Leadership Development
This is the Very Best Way to Start Your Term as Congregational President
This year's conference will cover topics that address the need to balance maintaining a strong congregation for today while leading change for the future, plus the dilemma of dealing with the urgency of the pandemic and long-term challenges to congregations.
Turning to Sacred Partnership in Times of Crisis
How do we navigate unprecedented times? We don’t know what our immediate future will look like, and many in our community are feeling isolated, lonely, and afraid.
Leadership Lessons in the Time of Corona from URJ Heller High
While evaluating my role in handling the situation, I found that the leadership skills I acquired over the years in different organizations and settings served me well in dealing with COVID-19. Most of these skills were learned as a camp counselor.
How to Navigate Congregational Leadership in an Unprecedented Time
To help you navigate these universal questions in this unique moment, this three-stage framework covers safety, logistics, and community-building, and remember: The stages are not linear and you will move back and forth across them.
Beyond Biennial: Send Your President to the Scheidt Seminar
For congregational presidents and presidents-elect the learning doesn’t stop with Biennial. The next stop? The URJ Scheidt Seminar for Presidents and Presidents-Elect.
