DEEP, EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR FAITH LEADERSThe Shape of Leadership
The Shape of Leadership is for clergy who want to renew their leadership, and step up their ability so they can significantly impact the future of our faith communities.
The past few years have been incredibly difficult for faith leaders. Clergy are tired, if not burned out, and need safe places where they can reflect on all the demands of their work and develop their leadership for the changing landscape of our faith communities. They need brave spaces where their whole being is accepted as is and where they can, therefore, show up authentically and vulnerably before taking their learning back to their contexts. They need emergent spaces to reconnect with God and self, so that they can serve more fully.
In this multi-faith program, Shape participants retreat together four times in a year to develop their leadership in adaptive and experiential ways: by experimenting with innovative practices, deepening self-awareness, and learning to navigate change, conflict, and the daily challenges of leadership. Shape facilitators cultivate an ethos that allows leaders to wrestle with new ideas in the safety of a generous and compassionate group.
Participants integrate theological commitments with innovative leadership practices from a variety of disciplines, especially the adaptive leadership framework. The program is highly experiential, collaborative and offers the opportunity to develop long-lasting support systems among high-potential faith leaders.
In the Shape program, each retreat is two nights. Between retreats, participants meet in cohort groups to journey the year together, supporting each other and deepening the learning. In Shape, you can expect to work hard and gain much.
RETREAT FORMAT
The large group gathers for 4 retreats (2 nights each) over the course of the year. Between retreats, learning communities meet to deepen the learning and support each other.
The cost of the Shape program is *$2100. Lodging and meal costs will be billed separately.
UPCOMING EVENTSLutherHaven, Coeur d’Alene, ID
January 26-28, 2026
April 20-22, 2026
September 14-16, 2026
November 16-18, 2026
Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center, Califon, NJ
January 26-28, 2026
April 13-15, 2026
September 28-30, 2026
January 20-22, 2027
