Speaker at the TWS Grantees Gathering, October 18/24 Oct 20, 2023

 

 

My work teaching adaptive leadership in the United Church of Canada is funded by the Leadership Fund at Trinity Church Wall Street.  

 

Twice a year, the current grantees gather together.  Thi...

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The Ethics of Power in Christian Leadership adaptive leadership authority coercion community ethics herd hierarchy participation power volition willingness Jan 08, 2023

One of the things I teach in my course Leading Adaptively is how leaders can find their power and use it for good.  But but but, I can feel you asking, don’t leaders already have a lot of power, and i...

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What is Adaptive Leadership? adaptive leadership bridges emotions holy spirit kotter relational Apr 05, 2022

What is Adaptive Leadership?

 Hi there, I’m Clara, and I teach Adaptive Leadership in the Church.  Yes, I hear you saying, but what is Adaptive Leadership?  

Adaptive Leadership is a leadership appr...

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Spiritual Discouragement and Encouragement in Congregations Mar 09, 2022

Back in the Fall of '21 my good friend Rev. Dr. Kyle Norman invited me on his blog to talk about spiritual discouragement and encouragement in congregations.  What a great conversation we had together...

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Leading a Church Community Through a Pandemic pandemic Oct 22, 2021

Let’s get right to the big question of this moment: "How do you lead a congregation out of the pandemic and into the new normal?"

The first thing I need to say to you is this: if your congregation st...

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