Clergy Communities of Practice (or CCoPs) continue to build strong bonds and networks of clergy leaders who seek shared learning to deepen their ministerial skills. There...
Karen Ziel begins a monthly resource review blog for the Center For Transformational Leadership's, Innovation Now newsletter. In June, she reviews two very recent books ...
A journey takes many forms in the life of faith and vocation. I'm grateful to have been called to work, to a ministry which is life giving and sustaining and prayerfully,...
An invitation to faith formation and youth leaders to consider a monthly opportunity that could become, as one leader testifies, the very best part of my month! Read on ...
Easter is not a single Sunday, but a season! While many congregations consider opening and the right moment to open, Karen asks, "Should the focus or intention of our ...
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This is an invitation to plan for the upcoming season and it's important themes with your whole heart and first and foremost, for you! This season is an invitation to ...
Karen Ziel serves as the Minister of Faith Formation and Leadership for the Southern New England Conference. She is a member of the Discipleship and Innovation Teams. ...
Playlists! What are they? An introduction to the concept of Playlists as a new format for shaping faith.
"The best and most effective partnerships are formed in the context of communities, organizations, and families within whom these values and this way of being are deeply ...
"While leaders form bonds within their congregations; healthy relationships of mutual support among peers are essential."— Karen Ziel
"If faith formation is to be relevant and transformational, it must be renewed and reimagined by every generation." —Karen Ziel
This interview features two faith formation leaders who currently serve CT congregations ...
A Reflection on Mentored Relationships This reflection offers insights about our new Mentored Relationships model for leadership development. Karen Ziel, Minister of ...
Dana Johnson is the Director of Children's Ministry at the Saugatuck Congregational Church in Westport, CT. In this blog post, Ms. Cindy Cole introduces us to Dana ...
Director of Children’s Ministry, Round Hill Community Church (Greenwich)