Resources: Faith and Lead

Faith and Lead:   Faith Leadership for Everyone

Faith and lead provides on-demand courses, live ministry workshops, learning communities, and peer support for congregations, pastors, lay workers, leaders  and members.

Resources available include

• live learning 
• on demand learning 
• Ebooks
• Podcasts
• Blogs

You can choose to have becoming a member giving you access to courses and resources for no further charge or you can pay a one off fee for a resource/course. 

They also offer a limited number of free courses and resources

Main Topics covered include:

• Bible
• Cultivate community
• Faith and contemporary issues
• Faith in daily life
• Faithful innovation
• Justice and service
• Ministry leadership
• Mission and Evangelism
• Rural Ministry
• Spiritual Practices
• Stewardship and Sustainability
• Theology and History 

Begin exploring faith and lead https://faithlead.org/

Podcast: Pastor Mike drop

 A straight-from-the-heart weekly conversation with Pastor Mike Householder and the team of Community Church of Hope - West Des Moines about faith, life, and the places where Christ and culture intersect.

Many of the podcasts dive deeper into the biblical texts that Community Church of Hope are exploring in their worship services, from a their relevance for today perspective (just like their sermons)

In Series 1 they explored Faith and Daily life

In Series 5 they explored frequently asked questions about the Christian faith

You can listen to Pastor Mike drop at https://www.youtube.com/@PastorMikeDrop

Podcast: Lutheran leadership focus - Tim Ahlman Podcast

he Tim Ahlman Podcast is your go-to resource for inspiring conversations that equip leaders to thrive in every vocation, inside and outside the church. With three primary focuses, this podcast dives deep into:

Leadership: Learn from experts across diverse fields as we explore how their insights can shape and sustain a healthy culture in the local church and beyond. Over 60% of listeners expressed a desire for practical discussions on cultivating thriving environments—and that's exactly what these conversations will deliver.

Learn: Engage in deep theological discussions with scholars who illuminate how Christ is revealed on every page of Scripture. Together, we’ll bridge theology to the realities of a post-Christian America, ensuring practical application for today’s world. This segment aligns closely with the themes of the American Reformation Podcast and resonates with the 60% of you who crave more exploration in this area.

Live: Discover healthy habits that empower leaders in all vocations to become holistically healthy. As followers of Jesus, we’re called to lead not only with faith but also with physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

You can join Tim Ahlman as we navigate leadership, learning, and living with purpose, so you can lead with strength, wisdom, and a Christ-centered vision

Podcast: Sydney Lutheran Church Online

 Podcast of Sydney Lutheran Church Online with weekly sermons and Advent and Lent Devotions

Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify

Podcast for Young Adults: Revive

Revive is a Young Adult  ministry of Community Church of Hope West Des Moines (a Lutheran Church)
You can access their podcasts at: 
For Apple -  https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/revive-hope-west-des-moines/id1343889071
For Android - https://player.fm/series/revive-hope-west-des-moines

Missional Ecclesiology for the local church and Ministering to the over 20s

The Church of the Lutheran Brethren has just held its Annual convention.

They are offering their inservice training as a podcast.

Two of the sessions dealt with the topic Missional Ecclesiology for the local church, and another dealt with ministering to the over 20s

This is what they say about the Missional Ecclesiology sessions.
This seminar explores the development of the denominational model of Church (adapted from European models) that has come to represent the churches of North America, while addressing the following questions:
- What are the historical and theological origins of denominations?
- What do denominations have to say about the nature of the church?
- How should the church organize and structure its life?
The presentation then proceeds to briefly explore the present North American cultural climate and examines how the traditional denominational model of Church and the missional model of Church differ in how they attempt to meet these cultural challenges.

If you are interested feel free to visit: http://annualconvention.podbean.com/category/in