As the Ohio Episcopal Area continues to invest in strong, adaptable leadership, the Leadership Development Team is excited to launch a new Fall Mini-mester, running September 21 through October 16. This four-week learning experience is designed to strengthen the Ohio Episcopal Area's leadership framework by offering practical, engaging development opportunities for leaders at every stage of their journey.

The Mini-mester will feature a series of 90-minute Zoom-based learning sessions that explore key leadership competencies, personal growth practices, and ministry-centered leadership tools. Participants may register for as many sessions as they wish, whether attending a single class or engaging in the full Mini-mester experience. Optional learning cohorts may also be offered following select sessions to provide additional opportunities for reflection, application, and peer learning. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for participation.

"This Mini-mester was intentionally designed to equip leaders with the awareness, skills, and perspective needed to lead themselves and others more effectively," said the Leadership Development Team. "Each session aligns with our leadership framework and provides practical tools that participants can apply immediately."

Among the featured offerings are:

• Positive Intelligence: Learn how to strengthen mental fitness, manage inner critics, and build resilience in challenging situations.
• Spiritual Gifts: Discover and better understand the unique gifts God has entrusted to each leader and how those gifts contribute to team effectiveness and mission impact.
• Core Clarity: Gain deeper insight into personal values, purpose, and calling to lead with authenticity and intentionality.
• Practical Quadrilateral: Explore a holistic framework for discernment and decision-making that integrates Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.
• CliftonStrengths®: Identify and leverage natural talents to maximize leadership effectiveness and collaboration.
• Learning to Fail: Reframe failure as a critical component of growth, innovation, and leadership development.
• Spiritual Direction: Discover practices that foster deeper connection with God and create space for reflection and discernment.
• Cultural Competencies: Develop greater awareness, understanding, and skills for leading effectively across cultures and diverse contexts.
• Enneagram: Explore a powerful framework for understanding personality, motivations, relationships, and leadership behaviors to enhance self-awareness and influence.
• Recovery: Learn principles and practices that support personal healing, resilience, healthy leadership, and sustainable ministry in the midst of life's challenges.

The flexible virtual format allows leaders from across the Ohio Episcopal Area to participate without travel, making professional and personal development more accessible than ever. Whether participants are seeking to enhance self-awareness, strengthen relationships, improve decision-making, deepen spiritual formation, or build leadership capacity, the Fall Mini-mester offers valuable opportunities for growth.

The Leadership Development Team encourages all clergy, staff, and lay leaders across the Ohio Episcopal Area to review the upcoming course schedule and identify sessions that align with their individual development goals and leadership plans.

Mark your calendars for September 21 through October 16 and join colleagues from across the Ohio Episcopal Area for a season of learning, discovery, and leadership growth.

More information, including registration details, CEU information, cohort opportunities, and session schedules, will be shared soon.