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  • The Small Church Advantage

    The Small Church Advantage

    Small congregations are not big places in miniature. They work differently. They come with different resources, dynamics, and challenges. But they also come with distinctive strengths–ones that are powerfully forming and not generally available in big settings. Ministry requires more than trying to replicate big-setting successes. It requires unleashing this great variety of small-setting strengths.…

  • There’s something about people who show up. Maybe they’re family—the ones with whom we share genes, traditions, and stories. Maybe they’re friends—the family we choose, the people we look at and say, “You know what, I like this one. I think I’ll keep them around.” Maybe you’re still waiting for those people. But I hope,…

  • The Center for Leadership Excellence presents, Doing Ministry as a Team, a Leadership and Church Administration workshop with Colin Snider and Carl Frazier.

  • Family systems theory gives leaders a framework to understand what’s happening beneath the surface—and respond with clarity and steadiness. Join us for a Day of Learning with Jack Shitama and discover practical ways to guide your church through uncertainty and cultivate healthier leadership.

  • Ministry can be a beautiful, sacred calling—but it can also be exhausting. Between leading, caring, teaching, and tending to the needs of others, we often forget that we, too, are part of God’s creation. The same God who painted the skies, sculpted the mountains, and set the seas in motion also carefully crafted you. Sometimes,…

  • The Center for Leadership Excellence is excited to announce our upcoming Fall 2025 events! This fall, we’re offering a variety of opportunities to equip and inspire clergy and laity for effective ministry and leadership. Our lineup includes practical leadership workshops to strengthen your skills, innovative conversations around emerging trends in ministry, and opportunities to connect…