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The Episcopal Church, USA website

Church Development Institute

Training -- Parish & Diocesan Leaders .... Congregational Development Consultants

CDI Trainers is a network of trainer/consultants in the committed to strengthening the skills of clergy and lay leaders for developing healthy, faithful congregations. CDI Trainers do this primarily through training programs conducted in partnership with dioceses that increase the capacity of dioceses for congregational development. Additionally, a group of CDI Trainers conducts national training programs for those whose dioceses are not currently engaged in a diocesan CDI. Our focus is primarily in working with parishes and dioceses in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada.

The Church Development Institute (CDI) is the primary program that CDI Trainers offer. The Institute is an intensive leadership training program in congregational development and includes 110 workshop hours, common worship, a course of readings, projects completed in the participant’s parish or diocese, and involvement in a learning team between sessions. Diocesan CDI's have taken place in the dioceses of Western New York, Western Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Southwestern Virginia, Rochester, and Southwest Florida. Open registration CDI's (with open registration for people from any diocese) are conducted on Deer Isle, Maine and at Sewanee, the University of the South.

The Institute for Servant Leadership

The Institute for Servant Leadership is an educational ministry grounded in the understanding that the servanthood of God was manifested in the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. The Institute's mission is to provide opportunities for the spiritual formation and leadership development of people who are called to be servant leaders. Its work and focus is that of convener, teacher and nurturer through conferences, retreats, pilgrimages and publications.

Sevrant-Leader Associates

An excellent site with articles, links to authors, and charts that can be easily downloaded.

St. John in the Wilderness Adult Education and Formation

Excellent Adult Christian Formation Resource site with an incredible downloads section. These downloads come in PDF, Word, and/or PowerPoint. Once you have used material from this site, you might want to say "thank you" with a small offering.