Please pay particular note to the following:
• The Constable Fund was established for work not provided for within the regular budget of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society and with a stated preference for work in the areas of religious education.
• Religious education for the purposes of the Constable Fund is defined as follows:
Religious education forms Christians for active service through a process of critical reflection on the events of daily life in light of the Gospel. It is also a procedure by which we examine and reflect on how faithfully we engage in that service and in formation. By learning to see more clearly God’s living presence in the world—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—a Christian is prepared for Christ-like, loving service to God, neighbor, and all creation.
Adapted from Called to Teach and Learn, a catechetical guide for the Episcopal Church.
• The following areas of the Episcopal Church’s mission and ministry seem particularly relevant for funding consideration related to religious education. This list is meant to be descriptive and not conclusive:
- Priorities of the General Convention and Executive Council
- Unfunded religious education resolutions from the General Convention
- Adult education initiatives
- Initiatives involving strategic review and/or planning for religious education
- Initiatives that examine the larger picture of religious education in the common life, mission, and ministry of the church
- Resolutions and initiatives involving children, youth, and young adults (with the understanding that some of these initiatives will be addressed by the fund established by the General Convention and Executive Council for these purposes)