School of Church Leadership

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School of Church Leadership

Call . Equip . Send . Support - The School of Church Leadership provides individualized training in several areas that will help the participant gain deeper understanding and broader insights into themselves, their congregations and the communities in which they serve.  The expected result is spiritual leaders living transformed lives and transformational ministries.  Each class will run for 6 weeks.

First Semester - The following classes will be offered:

Challenges for the Church
Today's church faces many challenges when thinking about developing an Acts 2 church. These challenges are often unique to the community the church finds itself in - urban, suburban, or rural. This class will help leaders face those challenges in bold and creative ways.

Stewardship
"How do we get more money for our church?" This is the question most people think about when they think of stewardship. Come and learn how stewardship is more than simply talking about dollars and cents.

Spiritual Leadership
The church needs leaders who can lead from the heart as well as the head. Come learn what it means to be a leader that is spiritually creative to make disciples for Jesus Christ.

Christian Formation
Coming from the understanding that transforming discipleship happens from the inside out, this course will focus on experiencing, practicing, reflecting, and discerning next steps on the discipleship path. Discover spiritual practices that nurture your relationship with God and provide space for inner growth leading to outer change.

Strive for 5
Consistent feedback on the Discipleship Adventure indicates that "Developing in Faith" (learning) and "Sharing the Faith" (witnessing) are the two areas that pastors and congregational leaders would most like to see strengthened in their churches. This course will explore these two areas and the connection between growing in faith and sharing the faith.

Recommended Reading List (.pdf)

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To register select the location where you want to attend.  The link will take you to the registration for that location.  Please select which class you would like to sign up for. You can only select one class per registration.

Registration Closed  

Western Region (Cumberland-Hagerstown and Frederick)
Christ UMC on Ballenger Creek Pike in Frederick (Tuesday) -- September 30 - October 28
Hancock UMC in Hancock (Tuesday) -- September 30 - October 28

Annapolis Southern Region (Annapolis and Washington East)
Community UMC in Crofton (Sunday) -- September 28 - October 26
Mt. Zion UMC in Mechanicsville (Tuesday) -- September 30 - October 28

Baltimore Region (Baltimore Metropolitan and Baltimore Suburban)
Timonium UMC in Timonium (Sunday) -- September 28 - October 26
John Wesley UMC in Baltimore (Monday) -- September 29 0 October 27

Washington Region (Central Maryland and Greater Washington)
McKendree-Simms-Brookland in Washington (Monday) -- September 29 - October 27
Goshen UMC in Gaithersburg (Monday) -- September 29 - October 27

Register on line for the location and class you are intersted in.  You will only be asked to sign in and obtain a user id and password if this is the first time you are registering with our on-line registration process.  This log in process will create a profile for you and make it easy for you in the future when you wish to sign up for future classes or events with the Baltimore-Washington Conference.  Please only use the Paper Registration if you are unable to register on line.

SECOND SEMESTER begins February 7, 2009 in all four regions.
Courses will additionally include a one day session for church leader training (SPRC, trustee, church council, finance, lay leaders and hospitality).