Helpful resources

On this page you will find the different resources that other Growing Leaders leaders have uploaded. Each of the resources relates to a different element of the Growing Leaders course and is an extra idea to help you in running your course.

Please note that a number of these resources have been incorporated into the new Growing Leaders course which is available to purchase and download. 

• GL to-do list: A very practical 'to do list' for running Growing Leaders over one year, from the Rev Peter MacKenzie at St Peter's Harrow.
• GL Invitation Card: A Word version of an invitation card into which you can paste your own details, from the Rev Annie Naish at St Andrew's Gorleston.
• Information leaflet for Growing Leaders: St Paul's, Finchley produced this leaflet to provide information to prospective participants.
• 2011 Growing Leaders course outline: An example course outline from Ascension Church in Balham.
• Session 1 – Alternative leadership styles questionnaire: Steve Berry has provided an alternative leadership styles questionnaire for Session 1, which can be downloaded as an Excel file.
• Session 5 – Your most basic act of worship: Here's an idea for use in the worship session on the first evening of the 24 hours away (called 'Your most basic act of worship'), from Lorraine Purbrick and Mike Talbot at Emmanuel Northwood.
• Session 5 – Discerning direction: An updated version of p19-21 of part two of the leaders' guide.
• Discerning direction introductory liturgy PowerPoint: PowerPoint of liturgy for discerning direction.
• Session 6 – Delegation summary: Summary including attitudes, skills and guidelines for delegation. Developed and used by Rev Ian Humphreys and his church in Nelson, Lancashire.
• Session 6 – Delegation checklist: Checklist to help those getting to grips with delegation. Developed and used by Rev Ian Humphreys and his church in Nelson, Lancashire.