BENEFITS OF FRESH START®

  • Strengthens bonds between clergy and congregational leaders so their ministry together is a Fresh Start
  • Introduces participants to theories of transition and leadership to help them navigate this time of change
  • Honors the ministry of all leaders, lay and ordained, in the life of the congregation
  • Establishes a common language to discuss issues of transition, either clergy to clergy or lay leaders with clergy
  • Increases participants' capacity to minister to each other and the wider community
  • Creates trusting relationships that enable the clergy person, bishop, bishop’s staff and congregational leaders to engage in proactive conversations before issues become problems
  • Broadens the scope of a bishop’s teaching ministry in the diocese
  • Provides an opportunity for both lay and ordained leaders to experience each other's openness to God and to deepen their capacity to be ministers of Jesus Christ

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