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Organizational Leadership
The College for Bishops Leadership Institute was established to provide educational resources for new bishops as well as trending information resources for all bishops. Organizational Leadership focuses on specific resources related to essential leadership skills:
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Developing Leadership Skills
what can churches and businesses learn from each other?
What can churches, nonprofits, and businesses learn from one another? Randy Casey-Rutland, a theologically educated business executive, shares insights about what the church can learn from the business world and vice versa.
Yes, good leaders are authentic leaders--but here’s what that actually means
Everyone talks about being authentic in leadership but does that mean sticking to those core traits and skills that may have gotten you to a position of leadership? Or perhaps adopting new roles that your leadership position requires? Read on to find out more about the “authenticity paradox” and what it means when transitioning to new leadership roles.
LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
The uncertainty of this era says something about what kinds of muscles our leadership habits need to grow. Leadership means trying things, failing, learning, trying something else, bringing in unlikely suspects to shed light on surprise pathways. Here are some guideposts for leadership in uncertain times.
stretching our strategic imagination
You would be hard-pressed to find an Episcopal parish parking lot without “We are the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement” bumper-stickers on at least a few vehicles. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s vision has become a frequently invoked catchphrase in sermons, on the Episcopal conference circuit and on social media. But when we claim to be a movement, what, exactly, are we saying? This article from Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices comes from this month’s feature on Strategic Visioning.
Identifying & Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders Today
How are our organizations intentionally identifying and preparing tomorrow’s leaders today? When we think about religious organizations, particularly congregations, often this question becomes framed as, “How do we recruit younger priests?” or, “Where will the next generation of pastors come from?” These are not insignificant questions but something more is needed. How are we identifying and equipping leaders for every level of Christian organizational life and for a diversity of Christian institutions?
Ian T. Douglas: Our job is not to keep the church in business
As bishop of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, the Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas takes seriously his administrative duties. But, he says, he also enjoys “throwing all things up in the air, causing chaos, inviting imagination and encouraging folk, particularly by virtue of their baptism.” Specifically, he points to efforts, at both the diocesan and the parish level, to send Christians out into the world, open to the work of the Spirit. This interview comes from Faith & Leadership.
passing wisdom to the next generation of leaders
As our clergy population ages, younger ministers are stepping into senior roles at big-steeple churches. How must we mentor and form them so they will thrive? Perhaps we should wonder more about wisdom--specifically, the transfer of wisdom from one generation to the next, and what may get lost along the way.