Effective Leadership of Church Staff, Volunteers, and Team Management

This course will equip you with practical skills to help you lead and manage church staff, volunteers and teams. 4 webinars, starting 5th June, 1pm, 2025.

Description

As pastors, many of us grapple with the challenges of managing staff, volunteers, and teams. Yet mastering these skills is essential to church health - not only to support growth but in fostering meaningful involvement that inspires continued service.

At the end of each session, you will receive actionable tasks to implement before the next session.

Sessions
This course, delivered in 4 sessions, will cover key aspects of leadership and team management:

Webinar 1: Building trust, understanding yourself and your leadership style, leading by example. 5th June, 1pm, 2025.
Webinar 2: Effective communication, they why, the what, and the how. 2nd July, 1pm, 2025. 
Webinar 3: Facilitating meetings and envisioning your team, navigating difficult conversations and conflict resolution. 7th August, 1pm, 2025. 
Webinar 4: Accountability and reviews, facilitating learning and development, celebration. 4th Sept, 1pm, 2025.  
 
Presenter 

Michaela Vernall has been a dedicated Member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church team for 25 years, serving alongside her husband Craig. Together, they have raised three married children and are proud grandparents to five (and counting!). Over the years, Michaela has gained extensive experience in staff and volunteer management, organizing large community-focused events (including music and production), fundraising, as well as outreach and mission work. One of her greatest passions is team building, and she loves helping people find their place within church life and outreach. Michaela is excited to share her insights with you!

Additional Information 

Group viewing? 
Our webinars cost the same no matter how many people you have watching together or if you watch alone. If you will be watching with a group, we’d love you to consider the additional group viewing payment option at the checkout that doubles the price. If you choose to do this: thank you! 
 
Webinar recordings and additional resources 
A few days after each webinar a link to the recording will be provided as well as any additional resources that may be included such as readings and website links. 
 
Post-purchase emails 
After purchasing this online resource, you will receive three lots of automated emails. Firstly, from our administration system confirming payment etc. Secondly, from PayPal who process the credit card payment. Thirdly, approximately 20 minutes later you will receive webinar access emails with a unique link/token to access each webinar, e.g., a series of 4 webinars will have 4 separate emails – you don’t need to keep track of these webinar emails as the day before each webinar, and half an hour before each webinar starts, you will receive an automated email with your unique access link/token to click through to access each webinar. These access links/tokens can only be used on one device at a time. You can access the webinar room at any time before the official start time in order to test your device – you will be taken to a webinar waiting room. If you leave the waiting room or webinar and have difficulty regaining access, please ensure you close the original web browser tab or window before clicking the webinar access link/token in the email. 

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