Faithful Innovation Learning Community Training for Judicatory Leaders

January-December 2021

Learning to Listen - innovative ministry vignette from Faith+Lead on Vimeo.

"Train the Trainer" Program for Judicatory Leaders

New cohort beginning in February 2021

Regional Church Leaders from Faith+Lead on Vimeo.

The Faithful Innovation Learning Community is a 12-month "train the trainer" process to teach you how to help congregations in your judicatory, synod or diocese to adapt to the core challenges facing the church in the 21st century.

Through a dynamic peer-learning community of ecumenical leaders, you'll engage ancient spiritual practices and leading-edge innovation theory as you discover ways to join God in forming Christian faith in community.

Then, you'll learn how to facilitate the same type of experience for clergy, lay leaders, and everyday disciples in your judicatory system.

This special "train the trainer" cohort for judicatory leaders will equip you to bring breakthrough practices of learning, adaptation, and innovation to your synod, diocese, presbytery, conference, or equivalent.

This special learning community is a 12-month "train the trainer" process to teach you how to help congregations in your regional church system adapt to the core challenges facing the church in the 21st century.

Through a dynamic peer-learning community of ecumenical leaders, you'll engage ancient spiritual practices and leading-edge innovation theory as you discover ways to join God in forming Christian faith in community.

Then, you'll learn how to facilitate the same type of experience for clergy, lay leaders, and everyday disciples in your judicatory system.

The Faithful Innovation Learning Community is a 12-month "train the trainer" process to teach you how to help congregations in your judicatory, synod or diocese to adapt to the core challenges facing the church in the 21st century.

Through a dynamic peer-learning community of ecumenical leaders, you'll engage ancient spiritual practices and leading-edge innovation theory as you discover ways to join God in forming Christian faith in community.

Then, you'll learn how to facilitate the same type of experience for clergy, lay leaders, and everyday disciples in your judicatory system.

This special "train the trainer" cohort for judicatory leaders will equip you to bring breakthrough practices of learning, adaptation, and innovation to your synod, diocese, or conference.

Outcomes

  • To equip judicatory systems to innovate faithfully.

  • To train judicatory leaders to facilitate learning communities with clergy and congregations in their context.

  • To help congregations make deeper connections with God, each other, and their neighbors.

  • To identify and experience what it means to be the church in a new way.

Outcomes

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To equip judicatory systems to innovate faithfully.
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To help congregations make deeper connections with God, each other, and their neighbors.
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To train judicatory leaders to facilitate learning communities with clergy and congregations in their context.
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To identify and experience what it means to be the church in a new way.

“Expect the unexpected. It isn't a program, it isn't a curriculum; it's actually a process ...  an iterative process that will actually change the DNA of our congregations.”

- 2018-19 participant

“Expect the unexpected. It isn't a program, it isn't a curriculum; it's actually a process ... an iterative process that will actually change the DNA of our congregations.”

- 2018-19 participant

Key Practices

All these activities will help you engage three core practices that prepare you to respond to the adaptive challenges facing the church in the 21st century.

  • Listen

    Trace God's movement in our lives and contexts

  • Act

    Use action learning to discover God's leading

  • Share

    Reflect intentionally on our actions

"It feels like we're in times where discernment is really needed, and we are not sure where we're going. But that is OK; we're getting there together."

- 2018-19 participant

 

How Does It Work?

Learning community participants commit to a 12-month training process.

Tracing God’s Movement in Our Lives and Neighborhoods

Learn by Doing: Using Action Learning to Discover God’s Leading

Sharing Our Learning: Intentional Reflections on Our Actions

  • Online gatherings

    Through online gatherings, you will experience firsthand the trainings you will lead in your judicatory. You will also be equipped to recruit congregations, communicate the process to your constituents, and raise up coaches.

  • Monthly coaching via Zoom

    In between gatherings, you'll meet regularly with your cohort members and coaches to report on your action steps, reflect on your learnings, and share stories of success and failure.

  • Faithful innovation tools and resources

    You'll gain access to tools and resources you can use as you teach congregations and clergy from your judicatory how to engage a process of faithful innovation.

How Does It Work?

Learning community participants commit to a 12-month training process.

Online gatherings

Through online gatherings, you will experience firsthand the trainings you will lead in your judicatory. You will also be equipped to recruit congregations, communicate the process to your constituents, and raise up coaches.

Faithful innovation tools and resources

You’ll gain access to tools and resources you can use as you teach congregations and clergy from your judicatory how to engage a process of faithful innovation.

Monthly coaching via Zoom

In between gatherings, you’ll meet regularly with your cohort members and coaches to report on your action steps, reflect on your learnings, and share stories of success and failure.

 Dates

Training


Tuesday, February 18, 2021
12:00-1:30 pm CT

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
1-2:30 pm CT

Tuesday April 20, 2021
1-2:30 pm CT

Train the Trainer

May 13-14, 2021
(Thursday and Friday)

Monthly Coaching Calls

June 2021
to January 2022

What Does the Judicatory Need to Do?

There are spots for up to four leaders from each judicatory in the Faithful Innovation Learning Community training. During the cohort, you'll identify clergy, congregations, and coaches from your system to engage in this process after you've completed your training.

  • Select up to four leaders from your judicatory to participate in the cohort. This can be a combination of judicatory executive, judicatory staff, local clergy and/or lay leaders.

  • Begin to identify clergy, congregations, and coaches who are interested in forming their own learning communities.

  • Bring an open mind and an open heart to learn and adapt to the core ministry challenges facing the church in the 21st century

Join prepared to implement the skills, practices, and tools you'll learn to lead faithful innovation with clergy, congregations, and coaches in your judicatory system.

Cost: $10,000

Each judicatory brings a team of up to 4 people

Location

Live Online