In the container of beloved community, Spring offerings from LeaderShift

January 29, 2021 

Friends,

Our puppy, McKenzie, lives entirely in the present. I told her yesterday that she could have a play ‘later’. Have you done that before? This idea is a meaningless to her. Completely meaningless.

There is something remarkable about a full and hearty connection to the present, and only what is in this present moment. Not the quip ‘one-day-at-a-time', rather –   

     ‘Here I am Alive in this moment’  

     ‘Here We are Alive in this moment’  

     ‘Here is the Holy, alive in the sorrow, the yearning, the calm, the breath, the body, the surprise’. 

I have a colleague who, many years ago, told me he was giving up being stressed for Lent, and then forever. I suspect he cultivated the practice of being fully, whole-soul present to the present.  

In the end, as in the Beginning, the place that the Holy mystery meets us is in the present moment. This one right here.  

And the moment makes sense because we live in the middle of a story, and because we are ever discerning God’s nudges and urges, and because at best, we do it all in the container of beloved community.  

Please check out these Save the Date notes for two wonderful program offerings coming in the post-Easter season. 


Faithfully,
Allison Rennie
Director

Renewing Leadership
This multi-week program invites you to connect and reconnect with your core gifts and strengths, to reflect on God’s call as you experience it now and align once again with the essential character you bring to your ministry leadership. Over the 6-week course you will meet online in large and small groups, complete a 360 assessment (purposefully receiving feedback from a cross section of people who you respect and trust) culminating in a one-on-one coaching session. Upon finishing the Renewing Leadership process, you will have a personal plan for moving forward with what has emerged in the course. This course is facilitated by Allison Rennie, LeaderShift Director, and LeaderWise.org colleagues Deborah Rundlett and Okokon Udo. Renewing Leadership is for Ministry Personnel in the Pacific Mountain and Chinook Winds Regional Councils only. Space is limited to 18. The $1100 actual cost per person is subsidized by LeaderShift to make this opportunity available at $550 per participant. Registration will open February 7, 2021.

This Changes Everything: The Peacebuilding Power of Scripture Telling
Join Dr Tom Boomershine, acclaimed speaker, author and founder of the Biblical Storytelling Movement, and other workshop leaders from across Canada for theme presentations, worship & praise, workshops for newcomers, workshops for experienced tellers, and the Epic Telling of Mark (this is sooooooooo cool). LeaderShift is thrilled to be sponsoring this ecumenical event with The Network of Biblical Storytellers Canada.The cost is $50 per person (or $30 if you register before March 15). A group rate of $25/ person when coming with 5 or more is available across the registration window (no date restrictions). Registration for this joy-filled event opens February 7.

Deepening Pastoral Practice Amidst Continuing Pandemic Realities

Good Good day all, 

Whatever the content of your day, your work, your laundry pile, your to do list, your inbox 

Whatever the shape of your hope in this moment 

Whatever the outline of your soul in these days 

         remember 

All the Light that ever was Light is with you now.  

And was with us then, and then,  

whether we knew it or not.   

 

In the coming months LeaderShift will be confirming and promoting opportunities for you to be renewed.   

Please watch for dates in late April for “Renewing Leadership” a multi session opportunity for connecting with call, character, gifts, and God’s imprint on your own good soul.  

Please watch for dates in the later fall for “Total Clergy Wellbeing” a multi day retreat, yes, in person. We deeply hope.  

And register now for “Deepening Pastoral Practice amidst ongoing Pandemic Realities” COHORT 1 (starting Feb 3) or COHORT 2 (starting April 14) in addition to the other learning opportunities of LeaderShift and the Pacific Mountain Region.  
 


Faithfully,
The LeaderShift Team

Tools, Tech & Testimony: Life Hacks for Online Ministry Register now!

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Working with Rev Rhian Walker, Frank Zieginson, Rev Greg Powell, Kathy Davies and Rev Karen Vervada, LeaderShift has identified 4 specific areas for skills and confidence building when connecting with your church members online. Including - but beyond Sunday morning worship needs, these learnings can be applied to your different church groups and ministries, and offer a point of collegial connection and learning.

We encourage you to register if you're leading a small group online (youth group, adult study group, focus group meetings), seeking ways to connect with your membership outside of worship times (video messages), planning ways to invited church members into more active participation (online worship, Zoom prayer times, virtual coffee time), and working with technology to bring worship online (while health orders limit in-person worship).

Tools, Tech & Testimony is a free series sponsored by LeaderShift, and space is limited. There are 4 worshops; each offered twice. Register now:

  • Making Online Worship Work - Little Tech Things that Make a Big Difference JAN 18 or FEB 15

  • Creating Video Outreach- Simple Production Tech and Tips JAN 19 or FEB 16

  • Developing Online Small-Group Leadership Skills JAN 20 or FEB 17

  • Fostering Engaging Worship - Tools & Testimony JAN 21 or FEB 19


Faithfully,
The LeaderShift Team