Discover the secrets of laity involvement that contributed to the phenomenal success of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection. Since it 's start in 1990, this Kansas congregation has grown to more than 13,000 members, with more than half of their adults actively involved in ministry.

Their leadership development specialists Carol Cartmill and Yvonne Gentile have designed three valuable resources that you can use to implement their effective volunteer training programs at your congregation. This resource, Leadership from the Heart, can be use in classrooms, retreats, or small group home studies, to develop active volunteers into strong lay leaders.
"Leadership from the Heart "is a 10-week study resource for small groups, designed to recruit active volunteers to step up and become lay leaders by promoting the concept of Servant Leadership .
Instead of the secular concept of leadership, which appeals to ego and ambition for power, "Leadership from the Heart "calls Christians to leadership by appealing to their desire to help others.
Participants are trained to:
Develop their own spiritual practices Care for those they lead Renew the church from within Grow to spiritual maturity

Each class session is built around - Head, Heart, and Hands.
Class content includes background material, group sharing, and action steps.
The issues covered throughout the series include servant leadership, spiritual disciplines, maturity, spiritual gifts, calling, God's purpose for your life, transformation of individuals and community, team building, and team leading.