LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
GKC Disciples Leadership Academy is a quarterly event designed for congregational leaders around topics they choose with presentations by local leaders.
Events are free and open to all in leadership roles in their congregations (elders, deacons, board officers, teachers, trustees, clergy, etc.)
Our next event starts with a light supper at 6:15 and ends at 8:00 pm, April 23, First Christian Church, North Kansas City.
For Information about Topics, Presenters, and, Registration click here.
Hope Partnership Leadership Academy is a leadership event that brings together leaders from across the nation to share leadership experience, wisdom, and training. The conference is a five-day event hosted Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since 2001.
Indianapolis September 17 – 21 at a new location, Westview Christian Church.
For information and Registration click here.
Events are free and open to all in leadership roles in their congregations (elders, deacons, board officers, teachers, trustees, clergy, etc.)
Our next event starts with a light supper at 6:15 and ends at 8:00 pm, April 23, First Christian Church, North Kansas City.
For Information about Topics, Presenters, and, Registration click here.
Hope Partnership Leadership Academy is a leadership event that brings together leaders from across the nation to share leadership experience, wisdom, and training. The conference is a five-day event hosted Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since 2001.
Indianapolis September 17 – 21 at a new location, Westview Christian Church.
For information and Registration click here.
EDUCATION AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT
Know the foundations of Christian education and the principles of leadership development. Show competency in teaching children, youth, and adults including lay leaders and staff.
RESOURCES
5Q by Alan Hirsch (now being studied by our New and Transforming Church Commission)
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert Putnam
Biblical Leadership by Alexander Stauch
Heart, Mind, and Strength: Theory and Practice for Congregational Leadership by Jeffrey D. Jones
The Moral intelligence of Children, Robert Coles
The Spiritual Life of Children, Robert Coles
Now Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert Putnam
Biblical Leadership by Alexander Stauch
Heart, Mind, and Strength: Theory and Practice for Congregational Leadership by Jeffrey D. Jones
The Moral intelligence of Children, Robert Coles
The Spiritual Life of Children, Robert Coles
Now Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham