Tag: Leadership

Summoning the Courage to Lead

In the face of upheavals in the church and in the nation, The Michigan Conference Office of Clergy Excellence is hosting three Courage to Lead retreats.

Elders under age 35 keep dropping

Lewis Center for Church Leadership reports the number of U.S. elders under age 35 has declined for three straight years.

20 years of home-grown leadership

The Mission Intern Program of The Michigan Area is celebrating 20 years of encouragement to young adults spending their summer exploring servant ministry.

AC 2019 is ‘greenhouse for leadership’

The Michigan Annual Conference celebrated Bold and Effective Leadership, and now moves forward — with wisdom, courage, and heart — for mission and ministry in a changing world.

AC members learn about leadership

Bishop David Bard called the church a “greenhouse” in his opening sermon on May 30. Seeds of leadership continued to be planted throughout the course of the 2019 Annual Conference.

AC 2019 focuses on leadership

The theme of the 2019 Michigan Annual Conference is Bold and Effective Leadership. Four women will preach, teach, and witness to bring the theme to life.

Mission Intern applications now open

The Mission Intern Program of The Michigan Conference offers young adults an eight-week opportunity to be in ministry with children.

Top ten leadership competencies

What does it take to be a principled, Christian leader? What do strong leaders in the church need to be successful in 2019 and beyond?

3 deresolutions for leaders

January 1st is a time for leaders to do new things and to evaluate those old things to stop doing.

Bishop Haller visits Ubuntu Center

Seven years after the West Michigan Conference celebrated a successful $500,000 fund drive for Africa University, Bishop Laurie Haller helps dedicate the Ubuntu Centre on the AU campus in Zimbabwe.