Training Tuesdays
Training Tuesdays is an online training experience to inspire and equip local church leaders to connect more people with Jesus. Using Zoom, leaders connect from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to learn from an expert about a topic that helps 100% of our congregations to become 100% vital.
The calls are videotaped and can be accessed later -- along with handouts -- in a searchable resource area or as a YouTube Playlist.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
The calls are videotaped and can be accessed later -- along with handouts -- in a searchable resource area or as a YouTube Playlist.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
- New ones coming in 2024
PAST WEBINARS
Videos of all past Training Tuesday sessions are online. If you would like to search by the topic or theme of the session, visit this page and search using the “categories” dropdown. Those interested in learning more about serving on church committees are encouraged to explore the Trustees, Nominations, Finance, SPRC and other topics.
- Training Tuesdays: Toward Better Meetings: Crafting Meaningful Discussions, Decisions and Change
Nov 28: Tired of going to meetings where you accomplish nothing and repeat the same conversations? Time is valuable and meeting just to meet is not what anyone wants. The church council has a vital responsibility to steward the vision and mission of the local church. This Training Tuesday will provide some helpful resources to make the best use of your time and resources as a council (or any church leadership team). Recommended especially for chairs of committees as well as anyone who is a regular part of church meetings. PPT | Sample - Training Tuesdays: Budgeting as a Response to Vision
Nov. 14: Budgeting as a Response to Vision – This webinar will explore how to assemble a project budget from scratch for a new ministry within the church. It takes a good understanding of the vision as the project budget becomes a roadmap for anticipated expenditures and income. How does the project budget fit with the operational budget? How does cash flow figure into the analysis? PPT - Training Tuesdays: Aligning Money and Mission
Nov 7: During this webinar, Mark Sampson, from RootedGood, will share information about churches that are exploring new economic models, unpack the latest learning, and explore some of the opportunities and challenges that congregations face related to this work. Specific examples and resources will be shared. PDF - Training Tuesdays: New Possibilities: Creating a Leadership Pathway for your Church
OCT. 25, 2023: PPT | Workbook - Training Tuesdays: Hope and Healing in the Midst of Conflict
OCT. 10, 2023: Best practices on conflict transformation for Staff-Parish Relations Committee members. PPT - Training Tuesdays: Charting a Course Toward Vitality
SEPT. 19, 2023: Using a Missional Action Planning (MAP) framework, learn about resources for your church to grow. PPT - Training Tuesdays - Developing Missionally Vital Leaders
SEPT. 12, 2023: Explore a variety of leadership development opportunities. PPT - Training Tuesdays - The Power of a Non-Anxious Presence
FEB. 21, 2023: We live in challenging times. The pandemic, economic uncertainty, political division and pending denominational split have raised anxiety in the church and in the world. Now more than ever, we need people who can lead as a non-anxious presence. Jack Shitama, Director of the Center for Vital Leadership, will share principles from his book, Anxious Church, Anxious People: How to Lead Change in an Age of Anxiety to help you grow as a non-anxious leader. PPT - Training Tuesdays - Statistical Report Training
JAN. 10, 2023: It’s that time of the year again, Statistical Report Season. This year we will move away from the Ezra statistical reporting system, so plan to join us as we become familiar with AC Stats, our new system. We strongly encourage everyone who will work on the stats to attend this training. During our time together we will walk through AC Stats, show you the features and answer your questions. PPT - Training Tuesdays - Live and Love like Jesus
NOV. 15, 2022: Living and loving like Jesus moves us from the seats to the streets as we take the gospel beyond the walls of our buildings. Once we are outside the four walls of our buildings, we are called to proclaim good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, set the oppressed free, and comfort all who mourn. Join us as we learn what this looks like in our various contexts. PPT - Training Tuesdays: Examples of Effective Intentional Discipleship Pathways/Process
NOV. 8, 2022: This session will show you how churches are successfully implementing an Intentional Discipleship Pathway/Process. With Rev. Jack Shitama of the Center for Vital Leadership PPT - Training Tuesdays - Deepening Discipleship: The Elements of an Intentional Discipleship Pathway/Process
OCT. 25, 2022: This session will teach you the elements of an Intentional Discipleship Pathway/Process, which are rooted in the United Methodist Rule of Discipleship PPT