Summary

In this session, RCA general secretary Wes Granberg-Michaelson explored congregational leadership that is built on and extends from the inner spiritual lives of leaders, and explored how this relates to the dynamics of organizational change. The presentation drew from his book Leadership from Inside Out.

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Leadership at any level and in any setting requires people of character who are capable of creating trust, identifying values, and sustaining vision. This is true in congregations, classes, boards, and agencies. In this session, RCA general secretary Wes Granberg-Michaelson explored congregational leadership that is built on and extends from the inner spiritual lives of leaders, and explored how this relates to the dynamics of organizational change. The presentation drew from his book Leadership from Inside Out.

Presented at the 2009 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

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