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Tag: Effective Leaders

  • Opening Ourselves to Grace: Basic Christian Practices

    The Capital district is pleased to offer this course, which is open to all laity. This course, which includes short videos from the publisher, helps lay servant leaders embrace and communicate a Wesleyan understanding of basic Christian practices (works of piety and mercy) as means of grace.

  • Cultivating leaders is not a once-a-year task. But how do we shift our thinking from reacting to fill gaps in committees to planning ahead to nurture and equip the leaders we want in the future?

  • Ministry Spotlight: Certified Lay Minister, Moyock UMC

    Jo Drago serves as a Certified Lay Minister at Moyock UMC. She has attended and been a member of Moyock UMC since 2011. She took the certification courses for Certified Lay Minister and was accepted in 2016. She has served on the District Committee on Ordained Ministry since 2016 and assisted pastors. She now assists…

  • Applications for the 2026 Taste & See Internship Program are due March 1. Read a reflection from Natalie Wilhelm on her experience in the program. When I first began discerning a call to ministry, I knew what a pastor did on Sundays but had no idea what the daily rhythms of church life looked like. Nevertheless,…

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    The Center for Leadership Excellence received an $85,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to launch a new clergy renewal leave initiative to support pastors in taking intentional time for spiritual renewal. In recent years, clergy have faced unprecedented challenges, including the pandemic, congregational change, declining volunteerism, and increased demands on their time and energy. Although…

  • Jumpstart your Annual Conference experience in one of our dynamic Learning Labs, designed to equip, inspire, and connect you around loving boldly, serving joyfully, and leading courageously. Participation is free and open to the public. Register by May 20. View the Learning Labs & register→