Free In-Person Conflict Intervention Workshop for Pastors
Register Now Conflict is inevitable. Handling it well is a learned skill. Have you experienced: Your lay leaders and ministerial staff at odds? Disagreement about…
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2023 Giving Challenge
Your gift to the Lewis Center today could DOUBLE in value through the 2023 Giving Challenge! Wesley Theological Seminary, the home of the Lewis Center,…
Sustaining While Disrupting
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn new ways to address the challenge of congregational innovation. Tuesday, March 7, Noon-1 p.m. Eastern Many churches today find…
Celebrate the Lewis Center’s 20th Anniversary
We are excited to celebrate 20 years of providing leadership resources for every church! Throughout 2023 you’ll find special features, including: Leading Articles — A…
Let Mission Shape Your Worship Webinar
Register Now Registration is now closed. Learn how your church can plan worship in ways that celebrate and advance God’s mission for your church. Tuesday,…
Improving Worship Attendance in a Post-Pandemic World
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn best practices your church can use to increase in-person and online worship attendance. Tuesday, October 25, Noon-1:30 p.m. Eastern…
Wesley Theological Seminary Summer 2022 Courses from Lewis Center Staff Members
Join the Lewis Center’s Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr. for his online summer course from Wesley Theological Seminary. The course is 1 academic credit hour.…
Hybrid Evangelism: The New Reality for Congregations
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn practices for adapting relational evangelism to hybrid ministry. Tuesday, March 1, Noon-1:30 p.m. Eastern Even before the pandemic, reaching…
Giving Strategies for the 21st Century: A Workshop with Dr. Lovett H. Weems Jr. and Dr. Ann A. Michel
>>> This workshop is no longer accepting new registrations. Learn how your church can implement giving strategies that respond to current challenges. The Giving Strategies…
Giving Strategies for the 21st Century: New Challenges and New Opportunities
Free Webinar — Register Now Learn new perspectives and practices for funding ministry in an increasingly challenging environment. Tuesday, February 1, Noon-1:30 p.m. Eastern Even…
Designing Digital Worship: A Workshop with Dr. Tim Snyder
Learn how design thinking can help you solve your congregation’s digital worship challenges. The Designing Digital Worship workshop is a follow-up to popular webinar Participation…
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Participation & Presence: Leading Meaningful Digital Worship
Free Webinar — Register Now We have reached our maximum number of registrations. Please subscribe to and follow Leading Ideas for information on future events.…
Free Webinar — Giving Strategies for the 21st Century: New Challenges and New Opportunities
Register Now Learn new perspectives and practices for funding ministry in an increasing challenging environment. Tuesday, February 1, Noon-1:30 p.m. Eastern Even before the pandemic…
The Crisis of Younger Clergy in the UMC: Young Clergy and Candidates Speak Out
The number of elders age 35 and under has fallen nearly to the record low recorded 15 years ago, erasing a decade of progress. The…
Key Questions to Consider Before Resuming In-Person Gatherings
Many congregations are eager to reopen their buildings and resume in-person worship services, but it’s important to resist the temptation to rush back before it’s…
From everyone at the Lewis Center, best wishes for a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
We give thanks for you and your faithful and fruitful leadership. — Amy, Angela, Ann, Carol, Doug, Lovett, Matt, Rachel, Reina, and Tim
5 Ways to Develop New Leaders
Marv Nelson says lending influence to younger leaders is an essential way of affirming and developing them. He outlines five ways you can use your…
Recommended Resource: Pastors Moving to New Churches Need the Right Start
Know a pastor preparing to begin ministry in a new setting? With The Right Start Video Tool Kit, they’ll learn how to end their current…
50 Ways to Welcome a New Pastor
If a new pastor is in your congregation’s future, be sure to check out 50 Ways to Welcome a New Pastor. This free resource shares…
Is Your Email Address Changing?
If your email address will be changing in the near future, be sure to let the Lewis Center know if you would like to continue…
Best of “Leading Ideas”: “Letting Go of This Pastor and Preparing for the Next” by Susan Beaumont, April 24, 2019
Church consultant Susan Beaumont shares four leadership practices that can help a congregation prepare when their pastor is getting ready to leave. Approaching the situation…
Free Pastoral Transition Resources
The Lewis Center offers a range of resources for pastors and congregations anticipating transitions, including these free downloads. 50 Ways to Improve Pastoral Transitions 50…
Learn to Be a Better Clergy Mentor
Clergy mentors indicate overwhelmingly that they need more training for their task. Mentees value mentoring but also indicate that their mentors need more resourcing for…
Is Your Email Address Changing?
If your email address will be changing in the near future, be sure to let the Lewis Center know if you would like to continue…
Webpages for Superintendents and Board of Ordained Ministry
The Lewis Center brings together some of its most used resources for District Superintendents and Boards of Ordained Ministry on dedicated webpages. Feel free to…
Resource to Help Churches Discover Their Next Faithful Step
Discovering God’s Future for Your Church is a turn-key tool kit to help a congregation discern and implement God’s vision for its future. The resource…
Lewis Center Podcast Series
Leading Ideas Talks brings to the table cutting-edge leaders on subjects relate to church leaders. Outstanding United Methodist leaders are interviewed along with other scholars,…
5 Steps to a Fruitful Restart
Dan Turner led an older, established congregation through a successful restart, reshaping its ministry to reach a changing neighborhood. He outlines five key steps in…