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Welcome to Leading Well!
Join a community of curious leaders who strive to live and lead well every day. This community helps church leaders do less, do what matters, and design a lives that life-giving, purposeful, and Christ-centered. Our community and program focus on the 4 Rocks::
THE FOUR ROCKS OF LEADING WELL
1 | SABBATH REST
Give yourself permission to rest and be renewed.
Set better boundaries; learn to say no nicely.
Create new rituals and rhythms of renewal.
Remember whose you are.
2 | PRACTICAL LEARNING
Crowdsource with other leaders.
Participate in year-round Master Classes.
Access videos, blogs, and articles on demand.
Gain insights and ideas at Learning Retreats.
3 | COLLEGIAL SUPPORT
Connect online on Leading Well Facebook Group.
Meet 1-on-1 with a coach or spiritual director.
Meet monthly as part of a coaching cohort.
Participate in annual Leading Well Learning Retreat.
4 | INTENTIONAL TRANSFORMATION
Create an annual leadership formation plan.
Navigate next steps with a certified coach.
Learn steps for reinventing life and ministries.
Develop new norms to sustain ongoing change.
Program Outcomes
Craft a rule of life that leads to vibrant faith and vital congregations.
Craft a leadership philosophy that embraces learning and adaptability.
Assess your overall well-being using the Wholeness Wheel.
Assess the health of your paid and unpaid ministry team leaders.
Increase leadership agility via DISC/Enneagram/EQ assessments.
Create a 1-page annual road map outline plans for living well.
Create a 1-page annual road map outlining plans for leading well.
Create a Leadership Formation Plan to increase your leadership agility.
Experience collegial support via the Leading Well Facebook Group.
Receive individual and group coaching to support your intentions..
Events & Learning Retreats
Upcoming Events Listed in Chronological order
Leading Well 5-Session Cohort (4/4-5/30)
Change Your Church 1/2 Day Training (4/23)
Build Faith 1/2 Day Training (5/7)
Strategic Generosity 5-Session Cohort (5/2-6/27)
Change Your Church 5-Session Cohort (5/9-6/20)
Build Connections 1/2 Day Training (8/20)
ACC-level Coach Training (9/4-12/13)
Leading Well Learning Retreat (November 18-21)
Leadership Book Discussions (held the 3rd Wednesday of the month)

The Leading Well programs will help you . . .
Move toward your preferred future
Evoke new awareness & possibilities
Do Less | Do what matters
Help you
Notes for New PLD Recipients
You are invited to join the Leading Well Facebook Group.
Coaching & training events are held on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5412529630
You will be invited to download the Surface to Soul app.
Our COVENANT
Attitude: Be positive, present, playful, proactive, and open-minded,
Actions: Be on time, ready to contribute, and seek to "go first."
Assumptions: Be willing to stretch yourself and trust the process.
Build better, brighter, bolder futures
What participants say about Leading Well
"I was encouraged to do less rather than adding more to my life. It was a game-changer."
"I exercise leadership differently after defining my leadership philosophy and practices."
"I received tools to help me give away ministry rather than doing most of it by myself."
"The Leading Well program helped me set better work/life boundaries."
"The training affirmed many of the gifts I have to offer others - and what I should no. longer do."
The training and resources I received helped me navigate change in more nimble ways."
"I've become more comfortable with being uncomfortable."
"Sabbath has been woven into my daily life. It's no longer a once a week mindset."
"I've become a more strategic, forward-thinking, future-oriented leader."
"I love the crowdsourcing that we do at the learning retreats and through Facebook."
"I'm a more confident, calm, and capable leader now. I no longer try to control everything"
"I've become more authentic, transparent, and relational as a leader."
"Becoming an ICF-certified coach through this program was an unanticipated surprise."
Pastoral Leadership Development Program (PLD) Information
This grant program is available to ELCA Lutheran Pastors serving in Wisconsin & Upper Michigan
2024 GRANT ENROLLMENT FORM (Winter/Spring)
First Name

Last Name

Email

Cell Phone Number

Work Phone Number

Address 1

Address 2

Country

City

State

Zip/Postal Code

Congregation/Organization where you serve

Ordination date & number of years serving an ELCA congregation

I am interested in starting the Leading Well PLD program
Winter-Spring | 2024
Fall | 2024
As part of the PLD program, I agree to submit 1-page Living & Leading Well Plans for each of the 2 year-program.
Yes
No
Briefly describe what LIVING WELL and LEADING WELL looks like for you in your ministry setting.

Please enroll me in one or more of the upcoming 2024 Leading Well events
The Monthly Leadership Book Discussions (3rd Wednesday of the month)
The Leading Well Cohort (Starts 4/4)
The Change Your Church 1/2 day training (4/23)
The Strategic Generosity 5-Session Cohort (Starts 5/2)
The Build Faith 1/2 day training (5/7)
The Leading Well Retreat (11/18-21)
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