Each Clergy Confab group will be composed of 5 or 6 clergy and lay pastors and will be facilitated by a skilled LeaderWise staff member. The facilitator will have materials prepared for each group session, and group members will covenant to explore with each other the ministry issues that come before them. These groups are a unique experience and opportunity – they are not spiritual direction, therapy, or coaching groups. Rather, they are groups to connect you with others serving in ministry in a safe, trusting setting where you can learn from each other and bring your challenges and successes.

Each group will have a particular area of emphasis within ministry and will meet for eight 75-minutes sessions, at a rhythm of once a month. Sessions will be held via Zoom. (Yes, more Zoom, but we know these Zoom meetings will be worth it!) The areas of emphasis are: Women in Ministry; Rural Ministry; Transitions in Ministry; and General Ministry. Discussion topics, tailored for each area of emphasis, will be provided by the facilitators with input from group members and may include isolation, loneliness, church financial concerns, pastoral care, worship, balancing home and work, transitions into and out of calls/settings/appointments, addressing conflict, expanding clergy capacity to minister, and re-imagining ministry.

The cost for each 75-minute session is $50, for a total of $400 for all eight sessions. Groups will begin meeting once a minimum of five people have registered.