Momentum Leadership Initiative (Emerging Church Leaders)

Momentum Leadership Initiative is a nine (9) month cohort of emerging leaders in The River Conference that seeks to equip pastors and lay leaders by:

1. Providing leadership theory and its application to a variety of ministry settings.
2. Understanding Emotional and Cultural Intelligence in leadership development
3. Understanding Spiritual formative practices as the foundation of all leadership

Qualifications:

1. Leadership role in ministry in a local Free Methodist Church, Free Methodist Church plant, or Free Methodist Affiliated church within the River Conference.
2. Consideration or participation in the denominational credentialing system.
3. A letter of support from the lead Pastor of your church or District Leader if you are the lead pastor.

Schedule:

• Nine (9) months
• Meets Monthly – eight (8) months Via Zoom for 2hours
• One eight (8) hours in person retreat

READING

Reading: The entire gospel of Mark

Reading:  The Emotional Intelligence of Jesus: Relational Smarts for Religious Leaders by Roy M Oswald and Orland Jacobson, Rowan & Littlefield Publishers, 2015, ISBN-13: ‎978-1566997805

Reading:  Celebration of Discipline, Special Anniversary Edition: The Path to Spiritual Growth, Richard J Forster, HarperOne, 2018, ISBN-13: 978-0062803887

Reading: The Free Methodist Way on FMCUSA Website

Reading: Beyond Welcome, Karen Gonzalez, Brazos Press, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-1587435607

Reading:  ReJesus: Remaking the Church in Our Founder’s Image [Revised & Updated Edition] by Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch, 100 Movements Publishing, 2022, ISBN: 978-1955142137

Reading:  Dynamite Prayer: A 28 Day Experiment, Rosario Picardo & Sue Nilson Kibbey, Invite Press, 2022, ISBN-13: ‎978-1953495365

Reading:  The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus, Rich Villodas, WaterBrook, 2021, ISBN:  978-0525654407

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:  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

REGISTER HERE