The Long View It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view.The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision.We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificententerprise that is God's work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of …
Easter Hope and Best Practices for Facilitating Formation
Formation Facilitation and Easter Hope We love Easter at LFP. We enjoy how this time gives us a chance to pause and appreciate the great mysteries of our faith: that death is not the end of our story and that hope may be found in surprising places and even in our midst. In reflecting upon our …
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Agnesian HealthCare: Building a Community of Facilitators
SSM Health Agnesian (formerly Agnesian HealthCare) has developed a local community of facilitators who provide support and mentoring to one another. Having completed several MDBD cohorts, Agnesian HealthCare's mission leadership now looks to MDBD graduates to serve as facilitators. As of 2018 …
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Facilitator Wisdom
Peggy McArdle, RN BSN, Director of Service Excellence and Organizational Development at SSM Health Agnesian, enjoys guiding facilitators and offers the following as wisdom for those who are beginning their journey as a MDBD formation facilitator. Remember that you are a part of the team and …
Collaborative Partners and New Cohorts
"And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been ..."(Rilke) Happy New Year from Leadership Formation Partners! We hope 2019 is beginning well for you. Another new year: what will it hold? What are your personal resolutions and ministerial goals for this year? What’s …
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Webinar: Why Formation Matters Today
October 2018: An Interview with Leadership Formation Partners Join us for a conversation about sustaining the Mission through Ministry Formation. Through this webinar you will learn key talking points, strategies, and best practices in order to ensure formation can happen in a bigger way. You are …
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