This virtual workshop, Leadership and the Empowerment of Women, will be the first  in a new Leadership Development Series open to all laity and clergy. The series will offer an opportunity for participants to develop skills and knowledge that will help increase capacity for disciple-making in the local church. The workshops will also encourage deeper partnership between lay and clergy leaders.

The series will bring leaders and experts from denominational agencies to share ideas and resources for use in the local church.

The first session, open to everyone, will feature Dawn Wiggins Hare, chief executive of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women. She'll discuss how the mission and mandate of of GCSRW is is relevant in the local church, sharing stories, ideas and resources to both inspire and challenge participants to join in the work of empowering women as leaders in their ministry context. CEUs are available. Presented by the Conference Board of Laity and the Conference Office of Lay and Clergy Excellence, the series was initially designed as a replacement for the Leadership Day held each year in conjunction with Annual Conference. That event was cancelled due to the pandemic the past two years. 

Register for the August 7 session now, and invite someone to join you!