The Ward Leadership Summit is just 24 hours away! There is still time to join me Friday night from 7-8:30 p.m. and Saturday morning from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. The event is for Christian leaders and will feature videocast sessions by Bill Hybels, Alan Hirsch, and Francis Chan.
You may or may not think of yourself as a leader, but the truth is you lead something. You may lead a class, or a group, or a team. You may be part of a board, or a committee, or a task force. You may lead kids, or teens, or adults. You may be paid, or unpaid, or underpaid. You may lead in the church, in your business, or in your community. You may lead formally or informally.
Leadership matters. No matter what your sphere of influence, how you lead really matters to your group and to God. John Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Organizations and groups are only as effective as their leaders. That is why leadership development is so important. The Ward Leadership Summit is designed to inspire, develop, and stretch leaders. You will hear (via video) from some leading Christian thinkers and authors. You will be affirmed and challenged in your role as a leader in the church. You will have the opportunity to interact with other Ward leaders and with me about the group you lead and about Ward Church as a whole.
Didn’t get an invitation? Come as my guest. There is no cost for the event. Unfortunately, there will be no childcare available for those who are attending last-minute. I hope you will join me for this thought-provoking weekend!
Schedule:
Friday 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Session One “The High Drama of Decision Making,” by Bill Hybels
(From the Willow Creek Leadership Summit)
Saturday, 9:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Session Two “Living in the Land of AND,” by Alan Hirsch
(9:00 to 10:30) (From the AND Conference at Granger Community Church)
Session Three “Leading Beyond Comfort,” by Francis Chan
(11:00 to 12:00) (From the Right Now Conference)
Session Four “Leaders in the Know: Ward Leader Update”
live by Scott McKee (12:15 to 1:00 pm)
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Hi Scott, While you are at the conference, I wonder if you could check with the pastors about this: when our kids were little they liked to learn about our church, but there was one thing they already knew all about. The Holy Ghost was a little white fellow named Casper. I suspect many of our kids now think of the Holy Ghost as an elusive man who drifts overhead at dinnertime carrying his head under his arm.
To make things easier, our previous church changed the word used in our services to Holy Spirit – fewer current associations and easier for us all to picture Him within and about us as a “spirit”. Would this change be acceptable to our church? Thanks, Connie