August 19-20, 2014 Stepping Up to Staffing and Supervision—An Alban Institute Workshop Leadership Are you stepping into unfamiliar territory where you must supervise others, or have you been supervising others for some time without a clear understanding of what you are doing? Supervision, especially in a faith-based environment, requires learning new skills—probably skills you …
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August 13-15, 2014 Leading through Coaching Leadership In this course participants will learn the basic principles of coaching and how these principles provide a solid foundation for effective compassionate leadership. While there are many dimensions to leadership, none is more important than the relationships the leader has with colleagues and volunteers. As a coach, …
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August 4-8, 2014 Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out: Compassionate Communication in the Church Congregational Care In this intensive workshop, participants will learn the skills of compassionate communication (also called nonviolent communication) as means of connecting to God, self, and others in the midst of interpersonal conflict. A participant in the course last year …
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July 17-18, 2014 Bible Study for Gather Magazine: Transforming Life and Faith Bible Study A new life partner, a new child, a new job, a new home: most of us recognize how our lives are changed by these experiences. In Transforming Life and Faith we will consider how our lives and faith journeys are …
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July 15-17, 2014 Managing Polarities in Congregations Leadership Polarities are those unavoidable, unsolvable, indestructible dilemmas of life. Our only choice with life polarities is to manage them, either well or poorly. Problems or conflicts usually involve either/or thinking. There is one solution to the issue. Polarities require both/and thinking. They have two right answers …
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July 10, 2014 Webcast Working Preacher Lectionary Study—Ordinary 19-26 Preaching Dig into the Sunday readings for the upcoming season with members of Luther Seminary’s Bible faculty. Lectures and group discussion will fill you with theological insights and preaching ideas for the months ahead. To attend via webcast you will need a high-speed Internet connection. …
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July 7-11, 2014 Emotional Intelligence and Human Relation Skills Leadership This workshop is an intensive, five-day session designed to enable participants to learn about, build and practice emotional intelligence skills in a small-group setting. Skilled facilitators provide tools and feedback to enable participants to learn about themselves and to immediately practice emerging skills. As …
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June 15 – 20, 2014 Mini-MBA for Pastors and Church Leaders: Leading and Managing in a Complex Environment at Augsburg College, Minneapolis Leadership Today’s pastor is expected to assume myriad leadership responsibilities not anticipated during seminary. In addition to preaching and teaching, pastors are expected to oversee complex budgeting processes, manage personnel, maintain facilities, …
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June 9 – July 14 The Anglican Tradition Church History This summer-term, evening course is now open to a limited number of pastors and lay leaders as continuing education. The course explores the doctrine, polity and ethos of Anglicanism, from its roots in the English Reformation to today’s global Communion. A particular focus is …
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June 9-December 31, 2014 Discerning God’s Mission: Trust-building and Collaborative Leadership for Collective Insight Leadership This course prepares church leaders and interim pastors for navigating congregations through collective discovery of God’s intent for their church. Trust is fundamental for teamwork. Collaborative leadership leverages collective wisdom and skills. Relevant ministry aligned with God’s will is …
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