Building Effective Parish Leadership Teams

Healthy and effective parish leadership teams are built upon a shared understanding of who it is the Gospel calls us to be as Christians, how we are commanded to work with and care for each other, and what ministry it is that we are commissioned by Scripture to fulfill in the world.

Built upon that foundation, the mandate of the Orthodox parish leadership team is far more than to merely tolerate boring meetings limited to bills, budgets, and buildings. Rather than being a place where ideas and initiatives go to die, parish leadership teams can become environments of loving and creative collaboration, with each serving according to their station.

​This area of focus is designed to help improve the effectiveness of your parish leadership team, according to biblical principles, while inspiring new levels of careful governance and selfless cohesion.

Equip your Parish Leadership to:​

• Assess the strength, consistency and effectiveness of your parish leadership team’s composition, governance, and decision-making practices.
• Develop a Parish Leadership Team Covenant to define and govern what healthy teamwork should be in your parish leadership environment.
• Your Parish Leadership will receive . . . READ MORE 

​​Recommended Reading​​

• ​1 Cor 12 One Body with Many Members
• Ephesians 4:1-16 Unity in the Body of Christ
• Good Parish council practices  Article
• Five Dysfunctions of Non-Profit Teams. Article

Useful Resources

• Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• Good to Great and the Social Sectors by Jim Collins
• Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, et al.
• No Fail Meetings by Dn. Michael Hyatt
• Thy Will Be Done by Pdn. Peter Danilchick

"The level of participation among attendees was exciting and energizing.  The program itself is clear, well laid-out, and easy to follow. Ending with concrete actions and steps to be taken is HUGE! I loved how we were guided through identifying our strengths and areas of improvement for ourselves and the parish." 

 - Salemi Khori, Parish Council President, St. Elizabeth Church

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