Making Peace in a Polarized Church: How to courageously lead congregations toward unity and peace in the way of Jesus.
The pandemic has exposed how ill-equipped church leaders feel in navigating division. We must now gain new and more effective skills to lead within the increasing polarity of our times. As Christian leaders, we’re called and equipped by Jesus to join him in working for unity and peace in the cities and communities we love and lead.
“Most church leaders have not been trained in the past to lead the post-COVID church of the future.”
Jesus Collective and Global Leadership Network Canada are partnering to host an interactive, three-part experience that includes training, case studies, exercises, and Q&A to empower you and your leadership teams to courageously lead your congregation toward deeper discipleship in Jesus’ way of peace.
When’s It Happening?
- Three sessions with over 9 hours of foundational skills training
- February 2 & 9 from 12:30-4:45 PM ET / 9:30 AM-1:45 PM PT
- February 16 from 12:30-2:00 PM ET / 9:30-11:00 AM PT
Who’s This For?
- Church leadership teams, staff teams, church boards, and Christian non-profit leadership teams
- Individual pastoral, ministry, and lay leaders
What Can You Expect?
- Two LIVE streamed sessions (February 2 & 9) designed for teams to engage in an interactive training experience and a final Zoom session (February 16) to take your training to the next level with live Q&A with Dr. Samuel Sarpiya (*includes access to all the session recordings)
- Breakout workshop times to practice what you’re learning as a team/group (individual registrants will be able to join other individuals in breakout rooms during the experience)
- A return to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount manifesto of peacemaking, highlighting the differences between peacekeeping and active peacemaking.
- Identify and address cultural barriers to peace that are creating polarization for the foreseeable future in this divided cultural moment.
- Real-life case studies of how unity, peace, reconciliation, and transformation are possible
- Breakout workshop times to practice what you’re learning as a team/group (individual registrants will be able to join other individuals in breakout rooms during the experience).
- Tools and inspiration to create a long-term culture of peacemaking in your church or organization to equip your leadership team with essential practices for skillful leadership for the future of the church.
Contributors
More coming soon!
Samuel SarpiyaSAMUEL SARPIYA
Discipleship Pastor, The Meeting House, Ontario
Samuel is a teacher, author, trainer, activist, and coach for leaders who want to create a better world from the inside out using peace and nonviolence methods. He’s the founding director of the Center for Nonviolence and Conflict Transformation based in Rockford, Illinois. Samuel is a Jesus Collective Partner and lives with his family in Milton, ON.
REGISTER
SMALL TEAM (3-9 people) – $249 Regular/$399 Last Minute
LARGE TEAM (10+ people) – $399 Regular/$699 Last Minute
INDIVIDUAL – $99 Regular/$149 Last Minute
Regular Ticket Deadline – January 20, 2022
*Team tickets provide one video access link for the team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Attend In-Person?
Each workshop will be held live at The Meeting House in Oakville, ON. If you and your team would like to participate in-person, please contact hello@globalleadershipnetwork.ca.
Can I Participate Individually?
Absolutely! Single registrants will be able to join other individual leaders in breakout rooms during the experience.
What are the topics of each session?
Session topics will be available soon.
I can't make it to one or more of the sessions. Will there be VOD available?
More information on this coming soon!