New Lead Pastor Cohort Resources 2022-2023
August 2022: Council Training
September 2022: Church Management + Budgeting
— “Discovering Our Core Values”
— “Intro to Canoeing the Mountains”
— Canoeing the Mountains Discussion 1
— Canoeing the Mountains Discussion 2
— Canoeing the Mountains Discussion 3
— Canoeing the Mountains Discussion 4
— Canoeing the Mountains Discussion 5
Book Recommendations:
”Canoeing the Mountains” by Tod Bolsinger
”Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently” by Ray Wheeler
”Ministry Nuts and Bolts: What They Don’t Teach Pastors in Seminary” by Aubrey Malphurs
October 2022: Understanding + Navigating Organizational Change
November 2022: Series + Sermon Development - Pastor Joe Wittwer
Unfortunately, we ran into a problem with the video file for Joe’s training. However, there are a ton of resources below, including the full teaching notes from his session.
- Handout: Training Fill-in-the-Blank
- Handout: Series + Sermon Development - Full Training
- Handout: My Favorite Logos Resources
- Example: Annual Sermon Schedule
- Example: Series Synopsis - Jesus on Money
- Example: Series Synopsis - BeFriend
- Example: Series Synopsis - Luke
- Example: Sermon - Finding the Good Life #3
- Sermon: Gay Marriage
January 2023: Egalitarianism in the Church - Pastor Steve Schell
- Booklet: Women in Ministry Leadership (digital PDF)
- Books and Resources available from Dr. Steve Schell: Dr. Steve Schell | Bible Study Resources | Commentaries (lifelessonspublishing.com)
February 2023: Pentecostalism - Pastor Ben Dixon
- PowerPoint: “Pentecostalism” (PDF)
- Book: “Prophecy” by Ben Dixon (digital PDF)
- Sermon Series: “Prophecy” (videos)
- Book: “Hearing God” by Ben Dixon (digital PDF)
- Sermon Series: “Hearing God” (videos)
- Handout: “Experiencing the Holy Spirit” (digital PDF)
- Video: Experiencing the Holy Spirit
Additional Book Recommendations
- “Gifts of the Spirit” by Derek Prince
- “The Holy Spirit” by Veli-Matti Karkkainen
- “Surprised by the Power of the Spirit” by Jack Deere
- “Miracles (volume 1 & 2) by Craig Keener
- “Doing What Jesus Did” by John and Sonja Decker
Feb 27 - March 1 2023: Cohort Retreat - “Emotional Health and Soul Care”
Emotionally Healthy Leadership Cohorts
*Cohorts run throughout the year. See the link above for current groups
April 2023 - Being Collaborative - Pastor Molly DuQue
- Teaching Notes: “Collaboration”
- PowerPoint: “Collaboration”
- Book: “Teams that Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership”
- Book: “Activating 5Q: A User’s Guide”
- Book: “Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World”
- Book: “God Dreams: A Visual Summary”
- Book: “Church Unique: A Visual Summary”
- Website: “Lift2link” - Developing strategic shared spaces for community engagement
- Outline: “Writing a Sermon” - Outline I use when training new and young leaders to teach and preach.
- Outline: “High Value Leader Team Meetings” - Description of how we organized our monthly leader team meetings
May 2023-Conflict Management and Dealing with Difficult People
LPU President + Licensed Therapist, Angie Richey
PowerPoint: Navigating Conflict - Angie Richey.pdf
Recommended Books
Biff: Quick Responses to High Conflict People, Their Personal Attacks, Hostile Email and Social Media Meltdowns – Billy Eddy
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High – Joseph Grenny
When Church Conflict Happens: A Proven Process for Resolving Unhealthy Disagreements and Embracing Healthy Ones – Michael Hare
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most – Douglas Stone
Escaping Enemy Mode: How Our Brains Unite or Divide Us – Jim Wilder
Mission Rift – Leading Through Church Conflict – David Woolverton
Rare Leadership: 4 Uncommon Habits for Increasing Trust, Joy and Engagement in the People You Lead - Jim Wilder and Marcus Warner
June 2023 - Being Missional- Omar and Misty Lara
Powerpoint: Being Missional- Omar + Misty Lara-PDF.pdf
Resources:
Book: Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement - Will Mancini
Book: Know Your Why: Finding and Fulfilling Your Calling in Life - Ken Costa
Book: Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace - William Vanderbloemen