We will look at how to develop and mobilize young leaders in our churches, ministries, and organizations.

This workshop will explore the critical need for followers of Jesus Christ in our cities and the power that can be unleashed through them. The presentation will use some examples of how local leadership foundations are building bridges and working relationships with a city's faith leaders, congregations, and ministries as they improve the lives of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized.

In the Christian community development model in the urban context, relocators often move into a neighborhood and initiate programs. In that neighborhood are numerous lifetime residents with immense leadership capabilities who are often already functioning as leaders in an informal way. Who should lead and when should it happen? Is neighborhood leadership vital? Should relocators "work themselves out of a job?" A discussion of these issues in the light of New Song in Baltimore, a CCD model in existence for 17 years.

Recognizing conflicting core values as the primary obstacle to understanding and reconciliation, From Suburbia to Urbana reveals common leadership struggles that many well-intentioned leaders from a suburban culture often face when initiating community development efforts in urban environments for the first time.

This interactive workshop will frame out the characteristics of exceptional leadership drawing from the Posner Leadership Challenge materials and look at leadership and servant leadership as impacted by our faith base. We will draw on the participants to look at the leadership challenges of our times out of that framework.

UYWI Training Workshop 1999

Saturday Morning Bible Study talks about justice leaders for the 21st century.

What does a real board do? A real board needs to know its job and have the right tools. Real governance is the highest level of organizational leadership. The job of governance is about values, vision, empowerment of both the board and staff, and the strategic ability to lead others.

Movements and organizations, such as Leadership Foundations of America (LFA), are in the end as good as the leadership that undergirds them. "Leader as servant" had been the historical posture by which local leadership foundation seek to love and serve their cities. This session will look at how God is developing our eyesight and enlarging our view of the poor in cities we serve. It will also explore how servant leadership is shaped and its influence on organizations. Participants will be able to understnd the biblical foundation of servant leadership and see how historical leadership examples can be integrated within their organization.

Does your church leadership support CCD? Do you want to help leadership value CCD greatly, but need the tools and know- how to make changes happen? This workshop provides theory and practice for taking your church's
leadership to higher leadership levels.

Jeremy Del Rio speaks at the Living Hope Strategic Planning Weekend 2006 on leadership, vision, and leading strategically.