Leadership Events

Virtual Face to Face

The Transforming Communities/Vital Leaders and Communications committees of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies held a Virtual Face to Face event on November 2, 2023. Others are being planned.

Great congregations are looking for their next pastoral leader.  Do a short, virtual meet and greet to determine if you want to pursue this match more fully.  Be a part of our first virtual face to face by checking out the churches who are participating by clicking the button below.

If you have any questions, please contact Deb DeMeester, Director of Leadership Development

Leadership Summit April 16-18, 2024

April 16-18, 2024 at Christ the King Retreat Center in Buffalo, MN.

The Leadership Summit is an annual event sponsored by the Synod of Lakes and Prairies to provide support and resources to its presbyteries in working with candidates, pastoral leaders, and congregations.  It provides an opportunity for personal interaction with national staff as well as others doing similar work within the Synod. Each year has a particular theme.  This year’s theme is Re-Imagining Our Work. Contact Deb DeMeester with your questions.

Art of Transitional Ministry Week 1 March 11-15, 2024

Whether it is a change in leadership or a changing community, leading a congregation through change is both challenging and rewarding.  It takes knowledge, skill, resilience, and spiritual strength to navigate the waters of change in a way that leaders and congregations thrive.

This training is for individuals who are considering ministry in temporary settings (as an interim, transitional or designated pastor) or are experiencing ministry in these transitional times. Materials presented will include the basics of transitional ministry and will be of value to all congregational pastors regardless of their ministry setting. Best practices in transitional ministry include ways to enter the congregation and community, working with a congregation to articulate their strength and growing edges, and assisting a congregation move toward their chosen future. This training will delve into navigating change, the pastor as a spiritual interpreter of transition, family systems, mission focus ministry, conflict mediation, and building resiliency.

Participants completing the full 30 hours of training will meet the requirements for Week I Transitional Ministry Education.  If you want a certificate of completion, you must actively participate in all sessions in their entirety.  Tuition and fees cover the tuition as well as the costs of taking the Thomas Kilman Inventory.

Schedule: We will meet each day from 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:00-4:30 p.m. Central Time.

https://lakesandprairies.regfox.com/art-of-transitional-ministry-week-1