Ministry is changing fast. Leaders need ongoing formation that fits real life. The Faith+Lead Monthly Roundup curates our latest learning opportunities—courses, conversations, and communities—to support your next faithful step.
Featured On-Demand Courses
Series Out Now “God and”
If you have a specific situation of interest, you may want to explore the "God and" series in which each course focuses on a particular kind of difficulty: health, loss, or addiction. Taught by respected experts, these courses will give you the background knowledge, theology, and skills you need to accompany those around you in appropriate ways that exhibit God's love. Explore the courses God and Addiction and Recovery, God and Mental Health Issues, God and Chronic Illness, and God and Grief and Loss today.
Designed to supply faith community members with the tools they need to address visitation ministry challenges head-on, this course provides an introduction to coming alongside those who are struggling. With the guidance and resources supplied through this course, we can develop communities of empowered leaders who understand the nuances of care visits and provide peer-to-peer support that strengthens the bonds within congregations.
As increasing numbers of congregations become lay-led by choice or necessity, we need leaders equipped to respond to God's call in new and faithful ways. Learn skills for engaging Scripture in preaching and teaching, tools for managing congregational finances and councils, and ways to provide effective spiritual care with healthy boundaries in this 12-month journey to grow as a faithful and effective lay leader.
Do you want to earn a Faith+Lead certificate, but are looking for accountability and a community to support you? This guided certificate cohort, beginning in April, will keep you on-track while earning your certificate in Leadership in Difficult Times. With the support and encouragement of a community of peers and a master coach, you won’t be on this journey alone. After just four months, you'll have completed your certificate and feel more confident leading your community in difficult times.
Season 6 of the Pivot Podcast debuted March 19 and will be running through early June. Over 12 episodes and three months, the hosts will be digging deep into a single question: Why is cultivating Christian community so hard, and what do we actually do about it? Dwight Zscheile and Alicia Granholm will talk with guest scholars about Scripture, history, missiology, and theology. They discuss what the Bible actually says about community, what works against it, and what it might take to cultivate it in a time like this.
You cannot do the work that God intended for the whole community. No matter how gifted, educated, or committed you are. This 22-page ebook compiled from the Faith+Lead blog explores the Pivot in Leadership, offering theological reflection, pastoral wisdom, and practical guidance for leaders–and faith communities–learning to move toward a lay-led, clergy-supported leadership model. Download today!
Ever felt frustrated while preaching (or planning worship) through the Revised Common Lectionary? Author and pastor Arthur Wright shares his experience with making the switch to the Narrative Lectionary, a four-year cycle of readings that follows the biblical narrative. In the article, Wright argues that the overall flow of the Narrative Lectionary strengthens his congregation's biblical literacy and understanding of how stories in the Bible connect.
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