The Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA is partnering with
Stephen Ministries in St. Louis to bring Koinonia Leadership to congregations
Koinonia Leadership is a system of whole-congregation leadership that
empowers a Christ-centered, mission-driven team to lead the congregation
in a new and powerful way.
A congregation’s Koinonia Leadership Team includes five to ten carefully selected leaders—including the pastor, perhaps other church staff, and several laypeople—who participate together in Koinonia Leadership training conducted in the Chicago area.
Members of the Koinonia Leadership Team then work as a team to lead the congregation to become stronger, healthier, and more focused and effective in carrying out Christ’s mission in our rapidly changing world.
Eleven MCS congregations are currently participating in Koinonia Leadership. A second wave of Koinonia Leadership Team training will take place in fall 2011 so that additional congregations can come on board.
- Learn more about Koinonia Leadership from the Stephen Ministries website
- The information is also available in a printed packet of information. Call Stephen Ministries (314-428-2600) to receive one or more of these packets.
Calendar of Events
Decision Day for Koinonia Leadership
Sunday, July 1, 2011
Deadline for deciding to sign up for Koinonia Leadership and to participate in the fall 2011 Koinonia Leadership training
Koinonia Leadership Continuing Education and Networking Event for Wave One Congregations
Saturday, May 21, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location:
Trinity Lutheran Church
3201 Meadow Dr.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Koinonia Leadership Team Training Course (30 hours)
Koinonia Leadership Team Training Course—Weekend 1
Friday–Saturday, September 30-October 1, 2011
Koinonia Leadership Team Training Course—Weekend 2
Friday–Saturday, October 21-22, 2011
Koinonia Leadership Team Training Course—Weekend 3
Friday–Saturday, November 11-12, 2011
Location: TBD
Stephen Ministries St. Louis is pleased to be working with the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA to deliver the Koinonia Leadership System to congregations throughout the synod.