https://store.upperroom.org:443/contributors/marc-brownMarc Brown is the Director of Connectional Ministries for the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church. He served 24 years as pastor of small, mid and large churches in rural, suburban and urban settings. Churches where served as lead pastor experienced 50 to 100 percent growth in attendance and giving. Marc served 7 years as Richmond District Superintendent in Virginia. He chaired the Virginia Conference task force to implement a plan for beginning 250 new faith communities.https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/lay-servants-as-christian-transformational-leaders-5<p>This Leader's Guide is the accompanying piece to DR 881 <em>Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders – Participant's Book</em>. It is a PDF that can be downloaded and used to support the course outlined below. </p> <p>Building on the previous Lay Servant course "Does Your Church Have a Prayer?", this Participant's Book will guide Lay Servants seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward vitality. Written with two distinct purposes, <em>Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders</em> will first define the three types of Christian transformational leadership and the four qualities of Christian transformational leaders. Then the course will focus on congregational vitality, organizational life cycles, assessing current realities, and leading transformational change. The Participant's Book is available for purchase <a href="http://bookstore.upperroom.org/Products/DR881/lay-servants-as-christian-transformation-leaders.aspx">here</a>.</p>Wed, 18 May 2022 20:26:34 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/lay-servants-as-christian-transformational-leaders-5https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/lay-servants-as-christian-transformational-leaders-3<p>Building on the congregational strategic planning resource, "Does Your Church Have a Prayer?" this Participant’s Book will guide Lay Servants seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward vitality. Written with two distinct purposes, <em>Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders</em> will first define the three disciplines of Christian transformational leadership and the four qualities of Christian transformational leaders.</p> <p>The accompanying Leader's Guide is in PDF form and is also available for downloading <a href="http://bookstore.upperroom.org/Products/DRPDF884/lay-servants-as-christian-transformation-leaders.aspx">here</a>.</p>Sat, 14 May 2022 03:07:34 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/lay-servants-as-christian-transformational-leaders-3https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/lay-servants-as-christian-transformational-leaders<p>Building on the congregational strategic planning resource, "Does Your Church Have a Prayer?" this Participant’s Book will guide Lay Servants seeking to be more empowered to lead their congregations toward vitality. Written with two distinct purposes, <em>Lay Servants as Christian Transformational Leaders</em> will first define the three disciplines of Christian transformational leadership and the four qualities of Christian transformational leaders.</p> <p>The accompanying Leader's Guide is in PDF form and is also available for downloading <a href="http://bookstore.upperroom.org/Products/DRPDF884/lay-servants-as-christian-transformation-leaders.aspx">here</a>.</p>Thu, 05 May 2022 20:17:16 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/lay-servants-as-christian-transformational-leaders