Leadership in Ministry Online 2024

March to May and September to November 2024

Course Dates: March to May and September to November 2024. Specific dates and times will be scheduled through your coaching groups.

Course Description: Leadership in Ministry is a twice-a-year, peer based, clergy leadership development program. It is part of the Pastoral Excellence Programs of the Center for Lifelong Learning of Columbia Theological Seminary. Many participants have attended for several years, with some participating for over a decade, reaping the benefits of long-term commitment to personal and professional growth. This program’s goals are to:

• Provide a peer-learning forum for clergy to explore the issues particular to their congregational contexts;

• Help participants develop a theoretical framework for interpreting ministry practice and context using Bowen Systems Theory;

• Help clergy accurately identify and name the particular challenges of ministry in their context;

• Provide clergy with a safe and stimulating peer group experience for renewal and challenge.

The Leadership in Ministry Online workshops will apply Bowen Family Systems Theory as further developed by Edwin Friedman, author of Generation to Generation and A Failure of Nerve, to ministerial and organizational leadership. The majority of time is spent in peer group case studies led by experienced faculty coaches. As such, participants work to apply the theory to the “real world” realities of their ministry context.

Location: Online

With: Meg Hess, Rebecca Maccini, Margaret Marcuson and Bill Pyle

Schedule: Three meeting dates and times will be arranged by group leaders at a time beneficial for all. Group coaching sessions usually last three hours. Registrations after March 9^th will be added to the coaching group that aligns most with participants’ schedule.

Program Fee: $875. Includes access to past and upcoming webinar presentations and a minimum of 3 group meetings per session. $525 is the single session rate.

Additional Information: Limited scholarships are available. Submit your financial aid request HERE. Aid is limited to 50% of the program fee. Payment plans can also be arranged. If requesting aid, you can still complete your registration to hold your spot, select “pay by check” on the payment page. You will be able to pay with a credit card once aid has been applied.

Contact: lifelonglearning@ctsnet.edu