Leading Topics: Enhancing your Church’s Hospitality and Welcome
Extending genuine hospitality to newcomers isn’t just good manners or a good membership recruitment strategy. It embodies the Gospel and expresses Christ’s love for all.…
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2023 Giving Challenge
Your gift to the Lewis Center today could DOUBLE in value through the 2023 Giving Challenge! Wesley Theological Seminary, the home of the Lewis Center,…
Who will be God’s Agents of Pastoral Calling?
Many pastors recall that it was another pastor who first invited them to consider their call to ministry. Yet it seems fewer and fewer pastors…
Leading Topics: Paving the Way for Smoother Pastoral Transitions
Paving the Way for Smoother Pastoral Transitions The transitional time when one pastor is leaving a church and another is picking up the mantel of…
Leading Topics: Biblical Leadership
Leadership Lessons from the Bible In this second Special 20th Anniversary Edition of Leading Ideas we re-present some of the most pertinent and popular articles…
Sustaining While Disrupting
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn new ways to address the challenge of congregational innovation. Tuesday, March 7, Noon-1 p.m. Eastern Many churches today find…
Leading Topics: Leadership and Vision
Discerning a New Vision to Guide Your Church Forward In this first Special 20th Anniversary Edition of Leading Ideas we re-present some of the most…
Celebrate the Lewis Center’s 20th Anniversary
We are excited to celebrate 20 years of providing leadership resources for every church! Throughout 2023 you’ll find special features, including: Leading Articles — A…
Top “Leading Ideas Talks“ Podcast Episodes of 2022
What was trending in 2022? These are the top “Leading Ideas Talks” podcast episodes of the year as chosen by our nearly 20,000 subscribers. How…
Top Lewis Center Resources of 2022
What 50 Ways Tip Sheets, Books, Video Tool Kits, and Studies were used most often by our church leaders? These are the top Lewis Center…
Top “Leading Ideas“ Articles of 2022
What was trending in 2022? These are the top “Leading Ideas” articles of the year as chosen by our nearly 20,000 subscribers. The 5 P’s…
Wesley Theological Seminary, in Partnership with SMU Perkins School of Theology, Receives $5 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to Create New Educational Pathways for Ministry
News Release WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SMU PERKINS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, RECEIVES $5 MILLION LILLY ENDOWMENT GRANT TO CREATE NEW EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS FOR…
Let Mission Shape Your Worship Webinar
Register Now Registration is now closed. Learn how your church can plan worship in ways that celebrate and advance God’s mission for your church. Tuesday,…
Clergy Age Trends in the United Methodist Church: 1985-2022
Download the 2022 Clergy Age Trends Report. Highlights of the 2022 Report Young Elders Decline to Record Low Number The recent decline in the…
Improving Worship Attendance in a Post-Pandemic World
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn best practices your church can use to increase in-person and online worship attendance. Tuesday, October 25, Noon-1:30 p.m. Eastern…
Hybrid Evangelism: The New Reality for Congregations
Learn practices for adapting relational evangelism to hybrid ministry. Even before the pandemic, reaching new people has long been a struggle for many congregations. Relying…
Wesley Theological Seminary Summer 2022 Courses from Lewis Center Staff Members
Join the Lewis Center’s Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr. for his online summer course from Wesley Theological Seminary. The course is 1 academic credit hour.…
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Hybrid Evangelism: The New Reality for Congregations
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn practices for adapting relational evangelism to hybrid ministry. Tuesday, March 1, Noon-1:30 p.m. Eastern Even before the pandemic, reaching…
Giving Strategies for the 21st Century: A Workshop with Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr. and Dr. Ann A. Michel
>>> This workshop is no longer accepting new registrations. Learn how your church can implement giving strategies that respond to current challenges. The Giving Strategies…
Giving Strategies for the 21st Century: New Challenges and New Opportunities
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn new perspectives and practices for funding ministry in an increasingly challenging environment. Tuesday, February 1, Noon-1:30 p.m. Eastern Even…
Top “Leading Ideas Talks” Podcast Episodes of 2021
Leading Ideas Talks provides cutting-edge leadership strategies from many of today’s most relevant thought leaders. These are the most popular episodes of the year. churchleadership.com…
Top Lewis Center Resources of 2021
Lewis Center resources guide you in strengthening your personal leadership and renewing your congregation. Below are our most popular free and purchased resources of the…
Top “Leading Ideas” Articles of 2021
What Leading Ideas subjects are trending this year with you and our nearly 20,000 subscribers? In addition to pandemic, the most popular articles of 2021…
Clergy Age Trends in the United Methodist Church: 1985-2021
Download the 2021 Clergy Age Trends Report. Highlights of the 2021 Report Young Elders Decline to Record Low Number The recent decline in the…
Wesley Theological Seminary Summer 2021 Courses from Lewis Center Staff Members
Join the Lewis Center’s Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr. and Dr. Ann A. Michel for their online summer courses from Wesley Theological Seminary. Each course is…
Designing Digital Worship: A Workshop with Dr. Tim Snyder
Learn how design thinking can help you solve your congregation’s digital worship challenges. The Designing Digital Worship workshop is a follow-up to popular webinar Participation…
Participation & Presence: Leading Meaningful Digital Worship
Learn how to take your leadership of digital worship to the next level. It’s been a more than a year since most congregations transitioned to…
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Participation & Presence: Leading Meaningful Digital Worship
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