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When you serve the Church, are you joyful and invigorated?  Do you seek ideas and methods for serving better? Perhaps you may sometimes feel your service is a thankless, lonely, or overwhelming burden.  As the body of Christ, we are called to encourage one another. To do this, we need connections!

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Register for the online Peer Group that fits your leadership role. Once we have at least 8 people interested in the specific peer group, we will send a meeting poll to find a good meeting cadence.  Once the meeting times have been established, you will be invited to finalize your registration with a $150 payment or by accepting a half or full scholarship we hope to provide through our sponsors.  Because we keep registration open, we plan to generate new cohorts of 6 to 8 people on an ongoing basis.  If the meeting schedule doesn't work for you, we will keep you on the list and invite you to the next emerging cohort until a meeting time works for you. Invite your friends and other contacts within your diocese to join you!

Peer Groups meet monthly under the guidance of a trained facilitator or coach.  Before each meeting you will receive a short article, podcast, or video link related to the cohort's chosen topic as a way to kick-off the conversation.  After enriching discussion, each member will be encouraged to implement one take-away concept or practice.  The cohort structure will keep us together, committed, and accountable as we strive to be faithful stewards in our leadership responsibilities.

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Peer Groups: 

• Clergy
• Clergy Wives
• Parish Council & Ministry Leaders
• Church Treasurers & Stewards
• Church Office Administrators
• Nonprofit Directors

Sample Topics Include: 

• Resilience - responding to change
• Casting vision
• Engaging people in service
• Setting boundaries
• Avoiding burn-out
• Conflict resolution
• Active listening
• Cultivating trust
• Building consensus
• Good governance processes
• Onboarding new leaders
• Succession planning
• Running efficient meetings
• Aligning budget to mission
• How to talk about money
• Financial transparency
• Fiduciary responsibility
• Communication strategies

​CLICK to learn more in an interview with Peer Group and Boot Camp facilitators!

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Clergy Cohort Facilitator
Join this online Peer Group for Clergy to discuss topics like resilience, casting vision, avoiding burnout, and conflict resolution.  

 ​"There are no gurus in the Church. We are together taught by the Holy Spirit. So we listen to Him in scripture and in the communion we share. Those who love Jesus will be our teachers if we hear them, irrespective of their titles."
​​Fr. Paul Hodge serves the Antiochian Archdiocese  
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Church Treasurers & Stewards Facilitator
  Andrew Schachtner, CPA,  will facilitate this Peer Group for Church Treasurers & Stewards to discuss topics like aligning budget to mission, inspiring generosity, transparent financial practices.

"Parish treasurers are a vital part of parish administration. This is a great opportunity to share best practices and build relationships that can strengthen all our parishes."

Andrew Schachtner is a Certified Public Accountant and a former church treasurer in Louisville, KY. Read More . . .

Peer Group Coach

"I love the support and camaraderie of peer-learning groups. There is no “sage on the stage” – everyone contributes and decides what to take away from the experience. Give a lecture and people forget. Peer learners have fun and remember."

Fr. Ian Pac-Urar serves Presentation of Our Lord in Fairlawn, OH.​
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Clergy Wives Cohort Facilitator
 Join this online Peer Group to discuss the unique leadership role of clergy wives, including topics like setting healthy boundaries and active listening.

 "This group provides a space to be safely vulnerable and refreshed in our unique roles as clergy wives."
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​​Mka. Jennifer Levine serves the Orthodox Church in America in the Office of Pastoral Life, including .  Read More . . . 

Peer Group Coach

"When two or three gather in Christ's name (Mt. 18:20), combining personal relationships and work that transcends each group member, they co-create an environment with tremendous transformative potential." 

Fr. Paul Lundberg​ serves the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Montgomery, Alabama and Orthodox Connect. 
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Beginning each September and January, Boot Camp meets online every other week for three months.  Hollie Benton and Fr. Ian Pac-Urar will train new and potential board members to lead strategically, ensure financial stability and good governance, and to support your priest or executive director while serving as an ambassador for your church or non-profit.

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