Emmaus News and Events
Leadership Development Program
I'm happy to announce a new area of emphasis -- Leadership Development. The purpose for this new emphasis is to help us listen to the local community Boards of Directors and to nurture the partnership we have together in this global ministry. Our goal is to develop and empower local leaders -- members of the Board of Directors -- to develop relationships among leaders and among communities.
The Leadership Development program will draw the International Office, the Regional Leaders and Assistant Regional Leaders into a relationship with each of the Boards of Directors for Emmaus and Chrysalis. We want to help to equip, empower and educate you to lead their communities. We are partners, not police. Each of the Regional Leaders is enthusiastically embracing this new method. We want to know: How we can help you? What tools do you need to serve your Emmaus or Chrysalis community? We will be praying for you and hope you will pray for us.
Beginning in 2010, we will be conducting Leadership Development events in each of the five regions. We will be asking that all new Board of Director members attend one meeting. We invite other Board members interested community members to also attend. Each region will hold several (4-7) of these one-day trainings, located strategically around each region. You are asked to attend the meeting that is most convenient for you to attend. (Each year after, we’ll continue to offer 4-7 meetings in each region, inviting newly elected members of the Boards.) As a local Board member, you are only expected to attend one meeting during your three years of service on the Board of Directors. Usually, that will be your first year of service on your local board.
These Leadership Development meetings will usually be held on a Saturday and will contain six hours of content. You will be able to meet and ask questions of your Regional Leaders, meet board members from other Emmaus and Chrysalis communities, and pray together with other brothers and sisters in Christ. Emmaus and Chrysalis board members will meet together.
In order to find the location of the Leadership Development Meetings in your region, simply click on the Leadership Development link from the Emmaus or Chrysalis home pages. Or click here.
We are really looking forward to learning, growing, and praying together -- to further this global movement.
Blessings to you in this holy season,
Greg Engroff and the staff of the International Emmaus and Chryslis offices
