Leadership Training

  • The Ministry Staff Seminar - January 30-February 2, is designed for those who serve in staff settings: Associates in Ministry, Diaconal ministers, Assistant and Associate pastors, music directors, youth and family ministers, parish nurses, etc. The focus of this event is to explore the unique challenges and opportunities of serving on a ministry staff. We do this by studying the dynamics of staff ministry and exploring the authority of staff. This is really one of the few places where attention is given to the development of what we might call "career associates" who don't feel like they must be the senior pastor but rather can excel as good members of a large staff.

  • The Transition Seminar - February 2-3, is offered between the Head of Staff and Ministry Seminars to those persons who have recently moved from one ministry setting to another.

  • The Head of Staff Seminar - February 4-7, continues to be well received by these newly aclled as senior/head of staff pastors. The focus continues to be on the role that the head of staff plays in visionary leadership of a congregation and guiding the development of a congregational staff team. The evaluations each year suggest that the countent of the seminar, the informal conversations with colleages, the worship and the very setting iteself are shaping these head of staff pastords for their unique ministries.
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