What is Lead Well?
Financial Stability ● Ministry Management ● Emotional Wellness ● Community Leadership
Lead Well is a new program that seeks to develop and support PAW pastors who are striving to be financially and emotionally well and effectively leading their ministries and communities.
Vision
PAW pastors who are thriving in 21st century ministry will demonstrate these 4 socio-economic competencies, regardless of their age, scale, or stage of ministry.
Strategy
We will focus our efforts in two ways:
Increase knowledge of PAW pastors in personal and church finances, church operations and administration, emotional wellness, and strategic community engagement through learning programs
Improve practices of PAW pastors by providing direct, scaffolded supports that take them from new knowledge to improved practice - with relevant learning opportunities, hands-on transitional supports (coaches, counselors, mentors, financial planners), new resources and tools, and a debt relief grant fund
Direct Supports for PAW Pastors
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Strengthening PAW Culture to Support Pastors
Build the knowledge and capacity of those surrounding PAW pastors in ministry to help influence their growth in the 4 socio-emotional competencies -activating lateral influences (spouses, peer pastors); subordinates (congregational leaders, members); and organizational superiors (diocesan and national leadership)
Expand how the organization serves PAW pastors and holds them accountable by improving and promoting PAW’s policies and practices that effect success of member pastors’ development of the 4 socio-economic competencies
Summary of Key Offerings
The Lead Well program is offering pastors:
Grants to help reduce their personal debt or address their financial hardships
Mini-scholarships for tools (software, books)
Personalized transitional support (counselor, coach, mentor, financial planner)
Education with a series of learning activities
An online resource hub with high-quality tools and supports
Mobilization of the PAW network in support of their efforts
Learn more background information at Program Design, Research & Evaluation, and the Planning & Design Process.