Lewis Center for Church Leadership
The Lewis Center for Church Leadership seeks to be a trusted resource for church leadership ideas, research, resources, and training so that there is an increase in congregational and denominational service, vitality, and growth.
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Founded:
2003
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Executive Director

Lovett H Weems Jr.

Mailing Address:
Lewis Center for Church Leadership
4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016

Phone: 202-885-8757

Fax: 202-885-8683

Email: lewiscenter@wesleyseminary.edu

Website: www.churchleadership.com

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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Leading Ideas - November 4, 2009

Becoming a Tribe of Remembering Encouragers
Source: www.churchleadership.com
Just as the congregation of Israel was composed of twelve tribes, today's churches have different voices that are heard in their communities of faith. Transformational pastoral leaders understand the importance of each tribe.
November 4 at 5:29am
Karl E. Cocke
Karl E. Cocke
The description of the various congregations (tribes) is very helpful in showing what might be ailing any particular congregation.
November 4 at 7:32am
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Update - October 28, 2009

2009 Clergy Age Trends Report Released
Source: www.churchleadership.com
The Lewis Center is releasing its latest version of Clergy Age Trends in the United Methodist Church containing updated 2009 statistics.The new report, prepared with assistance from the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits, again this year contains modest good news for United Methodists. ...
October 28 at 5:29am
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Mark C Cordes
Mark C Cordes
Amen Steve Vornov!
October 28 at 7:26am
Douglas Moore
Douglas Moore
Maybe we coculd make that nonserving Elders?
November 3 at 1:26pm
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Leading Ideas - October 21, 2009

Keeping Campus Ministry Graduates Connected to Church
Source: www.churchleadership.com
For many students, campus ministry becomes a community of friends, a home away from home, a kind of extended family. It is a body of believers with whom students grow and play, worship and serve. It is a community of faith that becomes church for students because it is more than a place, more than a...
October 21 at 6:16am
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership A UM Portal article by Ann Michel

COMMENTARY: Working a new frontier of theological education
Source: www.umportal.org
No matter how good their seminary education, most pastors find that formal education alone does not fully prepare them for the challenges and responsibilities they face in parish ministry. This is because ...
October 19 at 10:20am
Laura Hamm Peterson
Laura Hamm Peterson
From your fingers to all denominational and seminary decision-making-types' ears!! :)
October 19 at 2:22pm
Sung Shik Chung
Sung Shik Chung
Ann, good to see your article and also good to see you on video for mentor training...
October 19 at 3:34pm
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership A UMNS Report by Linda Bloom

United Methodists discuss clergy job guarantees
Source: www.umc.org
Should United Methodist pastors have a lifelong job guarantee? The denomination’s Study of Ministry Commission is examining the practice that has survived in The United Methodist Church even as it is disappearing from other U.S. workplaces.
October 16 at 11:32am
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Leading Ideas - October 7, 2009 http://www.churchleadership.com/leadingideas/issues/2009issues/091007.html

Affirming and Improving Clergy Effectiveness
Source: www.churchleadership.com
Clergy effectiveness is on the mind of virtually every denominational leader today. Indeed, many judicatories have initiatives underway to define, assess, and improve clergy effectiveness. Effectiveness ...
October 7 at 5:58am
Jim Farmer
Jim Farmer
I would like to learn more about these studies.
October 27 at 8:19am
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Update - September 30, 2009

Update September 30, 2009
Source: www.churchleadership.com
The Lewis Center for Church Leadership is announcing the release of a tool to help clergy get just the feedback they need for such growth. The Lewis Pastoral Leadership Inventory™ (LPLI) is designed especially for clergy.
September 30 at 5:29am
Betsey
Betsey
The Urban Ministry Symposium you describe in this update is a positive and encouraging direction for leaders as cities continue to grow. This is an important topic for learning and ministry. Among United Methodists, the third gathering of downtown church leaders in cities over 100,000 population will meet for peer learning at the end of October.
September 30 at 2:08pm
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Leading Ideas - September 23, 2009

