Leaders inspire, they influence and empower others, define new realities, and bring vision to life. Good leaders enable groups and individuals to grow more fully into what God is calling them to be.
In Level Up: Lessons on Leadership, the Rev. Jack Shitama, of the Center of Vital Leadership, helps leaders grow. In these short videos, church leaders will discover some of the best and most influential principles in today’s secular writing about leadership. Learn from the masters, to transform yourself and the world.
All lessons can be found here.
*those marked (MAP) are great Missional Action Planning resources
In Level Up: Lessons on Leadership, the Rev. Jack Shitama, of the Center of Vital Leadership, helps leaders grow. In these short videos, church leaders will discover some of the best and most influential principles in today’s secular writing about leadership. Learn from the masters, to transform yourself and the world.
All lessons can be found here.
*those marked (MAP) are great Missional Action Planning resources
Lesson 1: what is the difference between leadership and management?
lesson 2: Vision is Crucial to Leadership
lesson 3: YOU CAN'T LEAD WITHOUT TRUST (MAP)
lesson 4: The Power of Vulnerability
lesson 5: Finite and Infinite Games: Which One Are You Playing? (MAP)
lesson 6: what is a level 5 leader?
LESSON 7: WHy church leaders need a growth mindset (MAP)
LESSON 8: 5 ways church leaders can develop grit
LESSON 9: WHy church leaders need to think big and act small (MAP)
Lesson 10: to lead change you need to understand the fundamental attribution error
Lesson 11: three time management principles that changed my life
Lesson 12: how self DETERMINATION theory can make you a better leader
Lesson 13: the power of positive deviance (MAP)
Lesson 14: effective ministry leaders understand the 3 types of conflict
Lesson 15: the first shall be last is a leadership principle
Lesson 16: Feeling Stuck? Try Some Little Bets (MAP)
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Lesson 17: How Agile Are You? Design Thinking Can Help (MAP)
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Lesson 18: The Church Needs Adaptive Leadership Now More than Ever (MAP)
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Lesson 19: The Best Leaders Demand 85% Effort
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Lesson 20: To Be Your Best, Balance Screens with Green
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Lesson 21: beware the quick fix
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Lesson 22: addition by subtraction
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Lesson 23: Three Techniques from a Former Hostage Negotiator for Being a Non-Anxious Presence
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Lesson 24: Four Ways Humor Can Make You a Better Leader
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Lesson 25: 3 Ways to Be Quick—but Not Hurry
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Lesson 26: In Life and Work, Balance Is a Verb Not a Noun
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Lesson 27: 3 Ways Gratitude Makes You a Better Leader
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Lesson 28: It IS Better to Give than Receive
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Lesson 29: the myth of self-discipline
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Lesson 30: The Power of Keystone Habits
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Lesson 31: the power of micro habits
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Lesson 32: Progress Is Your Biggest Motivator
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Lesson 33: Curiosity Will Make You a Better Leader (and 4 Ways to Get More Curious) (MAP)
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Lesson 34: How to Make Good Decisions (MAP)
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Lesson 35: Test and Learn (MAP)
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Lesson 36: beware of the dip (MAP)
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Lesson 37: 4 steps to building more effective teams (MAP)
Lesson 38: 4 components of intelligent failure (MAP)
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Lesson 39: 3 ways a shutdown routine increases work-life balance
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Lesson 40: diversity matters: the best teams have 3 kinds of people (MAP)
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The Center for Vital Leadership is a ministry of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Conferences