Twenty seven professional staff members of presbyteries (regional governing bodies) of the PC(USA) participated in a national gathering this week at Louisville Seminary. The first such gathering in recent history attracted about one-third of that population. Coming from nearly every region of the country, and serving in a wide variety of job titles and responsibilities, the group found an instant kinship based on the experience of leading "from the second chair." I provided two presentations for their continuing education: "Transformational Leadership" (based on my interpretation of the discernment process in Peter Senge, et al, Presence, SOL/Currency, 2005) and "Hope in Structures." (based on my book Hope in Conflict, Pilgrim, 2007). The transformation of congregations, presbyteries and denominations seemed to be uppermost in the minds of participants. Many important networking connections were established in the two day event, and the group also set plans in place to meet again at the 2008 General Assembly in San Jose and in 2009 for continuing education and support. Contact Felipe Martinez [fmartinez@whitewatervalley.org] for more information about upcoming meetings.
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