Ongoing Resources
- Center for Leadership Excellence Events – see also our full archive of past events
- Leadership Fellows Program, Center for Leadership Excellence
- The Colossian Way – a small group curriculum focused on learning to have conversations across differences – we still have a few grant-funded opportunities to access this curriculum at a reduced rate for NC Conference congregations!
Recorded Events from the Center for Leadership Excellence – Available Now
- Engaging Conflict Faithfully with Molly Shivers
- Relational Covenants with Molly Shivers
- Evaluating, Eliminating, and Energizing: Making Ministry Matter with Donna Claycomb Sokol
- Mission: Possible! Simplified Accountable Structure with Kay Kotan
- Leaning into the Future Without Fear with Matt Miofsky
Media Center Resources – Free to Borrow!
- Job Descriptions and Leadership Training in the United Methodist Church: A Leader Development Guide by Discipleship Ministries
- Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod Bolsinger
- Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement by Will Mancini
- Grace to Lead: Practicing Leadership in the Wesleyan Tradition by Kenneth L. Carder and Laceye C. Warner
- Strategy Matters: Your Roadmap for an Effective Ministry Planning Retreat by Kay Kotan, Ken Willard, Kristin Lighter, and Kevin Slimp
Lay Servant Ministries Courses – If you see a course you are interested in our conference offering, tell us!
- Class Leaders
- Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders
- Soul Reset: Relearning the Rhythms of Grace through Daily Life with God
Additional Resources through Our Connection
- How to Have a Courageous Conversation – a course offered through Discipleship Ministries