Forming Leaders


Judy M. Graham, associate administrator at Good Samaritan Home of Quincy, Ill. Read more »

No task is more important to CHHSM than the formation of leaders. Our mission is fundamentally about calling and supporting leaders whose work is to advance the healing and service ministry of the church of Jesus Christ.

We engage leaders through educational programs, affinity groups and consulting services. All of our leadership work is characterized by three touchstones:

  1. We cultivate integrated leadership – leadership that clearly connects professional excellence with faith-based purpose. 
  2. We believe that integrated leadership is fostered through leadership formation, a process of learning that situates skill development within a larger framework of lifelong vocational discernment. 
  3. We understand that leadership formation requires an intentional community of mutual support. In CHHSM we find kindred spirits who share our vocation. 

In September 2011, CHHSM launched The Nollau Institute, a yearlong program of leadership formation for up to 20 participants. Learn more here. The institute prepares leaders for consecration as Diakonal Ministers, a vocation characterized by servant leadership. Learn more about our Diakonal Minister Community here.
 


Stories

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Brenda Crisp »

April 1, 2013

“ A servant leader is one whose heart and ears are open to know the needs of children, parents, caregivers and community leaders and who is willing to take the appropriate risks to meet those needs."

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Paul Kuenning »

February 27, 2013

"A servant leader is one who recognizes a world in need and works respectfully, quietly, diligently, faithfully, humbly and perhaps unnoticed, making a perceptible difference in the lives of those around them in the name of Jesus Christ."

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Nollau Retreat Inspires 2013 Class »

January 30, 2013

“The first thing I can say about Nollau is wow,” says Nancy Beard, president and CEO of the United Church Homes and Services Foundation in Newton, N.C. Beard is a member of CHHSM’s yearlong leadership formation program, the Nollau Institute, whose 2013 class met for the first time at a Jan. 14-16 retreat in St. Louis.

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Legacy Leaders: An Interview with Ken Buckwald »

January 24, 2013

Among his many accomplishments, the Rev. Ken Buckwald has been a builder. Buckwald, president emeritus of The Beatitudes Campus in Phoenix, was serving a church in Rochester, N.Y., when he had an opportunity to head west.

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