Leadership

Growing Your Team: Empowerment for better delegation

Before ministry, I was a  Facilities and Building Services Manager. At one point, it was a “front-line management” role; I had 25 staff. Aside from the routine work, I took the lead in coordinating the disaster recovery team. It was a high-pressure role; on more than one occasion, my decision-making saved the British part of …

Live Now – New Church of Scotland Learning Modules

Exciting new horizons have emerged on the Church of Scotland Learning platform, with the addition of innovative courses designed to ignite and nurture faith exploration while providing invaluable support for local church office holders. The latest modules delve into diverse topics such as the role of an elder, the responsibilities of a session clerk, leadership …

Trinity College Short Courses, January-June 2024

  More information Short courses are accessible learning opportunities in practical theology, church ministry and mission for a rapidly changing world. They are suitable for learners from a wide variety of backgrounds. They are designed for many kinds of leaders and members across churches who want to learn in their spare time. Learners can opt …

Kyria – The Well

THE WELL   The Well has been created by Kyria as a place where you can draw on a wealth of wisdom about women in leadership, as well as signposting you to wider reading and resources for further learning. The Well contains recommended books, blogs, videos, podcasts and websites that we hope will encourage and …

Leadership in a Time of Change: A CPD Event for Ministers

An interactive online CPD event for Ministers. About this event In this interactive online event, the challenges of leadership needed in the Church in Scotland today will be considered by three speakers with different but complementary perspectives. The approach will be practical and supportive, recognising the difficulties of the changes currently facing Church leaders in …

Growing Congregational Leadership

Just two months after our youngest son began secondary school, we attended a parents night and were struck that two teachers, independently of one another, both said, ‘He’ll go on to be the School Captain.’ And he did! What had they seen in him, in such a short period of time? Within congregations, leaders need …