Jim Naughton and Rebecca Wilson
Partners, Canticle Communications
Jim Naughton and Rebecca Wilson are partners in Canticle Communications, a public relations and strategic communications firm that represents congregations, cathedrals, dioceses, advocacy groups and health and human services organizations. Naughton, the former canon for communications and advancement for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., is the founder of the website Episcopal Café and has worked for The New York Times, The New York Daily News and The Washington Post. Before Canticle was founded in 2009, Wilson worked as an independent consultant on strategic communications and grant seeking with nonprofit and public sector organizations, including the Chicago Consultation and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland. They are the co-authors of “Speaking Faithfully: Communications as Evangelism in a Noisy World.”
Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants
Through the Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship seeks to foster, strengthen and sustain well-grounded public worship throughout the United States and Canada. The program has two grant streams: Grants for Teacher-Scholars and Grants for Worshiping Communities.
Register for a free informational webinar on March 26, 2026 to learn more about eligibility and the application process.
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