Leading Voices: “Leadership is Always about a Group”
“Leadership is Always about a Group” is presented by Rev. Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr., Senior Consultant, Lewis Center for Church Leadership. In celebration of…
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Leading Voices: “Great Leaders Hear the Community’s Voice”
“Great Leaders Hear the Community’s Voice” is presented by Rev. Dr. Joe Daniels, lead pastor, The Emory Fellowship, Washington, DC. In celebration of the 20th…
Leading Voices: “Leaders Empower All Generations to Lead Worship”
“Leaders Empower All Generations to Lead Worship” is presented by Rev. Jenny Cannon, lead pastor at Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester, Minnesota In celebration…
Leading Voices: “Great Leaders Are Courageous”
“Great Leaders Are Courageous” is presented by Rev. Dr. Asa Lee, president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Lewis…
Leading Voices: “All Great Leaders Take Risks”
“All Great Leaders Take Risks” is presented by Rev. Dr. Jessica Anschutz, associate director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. In celebration of the…
Leading Voices: “Leadership is the Key to Success”
“Leadership is the Key to Success” is presented by Dr. G. Douglass Lewis, former President of Wesley Theological Seminary. In celebration of the 20th anniversary…
Leading Voices: “Leading Change Means Making it Easy for People to Do Hard Things”
“Leading Change Means Making it Easy for People to Do Hard Things” is presented by Dr. Dwight Zscheile, Vice President of Innovation and Professor of…
Leading Voices: “Leaders Need a Servant’s Heart”
“Leaders Need a Servant’s Heart” is presented by Tracy Malone, Reverend Bishop of the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. .In celebration of…
Leading Voices: “Good Leaders are Curious”
“Good Leaders are Curious” is presented by Johannah Myers, Director of Disciple Formation at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Greenville, South Carolina. In celebration of…
Leading Voices: “All God’s People are Leaders”
“All God’s People are Leaders” is presented by Dr. Ann A. Michel, Senior Consultant, Lewis Center for Church Leadership. In celebration of the 20th anniversary…
Leading Voices: “Leaders Must Embrace Community Stakeholders”
“Leaders Must Embrace Community Stakeholders” is presented by Rev. Dr. Ronald Slaughter, Senior Pastor, St. James African American Episcopal Church, New Jersey. In celebration of…
Leading Voices: “People Support What They Help to Create”
“People Support What They Help to Create” is presented by Rev. Dr. David McAllister-Wilson, President of Wesley Theological Seminary. In celebration of the 20th anniversary…
Sustaining While Disrupting
Learn ways to sustain tradition while guiding fresh initiatives and addressing unfamiliar issues. Many churches today find it difficult to adjust to changing circumstances. Traditional…
Leading Voices: “The Power of Presence”
“The Power of Presence” is presented by Rev. Dr. Amanda Stein, South West District Superintendent of the United Methodist Church District Office Center in Wisconsin.…
Leading Voices: “All God’s People are Leaders”
“All God’s People are Leaders” is presented by Rev. Dr. Theresa Thames, Associate Dean of Religious Life and Chapel at Princeton University. In celebration of…
Leading Voices: “Leaders Do Not Take Everything Personally”
“Leaders Do Not Take Everything Personally” is presented by Rev. Dr. Camille Cook of Georgetown Presbyterian Church. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the…
Leading Voices: “Leadership Includes Self Care”
“Leadership Includes Self Care” is presented by Pastor Eric Hernandez of Iglesia Metodista de Puerto Rico. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Lewis…
Leading Voices: “All Great Leaders Need Contextual Intelligence”
“All Great Leaders Need Contextual Intelligence” is presented by Lewis Center for Church Leadership Director Doug Powe. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the…
Leading Voices: “Leaders Motivate the Contributions of Resources”
“Leaders Motivate the Contributions of Resources” is presented by Bishop Tom Berlin of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. In celebration of the…
Leading Voices: “All Leadership is Cross-Cultural Leadership”
“All Leadership is Cross-Cultural Leadership” is presented by Laura Heikes, lead pastor of First United Methodist Church in McAllen, Texas. In celebration of the 20th…
Improving Worship Attendance in a Post-Pandemic World
Learn best practices your church can use to increase in-person and online worship attendance. For most congregations, attracting new people was a challenge even before…
Commentary: “Postponing General Conference May Be a Good Thing”
Many appear to see the postponement of the United Methodist General Conference to 2024 as a bad thing. It may be. But Lovett H. Weems…
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…
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…
The Crisis of Younger Clergy in the UMC: Young Clergy and Candidates Speak Out
Clergy Age Trends in the UMC: 2005-2020 reports that the number of elders age 35 and under has fallen nearly to the record low recorded 15…
Take the Next Step: Reaching More People, Younger People, More Diverse People
“There is no future for a church or denomination that cannot reach more people, younger people, and more diverse people,” according to Dr. Lovett H.…
Leadership Lessons that Shaped My Ministry
Lovett H. Weems, Jr., delivered these remarks to a gathering celebrating his tenure as founding director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. The event…
Moving Faith Communities to Fruitful Conversations about Race
Moving Faith Communities to Fruitful Conversations about Race is a dialogue about race in America that may be used to help your church bring people…
Lewis Center Announces a New Director
We are pleased to announce that effective July 1, the Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe, Jr., will become the Director of the Lewis Center for…
Engaging Young Adults — Free Video
Engaging young adults in church, historically a challenge, is even more difficult today. So what should your congregation do? And not do? This brief video…