Leadership Team Resources
We invite you to join our family of PacNWC church leaders striving to grow and care for our congregations well. We love to come alongside church laypeople to help them lead well, connect with other church leaders, and grow as teams.
All organisms and organizations experience seasons and life cycles. This includes churches. Whether your congregation is experiencing a season of healthy growth or transition or desires revitalization, the Pacific Northwest Conference and the Evangelical Covenant Church have resources to help. We achieve this through four main channels:
Orientations and Training:
Volunteer church leadership is a big job that usually doesn’t come with a handbook. We are here to help by offering you the skills needed to thrive in lay leader roles. The offerings below are available periodically or by appointment. Contact us at office@pacnwc.org to find out more.
Church Chair and Leadership Team Orientations (offered twice a year or upon request)
Financial Leadership Workshops from National Covenant Properties (offered every other year)
Church Chair Connections online for connection and best practices (offered every other month)
Leadership Team Retreats and Team Building
Pastoral Relations Committee (PRC) or Mutual Ministry Team (MMT) Orientation
Transitions:
Pastoral changes are huge moments in a church’s life. The right tools and support can help the transition season to be a vibrant time of healing and growth. Our team is experienced, trained, and ready to come alongside you during this challenging moment. Contact us at office@pacnwc.org today to get the help you need.
Transitions/Lifecycle Workshop to help identify the season and trajectory of the church
Search Team orientations and consultation
Best practices related to “letting go” and “new beginnings”
Systems Resources:
Constitution and Bylaws templates; governance consultation
Personnel Policy/Human Resource manual templates and best practices
Sample position descriptions
Healthy Relational Systems in the Church workshop (based on a family systems model)
Missional Vitality Assessment and Workshops
In addition, we encourage churches to utilize the resources available through the Evangelical Covenant Church’s mission priority Start and Strengthen Churches. There you will find a suite of resources committed to a church’s Missional Vitality.
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a robust assessment tool for congregations and leaders to evaluate the missional element and identity of your church,
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Click below for a toolkit of helpful resources for creating and implementing a child safety policy.