Category: Leadership Development

Posted in Change Management, Church Decline, Church Growth & Vitality, Entering and Engaging the Congregation, Leadership Development, Pastoral Care, Staff Tagged with

28 min 13 s

Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz

The starting point: A congregation living with uncertainty;

Building trust before solving problems (trust can’t be assumed);

Discovering the gifts already in the room;

Leadership development as a way of life;

Key role played by having a spirit of experimentation;

Peter explains his unique three-quarter-time pastoral model,

Specifics around establishing structures and communication patterns;

Examples of empowering music director and worship team to take on more leadership roles in planning and leading worship;

Discernment process that led to Peter renewing his contract to stay on as half-time “settled” pastor.

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Posted in Boundaries, Church Growth & Vitality, Leadership Development, Self-Care Tagged with

17min 15 s

Rev. Anna Tew

Somewhere along the way, the church (church culture) began telling pastors that if they’re not tired, overcommitted, and running late, they must not be doing ministry correctly. Rev. Anna Tew would like to file a gentle objection. Burnout isn’t a spiritual gift, and exhaustion isn’t listed among the fruits of the Spirit. In this candid and practical conversation, Anna shares what she learned after nearly burning out herself: sometimes the holiest thing you can put on your calendar is a blank space. From learning to say “no” (without writing a three-page apology) to recognizing resentment as an early warning light, she offers wise—and refreshingly freeing—advice for building a ministry that’s sustainable for the long haul.

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