If you're one of the lucky ones who has worked with Jeff MacDonald at Cup of Hope 2022, is part of our year long LeaderSHIFT course with him, or your paths crossed at another event, you'll know how compelling time spent with Jeff is (and I hope you'll come to this event too!). 

This is our next workshop - in JUST 6 days! Will you join us?

Next week, Jeff is leading an in-person, evening workshop in Victoria BC/ Lekwungen, with LeaderSHIFT. And knowing meeting in person doesn't work for everyone, we've planned this as a hybrid event.

Better with Less: Thriving with part-time clergy

You are warmly invited to spend the evening of May 25th, 2023, learning from author, award-winning religion journalist, and part-time pastor in the United Church of Christ (in the US), Rev. G. Jeffrey MacDonald.

Jeff spent time researching and reflecting with colleagues, and congregations with part-time ministry personnel. He found that despite a narrative of decline, many congregations with part-time clergy found unexpected gifts and ways to thrive!

Jeff summed up his findings and included his own experience about the practices and postures that help communities of faith to embrace part-time ministry personnel, and to develop new and fruitful ministries in his book, Part Time is Plenty: Thriving without Full Time Clergy.

"Enough is as good as a feast"

- Mary Poppins

Come, be part of the shift as we consider how regarding part-time leadership as a problem to be eradicated truly impacts us - and how embracing part-time as a divine gift facilitates a higher level of lay engagement, responsibility, playfulness, and creativity!

The Better with Less workshop is for both lay and clergy leaders; as a those in a circle of colleagues, friends, and companions in the faithful work of leadership, I invite you to join Jeff, myself, and 17 others already registered, either at FirstMetropolitan United or on Zoom from anywhere to virtually participate at very same time. 

• Find out more here: Better with Less

• Know enough? In-Person - buy here ($25) or Online only - buy here ($10)

I am so excited to welcome you on May 25th!

Faithfully,

Michelle