Bethany Evangelical Free Church

A case study

Purpose

Bethany Church was seeking to develop a Leadership Training process for lay leaders, and they desired to begin the process with a focus on the inner life of the leader. They wanted to give their developing leaders a chance to grow in self-understanding and notice what God was doing in each of them.

Process

Stacey led a day-long retreat to launch Bethany Church’s Leadership Training. She helped each developing leader to gain greater awareness of and context for their spiritual journey through teaching and discussion on the Critical Journey Model for spiritual formation. The discussion provided a safe space for each individual to name and process their changing seasons of relationship with God—as well as to consider how to effectively and empathetically lead others in different stages of the spiritual journey.

The final portion of the retreat was dedicated to growing in awareness of their unique personality styles and how this informs their leadership through teaching and discussion around the Enneagram Triads.

Outcomes

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