Congregational Life: Volunteers, Teams, Leaders & Outreach: Leadership Development

Courage to Lead: An Online Retreat Series for Faith Leaders​​​​​​​

• February 8–9:  Two sessions each day (9 am–noon & 4:00-5:30 pm CST)

A call to social action and spiritual vigor with a mission to create a more equitable and inclusive world by nurturing skillful justice advocacy and the depth to act on it.

Bearing Witness offers resources for supporting whistleblowers in the workplace, governmental agencies, and congregational settings.

Richard Rohr reflects on Cynthia Bourgeault's understanding of Jesus as a moshel moshelim, a teacher of wisdom, in A Seminary of Life.

Lewis Center for Church Leadership has a growing list of Covid-19-related resources on topics of Social Action, Stewardship, Technology, and Hospitality.

8 Trends Impacting Church Leadership for 2021

By Doug Powe And Ann A. Michel On January 5, 2021

How to Deal with Job Stress and Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Share Rev. Julia's I Am Not Afraid. I Am Heartbroken with your congregation.

How to Be a Hero Maker

• activate the gifts of others

• multiply the impact of your ministry

How to Keep Your Leadership Pipeline Full

For Collard Girls is a journey, a conversation, and a podcast, that shares the unique, bold and beautiful narrative of womyn of color who are in spaces in the church, in the community, and in the world.

Leading Like Moses: 4 Ways to Know What to Delegate

Micah Fries and Jeremy Maxfield say that the critical skill of delegation improves a leader’s focus, multiplies impact, and develops the capacity of others.

MennoMedia's ~ing Podcast hosts Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards and Allison Maus discuss current issues in church leadership, growth, and community engagement with national church leaders.

12 Practices to Cultivate Humble Leadership

shared That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief and Coping with Fatigue, Fear, and Panic During a Crisis

Small Church Big Impact

How smaller congregations can use their unique giftedness to fulfill their mission.

Effective Leaders Know When to Take Risks and When to Exercise Restraint

On-Demand Learning (including FaithLead’s, National Faith Leaders Reflect on a Global Pandemic and Being Grateful in Difficult Times: An Online Journey with Barbara Butler Bass) and Executive Coaching for congregational leaders.

TWO-DAY TRANSFORMING CHURCH CONFLICT TRAINING

This 1.5-day online workshop will walk your group through how to become skilled in conflict transformation. You will learn skills that will reshape your interactions with present and future congregational conflict and equip you for managing conflict in your work and personal life.

Register for May, 2021

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Opportunities for self-care, personal growth, new learning and more, include:

• Renewing Leadership: cohort-based facilitated group; includes a 360 assessment and a 1-on-1 coaching session
• UnMasking Discovery: A Journey of Identity, Voice, and Impact: examine the masks you’ve had, re-discover your authentic self, and create a new way of being in the world

• Conversations on Race: Changing Self, Changing Community, and Changing Systems.

PC(USA) Store curated a selection of books, downloadable studies, and curriculum programs

“More Church Leaders | Stronger Church Leaders” Video Tool Kit

Learn strategies to identify and support new leaders and build and maintain effective ministry teams.

Leading Like Nehemiah: Rebuilding Together

• Six-session video-based study curriculum
• key themes in Nehemiah’s witness
• inspire and guide today's faith leaders today
• accompanying Study and Discussion Guide

Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice

• Also available from Google eBook or Kindle.
• Rev. Wikstrom offers a two-part: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice Webinar from UUA Bookstore on Vimeo.
• Additional resources for this title are available free of charge.