LSA Leadership Academy
Vocation: Charting a Personal Path to Leadership and Creating a Positive Organizational Culture
January 18-21, 2009
Franciscan Renewal Center
Scottsdale, Arizona
LSA's Leadership Academy is designed to help high level staff from Lutheran social ministry organizations gain knowledge and improve leadership skills. Participants will:
- Grow in an understanding of vocation in Lutheran organizations and in their careers.
- Grasp the values essential to Lutheran social ministry and translate them into expectations for leaders.
- Gain skills in how to be a good steward of resources and evaluate financial results.
- Identify leadership milestones in their career paths.
- Learn techniques to create a positive culture in their organizations.
CURRICULUM AND PRESENTERS:
- The Vocation of Lutheran Organizations / Leading a Lutheran Organization - David L. Tiede, Augsburg College
- Financial Management Update - Charles Harris, Lutheran Retirement Ministries of Alamance County, North Carolina
- Leadership: The Inside-Outside Proposition - Rick Stiffney, Mennonite Health Services Alliance
- A Personal Path to Leadership - Julie Swanson, Lutheran Family Services of Virginia
- Learning From Your Own Path - Kristi McKenzie, Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
- Inspired Mutiny! A Leader's Cultural Mojo - Christopher Ridenhour, Liberty Lutheran Services
SCHEDULE:
The Leadership Academy begins on Sunday, January 18, with a welcome dinner at 6:00 p.m. and ends Wednesday night, January 21. Please schedule your departure for Thursday.
The Franciscan Renewal Center is located 20 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The 23-acre spiritual oasis is in the heart of the Paradise Valley/Scottsdale resort district.
REGISTRATION:
Download the registration brochure and mail in your registration.
REGISTER with Visa, MasterCard or Discover **Registration extended!**
For more information, contact Bob York, 410-905-2632.
