Updated with Mark Harris.
Mary Frances Schjonberg of Episcopal Life Online:
The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council reorganized itself October 6 in an effort to refocus its work on the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Church.
During its Oct. 5-8 meeting at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis Fogelman Conference Center the council is devoting nearly half of its time to considering how it will live out its role and responsibility in the 2010-2012 triennium.On October 6, the members agreed to a proposal from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to form five committees, tentatively named Local Mission, Church-wide Mission, World Mission, Resources for Mission and Funding for Mission. Committee names may change slightly after the groups begin meeting October 7.
The council had been divided into four standing committees (Administration & Finance (A&F), Congregations in Ministry (CIM), National Concerns (NAC) and International Concerns (INC)). At this meeting the members were asked to consider if that structure still serves the needs of the council and the church, and how to clarify their individual responsibilities.
I am not an organizational thinker, so I have asked several of the process junkies in my life about this, and they all think the reorganization is great.