Leadership in Ministry Richmond 2024

March 18-20, 2024 and September 16-18, 2024

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 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 Richmond 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: Rosyln Retreat Center, 8727 River Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229

With: Andrew Archie, Elaine Boomer, Israel Galindo, Lance King, Bill Pyle and Carla Toennissen

Schedule: Gathering will begin at 2pm on Monday and end at noon Wednesday.

Program Fee: $875, full program fee for both spring and fall sessions. $525 single session rate.

Housing : Housing will be at the Rosyln Retreat Center. Single occupancy is $525 for both sessions (total of 4 nights, Monday & Tuesday in spring & fall) and $265 for a single session (2 nights, Monday and Tuesday). Double occupancy is $485 for both sessions (total of four nights, Monday & Tuesday in spring & fall),and $245 for a single session (total 2 nights, Monday & Tuesday). Commuter meal rate of $180 for both sessions and $90 for a single session

Meals: Meals start with Monday dinner through Wednesday breakfast.

Additional Information: Limited scholarships and financial aid are available. Submit your request HERE. Aid is limited to 50% of the program fee and is not applicable to travel or housing expenses. Payment plans can 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 by card once aid has been applied.

Contact: lifelonglearning@ctsnet.edu