Leadership Vitality E-Source Center
Clergy Educational Opportunities
Clergy Benefits Academy, October 24-26, 2016, Branson, Missouri
The event is designed for clergy of all ages to learn about the benefit issues that affect life and ministry of clergy offered by Wespath Benefits and Investments, a General Agency of the United Methodist Church, CEUs are available for attending this event. To find out more about the event, click here.
REVITUP!: For a Lifetime in Ministry, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida
November 7-9
Event designed for young clergy to strengthen personal, financial and leadership skills that can improve life and ministry. There will be opportunities for consultations with benefit instructors, pastoral counselors, financial planners and more. CEUs are available. To find out more about this event, click here.
Simply Wright: N.T Wright at Perkins School of Theology, SMU
November 15-17
N.T. Wright, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews, author and retired Anglican bishop will be at Perkins to discuss his latest book, Simply Good news: Why the Gospel is News and What Makes it Good. For more information, click here: http://www.smu.edu/Perkins/Events/NTWright
Nostalgia and Three Changed Questions
This article explores three questions in the context of the present: Who are we? What does God call us to do? Who is our neighbor?
PAUMCS Online Certification Course and Educational Tour Scheduled
Online Certification Class and Educational Tours Offered to the Professional Association of United Methodist Church Secretaries (PAUMCS). Click Here to read the release
Resources and tips for transitioning pastors can be found at the Lewis Center for Church Leadership
A Poetic Gift To All On the Value of Coaching
(From the book: TransforMissional Coaching: Empowering Leaders in a Changing Ministry World, by authors Steve Ogne & Tim Roehl.)
Ron Edmondson provides 7 Things that the Church cannot do for the pastor. The pastor must do these on his/her own.
The Lewis Center for Church Leadership provides a free e-newsletter--Leading Ideas delivers articles by thoughtful, cutting-edge leaders on subjects you care about — navigating change, reaching younger people, financing your ministry, communicating effectively — to help you be the leader God is calling you to be.
UMC Cyber Campus Webpage offered by the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry
Will Mancini, a Church revitalization expert, provides a blog post about The Top 10 Ways Pastors Spend Time that Doesn't Make Disciples
Ron Edmonson, a well-known church leader, gives the 7 common elements of a healthy team.
Rebekah Simon-Peter gives advice about what you should do if your congregation starts doubting your vision in this Ministry Matters blog post.
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