Leadership Life Skills Course

Leadership

Introduction
We need to be growing and developing leaders throughout our church. But that's not the only place Christians can lead!

God may have called you to be a leader where you work. Or where you study. God may have called you to be a leader in your home. Or even a leader in your church.

Having looked at other courses we have developed our “Leadership Life Skills Course” designed to encourage and equip you to be a godly leader.
The areas we are called to serve in may differ but there are some common skills we can learn together.

The Course
“Leadership Life Skills” will take place monthly and there will be 5 sessions. Topics covered will include: How should I lead? A toolbox for leaders; Growing as a leader and Thriving as a leader.

There will be 3 parts to each session – and we have invited experienced Christian leaders to share with us.

Our first session starts on Sunday 27th February - What is leadership? Sessions start at 12:30pm and will finish no later than 2:30pm. Bring your own lunch to eat before we start.

The Programme

Date	Topic	Area 1 What is a leader	Area 2 The big picture	Area 3 Practical skills
Feb 27^th	What is leadership?	The character of a leader: growing in integrity, trustworthiness, etc Keith	Leadership is about going somewhere; how do we know where? Developing, spreading and implementing a vision Pete Lowman	Building a team: who do I need? How do we work well together Nathan Hunt
April 3^rd	How should I lead?	Biblical leadership: servant leadership Steve Scrivener	LEBC vision and your group vision Keith	Teams: when things have gone wrong: conflict resolution Steve Scrivener
Postponed to Sept 25^th	A toolbox for leaders	Growing in worship, Scripture, Prayer Pete Lowman	Time management: time for work, family, rest, and others Graham Fairbairn	Leading meetings, agendas and writing minutes Stephen + Dorothea
May 22^nd	Growing as a leader	Growing in thankfulness, love towards others and mission Keith	The leader as an enabler and modeller. Identifying and developing gifts Pete + Dorothea	Delegation; passing on the baton: succession planning, stepping down and moving on Anne
July 10^th	Thriving as a leader	Bumps in the road: Dealing positively with fears, criticisms, and discouragement. Rebecca	Leader as shepherd Pete Lowman	Developing good communication skills Simon Benham

Go to the speakers page for an introduction to them.

Sunday sessions
Lunch after gathering to be ready to start at 12:30 pm. Each session consists of a 20 min presentation / input from speaker and 10 min Q&A or group work or practical exercise.

Each speaker will be asked to bring a handout of their talk and further resources/ worksheet.

First session (area 1): 12:30 to 1:00 pm
Second session (area 2): 1:00 to 1:30 pm
Break: 1:30 to 1:45 pm
Third session (area 3) 1:45 to 2:15 pm
Reflection, prayer and go home 2:15 to 2:30 pm

To sign up or to find out more please contact our Minister Keith.