1. Leading into the Future: Aligning Our Energy and Efforts
Lovett H. Weems, Jr.
Director, Lewis Center for Church Leadership
Wesley Theological Seminary

2. What does it mean to be a Conference leader?

3. What does it mean to be a Conference leader?
You are a steward of the United Methodist witness within the bounds of the Texas Conference.

4. What’s required to sustain and expand that witness?
Focus Alignment

5. Focus
Given our mission and context, what is the next faithful step to which God is calling us now?

6. Focus
So why do mission and vision statements make so little difference?

7. Congregation Mission and Vision Worship Education Children and Youth
Finance
Trustees
Goals and Plans
Goals and Plans
Goals and Plans
Goals and Plans
Goals and Plans

8. Annual Conference Mission and Vision Group 1 Mission Group 2 Mission
Group 1 Plans
Group 2 Plans
Group 3 Plans
Group 4 Plans
Group 5 Plans

9. How do we connect leadership with mission and vision?
Alignment

10. Think whole before parts
We are the BODY of Christ, not a collection of body parts.

11. More vital congregations effective in making disciples
of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world

12. More vital congregations effective in making disciples
of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world

13. More vital congregations effective in making disciples
of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world
More vital congregations effective in making disciples
of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world