Resources and Ministry Opportunities on the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas Website

The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas site (episcopal-ks.org) gathers diocesan resources, policies, ministry groups, and giving options in one place. Use it if you need prayer cycles, governing documents, forms, liturgical texts, Safe Church guidelines, ordination information, or a way to join a ministry or task force. The site's main navigation groups these under Resources, Ministries, Task Forces, and News & Events, with a Donate link in the top menu.

Resources for parishes, clergy, and lay leaders

The Resources section is the practical document library. It includes:

• Cycle of Prayer – the diocesan prayer schedule.
• Constitution and Canons – the diocese's governing documents.
• Diocesan Directory – contact information for diocesan staff, congregations, and institutions.
• Forms – administrative forms collected in one place.
• Health Insurance – information for clergy and parish employees.
• Journals – diocesan convention journals.
• Liturgical Resources – including Authorized Liturgical Resources and Communion in the Absence of a Priest.
• Ordination Process – pages for the Commission on Ministry, the Diaconate process, and the Priesthood process.
• Policies – including Safe Church Guidelines and Supply Clergy.
• The Way of Love and Vestry Resources, including Mutual Ministry Reviews.

If you are a vestry member, search committee, or clergy person, start with Constitution and Canons, Policies, and Vestry Resources. If you are exploring ordination, the Commission on Ministry and the two ordination process pages are the relevant entries.

Ministries you can join or support

The Ministries menu lists ongoing diocesan-wide work:

• Alleluia Fund and Grants
• The Bethany Community of Saints Mary, Martha, and Lazarus and Bethany House and Garden
• Bishop Kemper School for Ministry
• Celebrate LGBTQ+
• Education for Ministry (EfM: Classic and EfM: Wide Angle)
• Episcopal Church Women
• Haiti Ministry
• Kansas to Kenya
• Minsters
• Nepal Work
• Spiritual Life

Each entry is a starting point for volunteering, requesting a grant, or learning about a companion relationship. For example, if you want to support international partnerships, the Haiti, Kenya, and Nepal pages describe those relationships; if you are interested in adult formation, the EfM and Bishop Kemper School pages are the places to check.

Task forces and issue-based involvement

Task Forces are listed separately and cover:

• Children's Ministries
• Creation Care (with linked Care of Creation Liturgical Resources)
• Congregational Vitality
• Global Partnerships
• Justice
• Welcome and Inclusion
• Leadership Capacity
• Liturgy, Music and the Arts
• Mission & Outreach
• Youth & Young Adult

These pages are the right entry point if you want to work on a specific issue rather than a standing ministry. The Creation Care task force, for example, links both to its own work and to liturgical resources for creation season.

News, events, and staying informed

The News & Events area includes DioLog – e-Newsletter, The Harvest (with issues dated through 2026 and a past-issue archive), the Diocesan Calendar, Diocesan News, Episcopal Podcast, and Episcopal News Service. A Subscribe page (episcopal-ks.org/subscribe/) is where you sign up for updates. The Convention section holds materials for the 2026 Diocesan Convention, the 81st General Convention (2024), the 80th (2022), and previous diocesan conventions back to 2021, plus journals.

Giving and getting started

A Donate link appears in the top menu and footer, alongside Find a Church and Contact Us. To decide where to begin:

The site does not publish prices or membership requirements for these resources in the material available, so confirm details such as event registration or grant deadlines on the individual page or by contacting the diocesan office through the Staff Directory.