Leading Ideas: A Resource for Church Leaders
Source: www.churchleadership.com
What do leaders do? Pastors are leaders, and one of the important tasks of leaders is discerning clues for the future to which God is calling our congregations. Leaders look for clues that help define reality and identify God’s vision. A pastoral leader helps the church come to an honest and truthfu...
September 23 at 5:24am
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Lewis Center Research in the News
The United Methodist Young Clergy network is taking up the challenge of recruiting younger clergy and members through social media. A UMNS Report By Kathy L. Gilbert Aug...
September 10 at 11:22am
Jodi Haier
Jodi Haier
One among many things that need to change, is how we train and communicate to each other. Most training events are still geared for the people about to retire than for the generations coming up. Being in the middle (in my 40s) by the time training changes it will need to be geared to the 20 and 30s. We need to find ways to train all in meaningful ways.
September 10 at 2:59pm
Linda Johnson Gastreich
Linda Johnson Gastreich
Can we say more? What aspects of training are geared toward older generations and what needs to change? If you were planning a multi-generational training event, what you include/leave out?
September 11 at 4:12am
Jodi Haier
Jodi Haier
I would provide one group overview experience and then break out into various opportunities where people could choose how to receive info or what info to receive (ie. choose topic or style you can't always get both) That way each generation has the opportunity to have at least one thing during the training day that has been dedsigned with them in mind. Sorry it took so long to respond.
September 27 at 5:11pm
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Leading Ideas - September 9, 2009

Leading Ideas: A Resource for Church Leaders
Source: www.churchleadership.com
The early years of ministry are often beset with predictable anxieties and questions. Even with the best of seminary training, new pastors quickly discover that their formal education did not prepare them fully for the challenges and responsibilities they encounter in the practice of ministry. ...
September 9 at 5:27am
Mark Conforti
Mark Conforti
This is excellent material... I hope to use the video curriculum as part of my DMin project (training clergy mentors in our annual conference).
September 9 at 7:40am
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Update - September 1, 2009

Update September 1, 2009
Source: www.churchleadership.com
New Clergy Mentor Resources Available Research and experience both point to the importance of clergy mentoring, particularly in helping those in the early years of ministry. But clergy mentors indicate overwhelmingly that they need more training for their task.
September 1 at 4:45pm
G Lake
G Lake
a good mentor can be a key presence in a pastor's life and ministry, early on...mid-course...in the later years...at ANY time!
September 1 at 10:27pm
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Lewis Center for Church Leadership Leading Ideas - August 19, 2009

Leading Ideas: A Resource for Church Leaders
Source: www.churchleadership.com
A seismic shift is coming in the way pastors lead congregations—toward a way of leading that is highly relational, deeply intentional, and always contextual. It is called the “coach approach” to ministry.
August 19 at 10:31am
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Douglas Moore
Douglas Moore
Jesus was ALWAYS relational, He was ALWAYS intentional, and He was ALWAYS contextual...is HIS Method right or do we think we can 'improve' ?
August 20 at 5:34am
Cynthia Horn Burkert
Cynthia Horn Burkert
Douglas - as a beneficiary of coaching from two of Chris' colleagues, I would say that in those coaching conversations there was always "Christ in the midst of us." Coaching is neither antithetical to Jesus' way, nor an attempt to improve on it, but a discovery of how to use it effectively - in our present contexts.
August 20 at 11:27am
Lewis Center for Church Leadership

Lewis Center for Church Leadership Welcome to the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. If you have any questions, or would like to speak with someone about the Lewis Center, please contact us at lewiscenter@wesleyseminary.edu.

Greetings from Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr. [HQ]
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August 13 at 6:25am
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Suzanne Katschke
Suzanne Katschke
Great video! Your three priorities are right on target with the needs of pastors. Thank you for your ministry!
August 13 at 8:17am
Leslianne Adkins Braunstein
Leslianne Adkins Braunstein
This is great! Thank you. I'm on the email list now.
August 13 at 8:23am
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