Healthy Church Initiative

I have written, designed, and created over 50 leadership development sessions for pastors and laity leaders. These materials can be purchased in complete programs (listed below) or they may be put together in a totally new way specfically designed to meet the needs of your leaders.

Contact me today for a free needs assessment in order to have the right curriculum created for your team.

The Missouri United Methodist Church is making the following materials available for order. Use the "HCI Materials" tab on the left to place an order.

Pastoral Leadership Development 1 - eight session process designed for church pastors who are entering the HCI:

• Session 1 - Orientation - Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by Robert Schnase
• Session 2 - Our World Has Changed - Renovate or Die by Bob Farr & Kay Kotan
• Session 3 - Preaching - Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley & Lane Jones
• Session 4 - Real Life Evangelism - Unbinding the Gospel by Martha Grace Reese
• Session 5 - Focusing for Transformation - Simple Church by Thom Rainer & Eric Geiger
• Session 6 - Spiritual Transformation - Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
• Session 7 -  Focusing Outward - The Externally Focused Church by Rick Rusaw & Eric Swanson
• Session 8 - Personal Leadership - Five Practices of Fruitful Living by Robert Schnase 

Pastoral Leadership Development 2 - eight session process designed to build upon the learning in PLD1 and focus pastors toward the consultation weekend

• Session 1 - Orientation / SMART Goals
• Session 2 - Time Management / Time Management for Peak Performance by Ken Willard
• Session 3 - Visioning / Visioneering by Andy Stanley
• Session 4 - Worship / Taking Flight with Creativity by Len Wilson & Jason Moore
• Session 5 - Preaching / Unleashing the Word by Adam Hamilton
• Session 6 - Building Bridges / Breaking the Missional Code by Ed Stetzer and David Putman
• Session 7 - Connecting / Beyond the First Visit by Gary L. McIntosh
• Session 8 - Stewardship / Not Your Parents Offering Plate by J. Clif Christopher

Lay Leadership Development 1 - eight session process designed to equip laity in their support of the pastor and church in order to reach the mission field. 

• Session 1 - Orientation - no book
• Session 2 - Our World Has Changed - Remember the Future by Robert Schnase
• Session 3 - Aiming Real Leaders at the Mission Field - Direct Hit by Paul Borden
• Session 4 - Discipleship - Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman
• Session 5 - Streamlining Your Church - Simple Church by Thom Rainer & Eric Geiger
• Session 6 - Focusing Outward - The Externally Focused Church by Rick Rusaw & Eric Swanson
• Session 7 - Preaching - Communicating for a Change by Andy Stanley & Lane Jones
• Session 8 - Real Life Evangelism - Unbinding the Gospel by Martha Grace Reese

Lay Leadership Development Next - six session process designed to continue the development of laity in order to acheive the mission of the church. 

• Session 1 - Orientation / Time Management - Time Management for Peak Performance by Ken Willard
• Session 2 - Visioning - Visioneering by Andy Stanley
• Session 3 - Courageous Leadership - Journey in the Wilderness by Gil Rendle
• Session 4 - Building Blocks - Renovate or Die by Bob Farr and Kay Kotan
• Session 5 - Connecting - Beyond the First Visit by Gary L. McIntosh
• Session 6 - Resourcing / Stewardship - Not Your Parents' Offering Plate by J. Clif Christophe

Peer Mentoring - 18 session process designed to be done before and after the weekend consultation

• Session 1 - Orientation
• Session 2 - Spiritual Formation / Soul Revolution by John Burke
• Session 3 - Prayer / Prayerwalking by Steve Hawthome & Graham Kendrick
• Session 4 - Self-Care / Momentum for Life by Michael Slaughter
• Session 5 - Preaching / Andy Stanley video
• Sessions 6 & 7 - Change / Managing Transitions by William Bridges
• Session 8 - Organization / Winning on Purpose by John Edmund Kaiser
• Sessions 9 & 10 - Accountability / Ultimately Responsible by Sue Nilson Kibbey
• Sessions 11 & 12 - Teams / The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• Sessions 13 & 14 - Relationships / Crucial Confrontations by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, and Switzler
• Session 15 - Coaching
• Sessions 16 & 17 - Mission / Shaped by God's Heart by Milfred Minatrea
• Session 18 - Healthy Church / Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by Robert Schnase

Small Church Initiative - six sessions specially designed for churches who have less than 80 in attendance. The pastors and lay leaders are together in these sessions.

• Session 1 - Orientation / Building the Case for Hope
• Session 2 - Getting Beyond Our Church Walls
• Session 3 - Leadership Development: The Foundation for Growth
• Session 4 - Empowering Laity Beyond Committees
• Session 5 - Casting Vision for Missional Clarity
• Session 6 - Developing Vision Statements & Goal Setting

Thes groups will only read three books over the course of a year: The Healthy Small Church by Dennis Bickers; Ultimately Responsible by Sue Nilson Kibbey; and Evangelism in the Small Church by Royal Speidel.

Materials

Facilitator Guide - each program has a guide for the teacher/facilitator to use in preparation for the session. These guides include:

• Preparation Checklist
• Session Outline
• Spiritual Formation
• Leadership Teaching
• Action Plans
• Wrap-up and Closing

Participant Workbook - each person attending a session will have their own workbook to use. These encourage active participation and include:

• Notes pages
• Leadership Teaching
• Action Plans
• Best Practices
• Evaluation

PowerPoint(R) - The Facilitator Guides include a CD with all of the slides for each session. These are high quality graphic presentations designed to be used during each session as a learning tool.

Coaching Guide $20.00

 - A complete guide for coaching churches throughout the Healthy Church Initiative. This is best used as part of a coach training program conducted by Dr. David P. Hyatt.

Facilitator Training Guide $10.00

 - Covers the basics of facilitation and adult learning. Used for onsite training of pastors and lay leaders who will be teaching the programs. This is best used as part of a facilitator training program conducted by Ken Willard.

Check out the online copy of Missouri UMC newspaper with Ken on the cover training pastors to facilitate the new PLD programs:

The Missouri Conference Review