Leading Together (Online Course)
Welcome to Leading Together (Online Course)
Are you a leader?
Are you interested in becoming a leader?
Would you like to grow in confidence in leadership?
Would you like to receive training to become better equipped to lead?
Leading Together is an online leadership course, which has been completed (in person) by over 80 people at St Mary’s. This online course was filmed as part of a ‘live’ course in 2022. It is great to have you as part of our online community. We hope you will find the teaching and reflections helpful in becoming the leaders God has called you to be.
Course Registration
Before you start it would be really helpful if you could register using the form below. Following that you will be able to start the course (available below the registration form).
Course Documents (Introduction)
Please read through the following documents by way of introduction to the course.
Welcome and Introduction
Why Leading Together?
Leading Together Outline
Discipleship Square
Good Practice
Leadership reading
The One Anothers
Session 1 - Leaders grow in confidence
Themes explored: teachability, spiritual growth, training
Leadership Bible Character: Timothy
Leadership Skills: Overcoming Discouragement
Teaching Notes 1
Leadership Skills Notes 1
The teaching notes and the leadership skills notes will be needed for each session.
Session 2 - Leaders see a vision of what could be
Themes explored: commitment, sacrifice, flexibility, hope
Leadership Bible Characters: Simeon and Anna
Leadership Skills: Giving encouragement and challenge
Teaching Notes 2
Leadership Skills Notes 2
Session 3 - Leaders cultivate courage and vulnerability
Themes explored: taking risks, developing character and the inner life
Leadership Bible Character: Gideon
Leadership Skills: Different leadership styles
Teaching Notes 3
Leadership Skills Notes 3
Session 4 - Leaders live a life of love
Themes explored: compassion, servant heart, forgiveness
Leadership Bible Character: Joseph
Leadership Skills: Handling difficult conversations
Teaching Notes 4
Leadership Skills Notes 4
Session 5 - Leaders are rooted in encounter with God
Themes explored: prayer, Bible, Spirit-filled, supernatural, revival
Leadership Bible Character: Elijah
Leadership Skills: Emotional health and self-awareness
Teaching Notes 5
Leadership Skills Notes 5
Session 6 - Leaders take discipleship seriously
Themes explored: freedom, apprenticing, multiplication, evangelism
Leadership Bible Character: Paul
Leadership Skills: Leading Teams
Teaching Notes 6
Leadership Skills Notes 6
To end the course:
What's Next?
Course Evaluation
Please contact malcolm@stmarysloughton.com if you are part of St Mary's and have completed the course, for a brief meeting to chat about your response to the course.
This course has been written by Malcolm Macdonald, Kate Matthews and Carl Lee for St Mary's Loughton.
The material is copyright to St Mary's Loughton 2019.
If you would like to use the materials outside St Mary's Loughton, please contact malcolm@stmarysloughton.com