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Momentum Leadership Initiative 2024
Momentum Leadership initiative is a one (1) yearlong cohort of young leaders in the River Conference that seeks to equip pastors and lay leaders by:
- Providing leadership theory and its application to a variety of ministry settings.
- Understanding Emotional and Cultural Intelligence in leadership development
- Understanding Spiritual formative practices as the foundation of all leadership
Schedule:
Meets monthly via zoom for 2hours for 9 months. One eight (8) hour retreat, in person.
Qualifications:
- Leadership role in ministry in a local Free Methodist Church, Free Methodist Church plant, or Free Methodist Affiliated church within the River Conference.
- Consideration or participation in the denominational credentialing system.
- A letter of support from the lead Pastor of your church or District Leader if you are the lead pastor.
Meeting | Focus | Assignment |
January | Calling and Mission |
Reading: The entire gospel of Mark in at least 2 of the following versions: CEB, NRSV, FNV, Scot Mcknight, NLT. |
February | Disciplines of a kingdom leader | Reading: The well Formed Life  (Villodas) |
March | Healthy Leaders | Reading: The Vulnerable Pastor  (Smith) |
April | Prayer Intensive | Prayer Initiative Retreat – Emmanuel Pines Camp (Prescott, Az) |
May | Team Leadership | Reading: Leading Together (Sims) |
June | Free Methodist leadership Distinctives | Reading: Free Methodist Way on www.FMCUSA.org |
August | Love Driven Justice | Reading: Beyond Immigration (Gonzalez) |
September | Church Health | Reading: Metanoia (Hirsch and Kelly) |
October | Discipleship | Reading: Ordinary discipleship (Cruickshank) |
November | Trauma-informed Pastoral Care | Reading: The Lord is my Courage (Ramsey) |
Other Readings
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod E Bolsinger, IVP Books, 2018, ISBN-13: 978-0830841264
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: Â From Sabbath to Sabbatical by Ruth Haley Barton, IVPress, 2022, ISBN: 978-1514002636
Leading Together: The Holy Possibility of Harmony and Synergy in the Face of Change by Bryan D. Sims, 100 Movements Publishing, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-1955142120
Tempered Resilience: How Leaders Are Formed in the Crucible of Change by Tod E Bolsinger, IVP Books, 2020, ISBN-13: 978-0830841646
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