Rev. Lamont Wells, Coach/Leader
The Academy of Artful Leadership helps gifted leaders continue to grow through hosted conversations around key themes in ministry, peer learning, and individual coaching. The outcome is greater clarity and calculated movement toward transformational congregational leadership.
The Academy utilizes a “coach approach” process, which means that instead of relying on instruction from a teacher or prescriptions from a consultant, a coach helps to mine the expertise and internal wisdom of congregational leaders. This “coach approach” process helps leaders discern the God-sized things that need to happen, develop a plan to get there, and celebrate with them when they do.
Topics Covered
- Spiritual Leadership — How to remain a life-giving adaptive and spiritual leader.
- Adaptive Leadership — Best practices for connecting with the mission field around you.
- The Power of Smart Goals — The power of setting SMART goals for ministry.
- Honor and Disrupt — What needs to be honored, and what needs to be disrupted for the sake of the Kingdom?
- Enhancing Small Group Ministry — Why leaders should be starting new small groups continuously.
- Developing Lay Leadership — Tools for developing lay leadership.
- Increasing Vitality in Worship — What one change would increase the vitality of your worship?
- The Coach Approach to Ministry — How to utilize the “coach approach” in ministry.
Course Fee
$880
(installment plan available)
Schedule
- Group sessions will be held monthly beginning September 2020. Specific dates and times will be available soon.
- Individual coaching calls will be scheduled between you and your coach at a time that is convenient for you.
What’s Included?
- 18 hours of coaching that includes:
- Eight monthly 90-minute group sessions designed to spark dynamic conversation around key themes in ministry.
- Six individual one-on-one coaching sessions with a trained coach, focusing on challenges and opportunities in ministry.
- Teaching Videos and Worksheets –monthly, around crucial ministry themes
- Peer Group Learning Calls –eight monthly calls, 90 minutes each
- Individual Coaching calls — six 60-minute calls
- Certificate of Leadership Development upon completion of the training
Course Leader/Coach — Rev. Lamont Wells
Rev. Lamont Anthony Wells is the Program Director for Campus Ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (LuMin). LuMin is a network of inclusive faith-based and service communities on and near campuses at over 240 colleges and universities across the country. He is also the current National President of the African Descent Lutheran Association (ELCA). Rev. Wells is the former Assistant to the Bishop/ Director for Evangelical Mission in the Metropolitan New York Synod. In his career, he has led programs and communities of multiple denominations in New York, Pennsylvania and Georgia, including having served as the Lutheran Campus Pastor for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Atlanta University Center (AUC).
He most recently earned a Professional Certification in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from Cornell University. As a professionally trained coach, he effectively helps individuals, groups, and organizations to unlock their potential and maximize their own performance.
Previously he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and Sociology at Morehouse College. Rev. Wells has also earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education and a Master of Divinity degree in Leadership from the Interdenominational Theological Center/Johnson C. Smith Seminary. He completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Emory University. Pastor Wells has studied Leadership at Harvard Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary and was named a clergy fellow of the Chautauqua Institute.
Pastor Wells is a member of the National Honor Society of Theta Phi and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Along with his years of service, he has received numerous honors and awards signifying his spirit of excellence, including his induction into the prestigious Board of Distinguished Preachers at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
A dynamic speaker and prophetic preacher, Rev. Wells is frequently called to address organizations, churches, conferences, convocations, retreats, and workshops in various public, social, and ecumenical communities. His prophetic message of ecumenism and social justice motivates him as a leader, team builder, and community organizer.
Sign Up Now and Reserve Your Spot
If you would like additional information, please contact:
Rev. Lamont Wells
215-554-5984
revlaw1517@gmail.com
About the Author —
Rev. Chris Holmes, PCC, has been coaching church leaders across many denominations since 2008, with over 1000 hours coaching laity, clergy, denominational leaders and bishops. In the United Methodist Church he leads the coaching team working with new district superintendents and directors of connectional ministry, as well as several conference leadership cabinets.
Chris authored, along with George Howard, the Coach Approach Skill Training (CAST) for ministry, which is an approved training program of the International Coach Federation. CAST has now trained over 1000 church leaders in the basic and advanced skills of coaching for ministry. He also is co-creator and faculty for Auburn Seminary’s coach training and author of The Art of Coaching Clergy, as well as many articles on coaching.
As a founding member of the Maryland Chapter of the International Coach Federation, Chris served as President from 2012-2014. Prior to coaching, he pastored churches for 26 years and served as District Superintendent of the Annapolis District in the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Chris and Margaret have been married for over 35 years, have three grown children. Chris is an accomplished watercolor artist.
General Questions?
Contact Lynda Otte
Holmes Coaching Group
614-245-8813
lynda@holmescoaching.com
