ENCOURAGE A CULTURE OF DISCIPLESHIP

The Learner-Leader Academy (LLA) is an island of hope and strength that will encourage the culture of discipleship through collaborative leadership of laity and clergy in the Wisconsin Conference. LLA seeks to re-energize each church, laity and clergy, through effective resourcing and training to help make more disciples for the transformation of the world.

  

ELEMENTS OF THE ACADEMY

1           Lay and clergy gather together six times per year to learn.

2           Lay and clergy learn together for the sole purpose of leading congregations.

3           Lay and clergy lead their congregations so that people and communities

                     are transformed.

4           Lay and clergy have the potential to spur the growth of local churches.

 

PURPOSE OF THE ACADEMY

The purpose of the Academy is to intentionally revitalize local churches here

in Wisconsin by resourcing and training clergy and laypersons in the areas of

transformational small groups, evangelism, outreach, service, and leadership

development. It’s time for our Conference to make a new Wisconsin with needed

energy, enthusiasm and excitement within our conference vision,

“Imagine Wisconsin Anew.”

 

FRUIT OF THE ACADEMY

The Academy will motivate and challenge local churches to multiply various

need-based ministries in each congregation, circuit and community.

The envisioned outcome is for local churches to be healthy, growing and

vital for the sake of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

PARTICIPANTS

• Clergy and laity in equal numbers: one clergy and one layperson from each congregation
• Program maximum of 25 congregations = 50 participants
• Registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis
• Tuition is $200/person; a limited number of partial scholarships are available

 

 

ANNUAL THEMES

2016    Transformational Small Groups

2017    Evangelism

2018    Outreach and Service

2019    Leadership Development