Leading from the Future
The CMD Task Group has been doing much work on developing training work for Christian leaders under the title 'Leading from the Future': allowing their perceived needs of ten years hence to shape the developmental and training work that goes on now. If you come to this programme you can expect to:
- Learn more about yourself as a Christian leader
- Strengthen connections between your vocation, theologies of leadership and your own practice
- Develop and deepen your wisdom and skill in the following areas:
- Vision and purpose
- Inspiring and encouraging people
- Motivating and recruiting future leaders
- Working well with people and with teams
- Developing strategies and priorities
- Achieving change in an environment which is resistant to change
- Problem solving and action planning
- Reviewing progress against vision and purpose
- Personal qualities of courage, compassion, risk taking and tenacity
The training programme lasts a year; it includes some residential work with clergy; involves some work with these clergy and their leadership teams in parishes (Churchwardens, Local Ministry Groups, Readers, etc) and some peer-mentored work throughout the year. The project is funded from CMD funds and began in 2006.
The course has pioneered collaborative work in 'action learning sets', that many have found valuable. We encourage people to set up their own 'ALS' or 'Cell' as a way of experiencing mutual encouragement and support.
From 2008, House Group type material for use in parishes / deaneries is also available ('Leading from the Future - It's Your Turn') and Day Workshops ('Leading Together') will be convened for leadership teams from within Parishes, Local Ministry Groups and Deaneries.