workshops

Sample workshops

Better with Less

Changing Mindsets

Better with Less

Given as either a keynote speech or a workshop, this presentation flips the pessimistic mainline script on part-time ministry

Shown data, case studies and proven models, attendees are led to appreciate PT ministry's unsung opportunities, from cost savings to lay empowerment and heightened mission impact

Participants leave with an exciting new perspective on PT ministry as a model full of promise for their settings

Design to Thrive

Changing Mindsets

Better with Less

This workshop delves into three proven models for effective part-time ministry

Participants learn to think strategically about their pastorates and explore options for sharing ministry

Attendees leave with an outline for a ministry plan for their specific settings -- one that'll be faithful, affordable, realistic & exciting to fulfill

Changing Mindsets

Changing Mindsets

Changing Mindsets

Sharing ministry with PT clergy can be a boon for congregational life, but only if mindsets shift away from a staff-dependent mentality

This workshop uses exercises and mental modeling to lay foundations for new, liberating modes of thinking and for measuring progress in church life

Participants leave with an understanding of what's needed to shift mindsets and bones for a plan to do it in their settings

features of the pioneering "culture shift" course

This year-long pilot course was designed upon request for the Pacific-Mountain Regional Council of the United Church of Canada

Participants learn to liberate how they experience part-time ministry and structure ministries to feed each congregation's lifeblood

Clergy, laity and judicatory staff are learning side-by-side

Virtual + in-person components

Congregations are empowered to share ministry as never before

For congregations nervous about part-time ministry, the act of raising self- awareness and consciousness of ministry models has been transformative