Leadership

 

Appreciative Leadership Session 2

Have you heard about Appreciative Inquiry, but are not sure what it is? Come and explore the underlying principles and how they can help your vestry and other groups to do their work feeling empowered and energized. Elizabeth Ring, AI Trained Lay Leader, Director, Diocesan Resource Center, Supporting Lifelong Learning in the Diocese of Maine; member & Past President, National Organization of Episcopal Resource Centers.

 

Leadership for New Wardens and Vestry Session 2

What is being on the Vestry really about? It's not just making sure the "temporal affairs of the parish" are managed, but making sure that the Baptismal Covenant and its calling is at the heart of this leadership. This workshop will look at the gifts and tensions of Vestry leadership, and help to equip new wardens and vestry members for the unique spiritual leadership of vestry membership. The Rev. Canon Alicia Schuster Weltner, Canon for Congregational Development, and the Rev. Canon Richard H. Callaway, Canon to the Ordinary

 

Parish/Clergy Transitions Session 1

What happens when the Rector announces she is leaving, or retiring. How does a search work, and what are the hills and valleys of "the search process" in the Diocese of Atlanta, and the Episcopal Church? Parishioners and clergy will get an overview of the church's search process and the theology of transition ministry. The Rev. Canon Richard H. Callaway, Canon to the Ordinary.

 

Volunteers: How to get them. How to keep them! Session 1

Is recruiting volunteers taking more and more of your time but generating the same few faces? Are you curious about effective recruitment and retention strategies? Come learn about volunteer trends, social motivators and best practices for engaging members of your community while supporting their Christian formation. Ms. Bruce has over 17 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, career counseling, and project management. She has completed Volunteer Management Training certification through the Points of Light Foundation and just recently completed a well received program on volunteers and volunteering at St. James, Marietta. Kathryn Bruce, Community Volunteer Facilitator, Birmingham, Alabama

 

What they didn't tell you when you were asked to run for the vestry Session 3

Canon Callaway will present administrative vestry roles and responsibilities. Lots of time for discussion and critical incident sharing. Perhaps more Q than A, but we'll try! For starters: When is the Parochial Report due? Is our parish required to have an audit? Where can I get demographic data on my community? Is the Parish Secretary entitled to health benefits ? Anti-racism training... for us? What's a Confirmed Communicant? Will the Architecture Commission actually help us? The Rev. Canon Richard H. Callaway, Canon to the Ordinary