Resources
FLOURISH 2.0
12/21/2022
Leadership Development
REVIEW * RENEW * RETOOL FLOURISH is an assessment and renewal process for clergy in the Western North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. The program will meet the requirement of ...
Mentoring Pew Sitters Into Servant Leaders
12/21/2022
Leadership Development
Led by Rev. Dr. Michael D. Kurtz, LMFT, DMIN WNCC Clergy and Laity A Peer Learning Group Opportunity It can be discouraging finding a church of pew-sitters when we need servant leaders. Too often...
Preparation to Proclamation: Refining the Weekly Habits of Laboring Preachers
12/14/2022
Leadership Development
Description: Preaching is hard; faithful preaching is even harder. Unwilling to rely on extemporaneous speech from the pulpit, the disciplined preacher knows the Spirit's swaying on Sunday morning ...
Aligning our abilities with God's purposes
11/15/2022
Faith and Theology
Leadership Development
By David L. Odom, Executive Director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity How do you make a difference in people’s lives? What are the contributions that you make over and over across ...
Moving Beyond a Congregational Identity Crisis
11/15/2022
Leadership Development
Leading In Community
By Doug Powe It seems strange to ask the question, “Who are we?” Yet, this is precisely the question many congregations need to consider since what it means to be a church has so many different ...
Saying “Yes” to Clear Purpose Can Require Saying “No” to Long-Cherished Ministries
11/15/2022
Leadership Development
Leading In Community
One might think that getting clear about the purpose of a congregation could be difficult, but I doubt you think it would be painful. And yet, a peculiar phenomenon occurs when purpose is clarified ...
The Way of Wesley Workshop
10/18/2022
Youth Ministry