WHAT: Workshop series to help current and future Fellowship leaders step more fully and successfully into their roles.
WHEN: 1st and 3rd Thursdays in February, March, and April, from 6:30-8:30 PM
WHERE: Social Hall
WHO: Anyone with an interest in leadership in any area of the Fellowship. From small groups or single events to joining the Board of Directors, if you think you might ever like to be one of the people who shape the direction of this congregation, this workshop is for you!
REGISTER: HERE by 1/25. Free childcare is available! When filling out the registration form, indicate if you will need childcare.
This offering will be co-facilitated by Michael Hughes (Treasurer) and Skyla King-Christison (Director of Religious Exploration). Please contact either of us with questions.
This program will:
- Affirm the spiritual and emotional gifts and the skills that each person brings to a leadership position
- Encourage understanding that holding a leadership position is an opportunity to enrich and deepen one’s own faith
- Strengthen understanding of covenant and the practice of keeping covenant within the leadership team and in the congregation
- Guide leaders to center relationships as a faithful practice, thinking of the congregation as a “we” rather than a collection of individuals
- Lead participants to develop an understanding of the importance of personal spiritual practice and integrity to healthy leadership
- Guide participants to consider which voices and perspectives were marginalized in the past and need to be part of congregational or leadership decision-making
- Introduce systems thinking, and provide some practice with exploring congregational issues through a systems lens
- Encourage participants to consider that conflict can indicate questions needing attention in the larger congregational system and invite them to respond accordingly
- Deepen and enrich the experience of congregational leaders and, by extension, the ability of congregations to live out their missions and values, both in congregational life and in the wider world
If any of the ideas above spark your interest and make your heart go, “Oh!” you should register and join us! What we learn together today will help ensure a healthy and vibrant Fellowship for generations to come!