Leadership
By Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE
Being in community brings both rewards and challenges. In “Leadership in Community: A Dance of Mutual Love,” Geoffrey Tristram, superior of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist explores the theology used to express and ex…
By Rosa Lindahl
Our capacity to move into the future depends on the ability of our congregational leaders to function effectively as a team.
By Robert Harris
In “On Being a Senior Warden,” Robert Harris shares some of his experiences as senior warden in two congregations over a number of years. Having worked with a variety of rectors with varying levels of experience and character…
By Gail Lebert
This article shares insights developed by Brian McLaren related to the leadership styles of these two famous movie characters.
By Ginny Dinsmore
Where is the spirit of God at work? Everywhere. Going Local is a diocesan initiative to help congregations develop new attitudes, habits, practices, and values as they seek and join God’s work in their neighborhood.
By Elizabeth M. Magill
A key vestry role is to identify and support emerging leaders. What might that look like? In her “Leading from the Side” series, Elizabeth Magill, of The Mission Institute, shares steps individuals and congregational leaders …
By Miguel Angel Escobar
Sometimes we get stuck in our thinking. Potential solutions can be constrained by the ways we define the challenges we face. What would happen if we changed our definitions? “The Gift of Holy Imagination” by Miguel Angel Esc…
By Anna Olson
Being part of a diverse congregation, Anna Olson is accustomed to ministering to people with a wide range of personalities, cultural backgrounds, work experiences, educational preparation, and familiarity with The Episcopal C…
By Demi Prentiss
You’ve been elected or selected senior warden for your congregation. You’re eager to take on this challenge and, truth be told, a bit anxious. Demi Prentiss’ “Roadmap for Senior Wardens,” weaves the collective experience of …
By Randy Ferebee
Tried and frustrated of too many problems and a lack of solutions? Randy Ferebee shows us how vestries can rise above these issues in “Reframe Vestry Meetings.”
By Nancy Davidge based on conversations with Jerry Jefferies and Carolynne Fairweather
Four small churches of different denominations have found new energy by working and occasionally worshipping together. Three of these four churches also share a rector.
By Miguel Angel Escobar
Does your leadership have a shared sense of purpose? Miguel Angel Escobar shares ways of introducing group leadership development and shared purpose.
By Nancy Davidge
Designed as an icebreaker to help workshop participants gain an understanding of the congregational contexts represented in the room, it can also be used to help members of a leadership team learn more about their peer’s perc…
By J. Fletcher Lowe
Effective congregational leadership teams include members with a strong sense of Christian vocation and the gifts they bring to the table.
By Nancy Davidge
A ‘try this at church’ tool that you and your congregation could use to strengthen and support team efforts in your congregation.
By Miguel Angel Escobar
Forming and identifying effective lay and clergy leadership teams continues to be challenge for many of our congregations.
By Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook
“Our Story” by Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook explores the roots of our democratic style of governance and invites us to consider ways to balance an organization’s need for order with its equally important need for creativity and ris…
By Charles E. Jenkins
In a conversation one afternoon Ed Friedman wondered aloud about “the good people of the world who are burning out trying to change the unmotivated.”
By Ann Mellow
Navigating a church-school relationship is not always easy. Like any relationship, it requires time, care, communication, and a willingness to learn.
By Virginia Citrano
We often fail to include our youth in one of the most central aspects of our faith, the governance of our church. Until they come knocking, that is.