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COURSE DESCRIPTION

This 6-session online course explores how our baptismal promises shape the way we lead, serve, and relate to one another in the Church. Over 6 sessions, participants examine covenantal relationships, healthy boundaries, accountability, uncertainty, and difficult decisions, and develop practical ways to lead with courage, humility, and compassion. Throughout the course, participants will explore their own distinct but complementary leadership roles of priests, deacons, and lay leaders. At its heart, the course asks how we can remain faithful to Christ and to one another as we help our parish live more fully into God's mission.

Participants will be expected to come prepared for each live session on Thursday evenings having completed assigned readings and exercises. Class time online will be spent in discussion and exploration.

OVERVIEW OF THE SESSIONS

Session 1 — Covenantal Relationships & Leadership: “We Are in This Together” explores how the Baptismal Covenant shapes the way we lead and relate to one another, moving beyond tasks and roles toward relationships grounded in trust, shared purpose, and mutual commitment.
Session 2 — Healthy Boundaries: “Love Without Losing Yourself” examines how healthy boundaries help us care for one another without taking responsibility for everything. Participants learn to distinguish their vocational and personal responsibilities from those of others while practicing faithful stewardship of their time, energy, and relationships.
Session 3 — Accountability: “We Are Responsible to One Another” explores accountability as a practice of Christian community rather than punishment. Participants develop ways to address difficult behaviors, speak the truth in love, receive feedback, and pursue restoration and reconciliation.
Session 4 — Preparing for the Unknown: “Faithful When We Don't Know What's Next” considers how Christian leaders can navigate uncertainty, change, and anxiety without becoming reactive or seeking to control every outcome.
Session 5 — Making Difficult Decisions: “Choosing the Faithful Way” equips participants to address difficult decisions through prayer, discernment, and the values of the Gospel. Participants will explore how to maintain balance between mission, relationships, and resources while making faithful choices, even when those choices may be unpopular.
Session 6 — Living Our Baptism in Leadership: “From Learning to Faithful Practice” brings together all of the course's central themes and invites participants to apply them in their daily leadership practices. Participants develop personal commitments to lead with greater self-awareness, courage, compassion, and faithfulness to their baptismal promises.

TEXTS/ReSources

The Book of Common Prayer, 1979
Edwin H. Friedman, A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix
Ronald W. Richardson, Creating a Healthier Church: Family Systems Theory, Leadership, and Congregational Life
Peter L. Steinke, Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach
Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Boundaries

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The Rev. Dr. Kenneth H. Saunders III serves as the Rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Greeneville, Tennessee, and as a Core Group Facilitator with the Doctor of Ministry Program at Bexley Seabury. With 20 years of ministry experience in congregations in Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee, Ken brings a deep commitment to the belief that Christian leadership begins with baptism and is grounded in relationships, service, and the reconciling love of Jesus Christ. He holds a Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Development from the Bexley Hall–Seabury Western Seminary Federation, a Master of Divinity from the School of Theology at the University of the South, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management from UNC Asheville. His specialties include organizational systems, pastoral and relational ministry, and covenantal leadership and behavior. Building on his recent research, he developed best practices for church human resources that are rooted in the baptismal covenant. Through his ministry, Ken seeks to help people discover their gifts, grow in faith, and work together to become more fully the people God is calling us to be.

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Baptismal Living in Parish Leadership explores how our baptismal promises shape faithful Christian leadership through healthy relationships, boundaries, accountability, discernment, and the courage to navigate uncertainty and difficult decisions.

6-week blended (synchronous and asynchronous) course
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Independent study (reading, watching, listening, and/or writing)
Online text-based discussion (asynchronous)
6 live online sessions for group learning (synchronous via Zoom) with instructor and peers

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