Love+Teach+Heal Leadership Academy

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Exploring ways to know and serve God and God’s people, together

Discerning lay leaders from the SWPA Synod will meet regularly to:

  • Grow together in Christian faith, practice, and leadership.

  • Develop skills and vision for ministry to support clergy and members of their parish.

  • Discern interest and sense of call to serve as a lay worship leader.

  • Connect with others to cultivate opportunities for creative ministry development.

Love+Teach+Heal Leadership Academy will:

  • Spark vision, creativity, and connections for ministry among the laypeople in the region.

  • Encourage laypeople to recognize their own authority and call for ministry in their congregation and community by virtue of their baptism.

  • Meet the real, regular, practical ministry needs of our congregations now and in the future.

  • Create a roster of lay leaders throughout the region who may be called on for ministry needs.

  • Connect more substantially with both Lutheran and Episcopal leaders and laity in the region.

When and Where

We will meet for 90 minutes on Wednesdays from 7:30-9:00 PM via Zoom during the global pandemic. Should the circumstances of the pandemic change, we will find a place to safely meet in person.

Sessions will begin on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Our time together will include topical conversation, regular Bible study, and group reflection regarding themes. Participants will receive a copy of Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson and A Lay Preacher's Guide: How to Craft a Faithful Sermon by Karoline Lewis. Participants are expected to have a copy of Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the Book of Common Prayer, and a Bible (NRSV preferred) which they can mark with notes. LTH Academy sessions go from October 2021 through May 2022 with holiday breaks.

How to Participate

Please register by September 22, 2021, submitting a brief registration form to Canon for Faith Formation and Evangelism, Natalie Hall. Contact your pastor or Canon Hall for forms. Canon Hall can be reached at nhall@episcopalpgh.org or at (703) 963-2789.

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