Southwest Annual Conference - Healthy Leadership for a Better World
Explore the Southwest Annual Conference focusing on healthy leadership qualities and skills for a positive impact on churches and communities. Engage in dialogue, learn, and grow towards a healthier future.
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Desert Southwest Annual Conference L et Me Do All the G ood I Can! Healthy Leadership for a Healthy Church for a Healthy World Presented to the AC25 Laity Session Ev Taylor, PhD C+lergy and Lay Leadership Development Team June 12, 2025
Introductions AC25 Laity Session: Let Me Do All the Good I can AC25 Speaker: Dr. Ev Taylor
Dialogue Process Q/A cards and process Lunchtime continued conversation Inndividual follow-up responses to all unanswered questions
Instructions for Singing Sing lustily and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. John Wesley (1780)
Lead Me Lord Lead Me Lord, Lead me in thy righteousness, Make thy way plain, Before my face. Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1861 Samuel Sebastian Wesley. 1861 Samuel Sebastian Wesley. 1861
What Are We Doing Today? Leader Healthy Healthy leader characteristics, skills, tools Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Lots of dialogue
Your Focus Your specific ministry, program or organization Take advantage of the dialogue and table-top opportunities Intend to act
Poll Please stand if you currently serve As a capital L Lay Leader
Poll Please stand if you currently serve As a lower-case l lay leader chairing or representing a ministry
Poll Please stand if you currently serve To otherwise influence the thoughts and actions of people
Poll Please have a seat. Please raise your hand if you want to Strengthen your personal leadership
Poll Please raise your hand if you want to Strengthen the over-all leadership of a ministry
What is Leadership? The act of influencing the thoughts and actions of others Formal authority, title not necessary All participating congregants are leaders
Historical UMC Laity Leadership Roles Lay preachers Class leaders Exhorters: Those who offer Wise counsel Unflagging support Empowerment Encouragement ort, and empowerment. Those who exhort stay focused on helping people
UMC Certified Lay Leaders Include Lay Leader Certified Lay Servants Certified Lay Ministers - Parish Nurse - Children's Faith Formation - Men's Ministry - Congregational Care Hispanic/Latino Ministries Certified Lay Ministers
What is a Healthy Leader? Health: Physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual Vitality, resilience An ever-evolving, changing condition A life-long whack-a-mole experience
Healthy Church Leaders Strive to Be Christ-centered humble servants Credible Emotionally and culturally intelligent
Healthy Church Leaders Strive to Be Christ-centered humble servants North-star = Christ Walk as Jesus wealked Serve, not be served Help, heal and uplift others
Healthy Church Leaders Strive to Be Credible As perceived Authentic, believable Consistent over time Congruent words and actions
Healthy Church Leaders Strive to Be Emotionally and culturally intelligent Aware of own and others emotions Positively manage own and influence others actions Transparent, adaptive to people and cultures Humble, respectful and cherishing diversity
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Jill Fox, Lewis Reader July 13, 2016 Lewis Center for Church Leadership Wesley Theological Seminary
10 Hints Rating scale 1 = Could use some help here 2 = Doing good 3 = Blowing it out of the water
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #1: Have clear expectations Tasks, time requirements Ministry charter, BOD, Journal Role description Agendas and minutes
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #2: Help volunteers know what to do, how to do it Orientation Ministry charter, BOD, Journal Training formal, OJT On-going coaching, mentoring
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #3: Connect your ministry with larger vision Org chart Pastor, DS, conference officer briefings Meet with same ministry in other local churches Align ministry goals w/ local church, district, conference
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #4: Communicate Short, succinct Frequent - repeat critical info Varied word, email, social media, phone calls Personal
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #5: Celebrate accomplishments Small, medium, large Share sacred stories Focus on specific key principles, goals Hard-wire into standing agenda
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hints #6: Let others lead Extends ministry capacity Engages new members Balance, integrate gifts, talents Builds leadership bench
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #7: Make your team a welcome place Build culture around shared values, preferences Loving, welcoming Safe to risk Sustains members beyond ministry purpose
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #8: Respect everyone s time Everyone s most valuable commodity Keep to schedule, vary only with consensus Grant grace for absences Have difficult conversations w/hijackers, chronic absentees
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #9: Have parties! Magnified celebrations Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, major achievements Food! Family and friends
How Do Healthy Church Leaders Lead? Ten Hints for Leading Volunteers Hint #10: Say thank you Huge motivator for most Group 1-1 verbal handwritten notecard, phone Can t overdo sincere gratitude
Healthy Church Leader Skills Planning Managing change Conducting difficult conversations
Healthy Church Leader Skills Planning Set goals Assign responsibilities Project costs and schedules Review progress and adjust
Healthy Church Leader Skills Managing change Prepare the team Create/adopt a shared vision and plan Implement the change Monitor and adjust Debrief and celebrate
Healthy Church Leader Skills Conducting difficult conversations Thoughtful preparation Attentive listening Making your case Resolving the conflict
Healthy Church Leader Tools CLLD monthly Leadership Talks Church management data bases AI programs 360-degree assessments Existing local church, conference resources Each other
DSC-UMC healthy leader proposition By the Grace of God and the love of Jesus Christ, we are People from many rich and diverse identities, Who are committed to living Jesus commission, John Wesley s teachings and the vision of our conference A Healthy Church for a Healthy World! We are continuous learners Building our transparency, credibility, vitality and resilience Being fully aware of the blessings of our strengths and vulnerabilities. Let it be, let it be, let it be! AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!
Call to Action Make today matter Take-aways? One improvement action Initiate within 72 hours. Share
Wesleys Covenant Prayer I freely and heartily yield all things to Your pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, You are mine and I am Yours. So be it. Amen.
