Workshops and training
Voyage to the Future: Tools for the Journey
Ready or not, the future is on its way! Learn specific tools for preparing for potential future scenarios, and strengthen your foresight skills!
From Here to Creativity
Explore new ways of thinking intended to unlock paths to creative solutions and ideas!
The Gift of Serving - Managing Volunteers
Volunteers are a huge part of many organizations' human resources. Based on the book by the same name, this interactive session uses a story and participant involvement to explore maintaining healthy volunteer relationships.
What You SAID, What They HEARD -- A Workshop on Communication
We think we said one thing, but they heard something else!
Join us for this interactive workshop and discover how a yellow #2 pencil can change the way we think about communication!
Strategic Thinking: The Business Advantage
Some believe that strategy is only a topic for the C-Suite or the boardroom. This session advocates that strategic thinking has value throughout all levels of the organization! Find out why!
The Value of Values
Too often we may overlook the importance of understanding values as we deal with conflict, misunderstandings, or organizational dynamics. Come find out the value of values!
Resistance to Change -- It's Natural!
Change is happening all around us all the time. And so is resistance to change! Let's explore the role of resistance in healthy change processes and how to manage it!
Leader-Follower Alignment
At some point, we are all followers! This session explores the role of healthy followership!
Your Topic Idea!
Contact us for topics in which you have an interest that are not listed here! We are always developing new content!
Ask Dr. Whitfield about speaking with your group about:
- Becoming an Encouraging Leader
- Making Peace with Resistance to Change
- Making Change While Keeping What Works!
- Understanding Conflict through the Lens of Values
- Strategic Thinking -- Not Just for the C-Suite
- Why Communication Fails -- And What to Do About It
- Why Is Creativity Hard to Find?
- ... and more!
OTHER tOPICS of INTEREST
- Strategic Thinking
- Visioning and Futuring
- Strategic Foresight
- Cultivating Innovation and Creativity
- Developing Leadership Skills
- Developing Followers
- Navigating Change
- Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency
- Team Facilitation and Development
- Succession Planning
- Working with Volunteers
- Organizational Values
Worship Team Training
DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHURCH WORSHIP TEAMS
The Leadership Role of the Worship Leader
Being a worship leader is more than just playing a few songs or saying a prayer. Find out what the "leadership" part of this title is all about!
Building a Worship Design Team
Many churches today are searching for deeper meaning and identity in the ways that worship is curated. Learn how to bring together the diverse talents of your team and church family to create unique approaches to your worship offering.
Matching Gifts with Service
Asking someone to serve in a way that is outside their calling or gifting can put them in an awkward position for many reasons. This session explores the role of the leader in asking for volunteer commitments and matching volunteer offerings to existing or future needs.
Values Exploration for Volunteer Ministry
We may think our values are the same as others in our ministry team or our congregation, but you might be surprised. Find out how deeply values matter in the development of cohesive teams and volunteer relationships.