique, and explore what might be in store for the future. In our listening process, we:

worked alongside a core team
organized and conducting focus groups
wrote and reviewed surveys — analyzed data and reflected back what we heard
made recommendations for next steps

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Rev. Robin Denney

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Rector, Napa

Rev. Robin Denney

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Rector, Napa

Working with Vandersall Collective made such a difference as our church sought to define our long-range vision based on who we are and who God is calling us to be. The consultants were able to help us understand what the data meant that we had already collected over several years, and to construct a parish-wide survey and focus groups to dive deeper into main themes that had emerged.

Our parish leadership, even those who at first thought we did not need consultants, had deep gratitude for the work Vandersall did. We came away with a clear sense of who we are as a parish, our gifts, as well as areas where we could adjust our messaging and understanding in order to move in a healthier direction.

Vandersall Collective did excellent work. They listened with insight and compassion, and helped us to learn. They were professional, friendly, and deeply spiritual. We got so much more out of this process than we expected.

Rev. Robin Denney

St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Rector, Napa

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