Strategic Leadership (Training)

By UU Institute, Jonipher Kūpono Kwong, Kathy McGowan, Renee Ruchotzke

Strategic Leadership with instructors Renee Ruchotzke, Jonipher Kwong, Kathy McGowan and a photo of feet near a 3-way arrow.

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The third in our suite of Leadership Development trainings, Strategic Leadership is for board members, staff, program council members, ministry executive teams, finance committees, bylaws review committees, strategic planning committees, committees on ministry and any other leaders who need to think strategically. (Note: You will redirected to a separate website, uuinstitute.org, which is managed by the UUA.)

You will:

  • gain a deeper understanding of how to focus your congregation on mission, by building trust
  • learn to develop a cohesive leadership team
  • learn about stewardship
  • learn about strategic planning
  • explore annual goal setting and ministry assessment
  • learn the basics of congregational governance.

Training materials are divided into modules, available “on demand” as pre-recorded presentations with additional reading materials, discussion questions and other resources.

Syllabus (pdf)

Prerequisites: Reading Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times, or taking Centered Leadership 100, Centered Leadership 101, Healthy Congregations®, Smart Church, UU Leadership School or equivalent.

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Facilitators: This training is team-taught by various UUA Congregational Life Staff.

Training Cost: $30

Note for Leadership Development Teams

Each module has discussion questions (and sometimes activities) that you can use in person so your leaders can learn together and build deeper relationships and trust.

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