May 15-22, 2024  

Registration closed: FULL (Contact Wendy if you’d like to be on a cancellation waiting list)

Leadership Pathways, Part 1: Preparing for a Wider Scope of Leadership

Facilitated by Andrea Buczynski (Cru – VP for Global Leadership Development/HR),
Amanda Gagnon (Cru – Exec Dir, People and Culture, Campus Ministry)
                          Wendy Wilson (Exec Dir, Women’s Development Track )

What changes as your responsibilities increase?

This experience focuses on developing the increasing capacities/skills needed for women who are gifted and called into a larger scope or responsibility of leadership in their organization. Whether you are already there or on your way, this experience can help you trouble shoot where you are currently, identify what needs to shift, and put language to what you’re experiencing.  While more agencies are seeking gifted women to serve in their senior leadership teams, too often the paths to this niche of service for women are not clear, leaving us under-prepared for the unique challenges and opportunities we face. We will discuss the importance of the heart of the leader as well as her relationships with God, self, and others. We will also consider key functions of a leader such casting vision, setting direction, attending to priorities, leading change, building teams, men/women working together, and serving as spokesperson.  Developing confidence, born of humility and calling, allows gifted women to bring needed creativity and perspective to decision-making teams where men and women work together to offer the fullness of God’s Image. This peer-mentoring community is guided by experienced women mentors and limited to a cohort of 12 participants, so we leave with important friendships for the ongoing journey! Advance reading: Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership, by Ruth Haley Barton.

*Upon close of registration, you will receive instructions about getting material to read ahead reflectively.

Learning is done in interactive peer-groups, guided by experienced mentors, with a maximum of 12 women in each group (2 per organization.) First come, first serve!  Register by March 15, 2024 once registration is open August 15, 2023. (Registration closes sooner if full.)

Course Schedule:

Begin Wednesday evening, May 15, with registration and dinner at 5pm, then introductory session following. End Tuesday evening, May 21, at 7pm (registration includes your room for this night, assuming May 22 departures.) (9:00 am – 6:00 pm daily (including worship, personal reflection time, group instruction and interaction, plus several breaks and a long lunch with evenings free.)

We will enjoy an extended worship time together on the first morning to ease into our week, and a Free Afternoon half way through the week to enjoy the area and have some fun/relaxation. Beautiful downtown Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is 10 minutes away with shops, restaurants, art galleries, the CdA Resort, hiking by the lake!

Cost for the Week:  $ 900 all-inclusive, on-site     

We will be hosted by the Ross Point Camp and Conference Center in Post Falls, ID, situated in a beautiful location on the Spokane River. This all-inclusive price includes lovely accommodation with a bathroom in each room (based on double occupancy) and use of all facilities, with 3 meals/day plus coffee breaks, for the duration of your stay, May 15-22, except dinner on the afternoon off.   It also includes training instruction, all meeting rooms, administration, pick-up and delivery to the Spokane airport if needed, and transportation on our day off (materials ordered separately). What a deal!

(Because this is actual cost, it is not tax-deductible.)

Registration: limited places

Register and pay through the link in the top right corner of this page. (Notation for LP1 – May 2024)  Or mail the Registration Form and Fee, check made payable to Women’s Development Track    PO Box 894   Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816

If you prefer to have a single room, check the box on the registration form and we will notify you if any are available, for an extra $250/week which you can pay upon notice of availability.

Confirmation:
We will confirm your reservation and send your receipt when we receive your registration form and payment. Before you book your travel, please wait until you hear from us to affirm a full group for your module. 

Refund Policy:
If cancellation is made by you before the registration deadline, you will be refunded all but $150. If cancellation is made after the registration deadline and we are able to fill your place with another participant, you will also be refunded all but $150. However, if cancellation is made after the registration deadline and we are not able to fill your place, your registration cannot be refunded since we are committed to our reservation with Ross Point in full after that date. In case of true emergency we can try to negotiate this, but especially for configuring small group intensive mentoring experiences, we will count on your being with us once you have registered!

Arrivals/Departures:
If you are flying from out of the area please fly into Spokane, WA (GEG) by Wednesday afternoon, May 15, no later than 4pm, so our scheduled start at 5pm is protected. Flight departures anytime Wednesday, May 22 (scheduled breakfast included, unless your departure flight is too early). Thanks for arranging your arrival/departure times so that you will be present from beginning to end, not arriving late/leaving early. It takes about 30 minutes to get from the Spokane airport to the Ross Point Camp and we will meet you.

If you are driving to Ross Point Camp, please plan to be there by 4 pm on Wednesday, May 15, to get checked in and settled before our training time begins.

Location:

Ross Point Camp and Conference Center
820 S Ross Point Rd
Post Falls, ID 83854
Tel: 208/773-1655   www.rosspoint.org

Other Follow-up:
After we receive your registration you will receive a number of emails over the coming weeks about your advance preparation, getting your travel information, and opportunities for interaction with your peer-mentors as our time grows near!

Questions about the experience?
Call or email Wendy Wilson,  208/665-2367,    wendy@womensdevelopmenttrack.com

Looking forward to having this time together!