Sustainable Leadership & Legacy
A sacred journey guided by Keith Clark-Hoyos to equip your board for the long haul.
🕊️ Welcome to Sustainable Leadership
Sustainable Leadership & Legacy
A sacred journey guided by Keith Clark-Hoyos to equip your board for the long haul
God calls us to lead with endurance, unity, and legacy in mind. The Sustainable Leadership & Legacy journey, led by Keith Clark-Hoyos, equips church boards to build, strengthen, and sustain their governance for the long haul. Through Serving the Call Retreats 1, 2, and the Anniversary Retreat (Chapters 1–12), you’ll align with God’s call, steward resources faithfully, resolve conflicts with compassion, and mentor future leaders with grace (Serving the Call, pp. 15–65). This program is for boards committed to a lasting impact, ensuring vitality and purpose for generations. Join a community of leaders embracing the sacred rhythm of governance.
“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it.”
— Habakkuk 2:2
🤝 Why This Journey Exists
A Comprehensive Journey with Keith Clark-Hoyos
Church leadership is sacred work, requiring a foundation that endures and a vision that sustains . The Sustainable Leadership & Legacy journey, guided by Keith Clark-Hoyos, equips boards to build, strengthen, and sustain their governance through the full Serving the Call curriculum (Chapters 1–12). This program covers Retreats 1 and 2—unifying mission, finances, and conflict resolution—plus the Anniversary Retreat, focusing on burnout prevention, covenantal unity, transparency, and mentoring. It’s ideal for established boards seeking long-term capacity and preparing future leaders. As your consultant, I bring decades of experience guiding churches to lead with intention and grace. Through prayer, scripture, and practical exercises, we’ll create a governance rhythm that honors God’s call, fosters resilience, and ensures a lasting legacy. Offered as a series of retreats, an extended program, a 12-session training, or a customized engagement, this journey adapts to your board’s needs, with 12 months of coaching to sustain your vision.
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🕯️ What You’ll Experience
A Full Journey of Faithful Governance
The Sacred Process:
Led by Keith Clark-Hoyos, this journey guides your board through Serving the Call Retreats 1, 2, and the Anniversary Retreat (Chapters 1–12), equipping you for sustainable leadership:
- Chapter 1: Serving Our Call – Explore governance as a spiritual practice, unifying mission, effort, and assets.
- Chapter 2: Finding Our Purpose – Discern God’s unique call through prayerful listening and tools.
- Chapter 3: Leadership as Sacred Trust – Build trust through transparency, drafting a board covenant.
- Chapter 4: Meetings as Sacred Space – Transform meetings into sacred spaces with discernment pauses and structured agendas.
- Chapter 5: Making Sense of the Numbers – Gain financial clarity with tools like the Financial Dashboard.
- Chapter 6: Faithful Stewardship of Church Resources – Align budgets with mission using the Budget Alignment Map.
- Chapter 7: Courage, Compassion, and Commitment – Resolve conflicts with faith, using tools like the Conflict Map.
- Chapter 8: A Benediction of Boldness – Commission leaders with courage through prayers and debriefs.
- Chapter 9: Sustaining Leadership – Prevent burnout with shared support and tools like the Burnout Worksheet.
- Chapter 10: Governance as Covenant – Renew commitments through a covenantal culture with the Covenant Template.
- Chapter 11: Transparency, Accountability, and Trust – Foster credibility with systems like the Transparency Inventory.
- Chapter 12: Mentoring New Leaders – Prepare future leaders with the Mentorship Map for continuity.
Format Options:
- Series of retreats (e.g., three retreats: two 1-day retreats for Retreats 1 and 2, one 3–4 hour Anniversary Retreat, in-person or hybrid Zoom.
- Extended program (e.g., 2–3 days covering all chapters, with breaks for integration, totaling 18–24 hours over a month).
- 12-session training (e.g., 12 x 2-hour sessions over several weeks, one per chapter, in-person or hybrid Zoom.
- Customized engagement (e.g., tailored schedule designed in consultation with Keith Clark-Hoyos).
What’s Included:
- Guided prayer and reflection exercises to center the board in the Spirit.
- Practical activities.
- A workbook with templates.
- Twelve months of coaching from Keith Clark-Hoyos to sustain your board’s vision.
“You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus; and what you have heard from me… entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.”
— 2 Timothy 2:1–2
🌬️ What You’ll Gain
Seeds of Sustainable Leadership
- A shared understanding of your board’s Calling to unify mission, effort, and assets.
- Clarity in your church’s purpose through communal discernment.
- Trust-building through transparency and a shared board covenant.
- Spirit-centered meeting practices to align decisions with God’s call.
- Integrated financial stewardship with tools like the Budget Alignment Map.
- Conflict resolution skills grounded in compassion and faith.
- Bold commissioning of leaders to carry forward God’s vision.
- Resilience through burnout prevention and shared support.
- Covenantal unity with renewed commitments.
- Credibility through trust-building systems like transparency and accountability.
- A strong leadership pipeline through mentoring for continuity.
- Access to the Effective Church Leadership Community for ongoing support.
🙌 Voices of the Journey
✨ Take the Next Step
Ready to Sustain Your Leadership Legacy?
Build a lasting leadership legacy with Keith Clark-Hoyos as your guide. Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to explore how Sustainable Leadership & Legacy fits your board’s needs. Or purchase Serving the Call to deepen your governance journey with this sacred companion.
📝 Let’s Lead Together
Schedule Your Free Consultation
Let’s sustain your board’s leadership for the long haul. Share your needs below, and we’ll connect for a free 30-minute consultation to discern the path forward together.