“Most helpful was the merging of theory with practice. Alice is very concrete and practical in her approach. This is invaluable”

“I found the leadership style & effectiveness discussion extremely helpful for introspection. The discussion on staff development was also extremely helpful. This has really given me some great tools.”

“Learning how long a growth process takes and how it may not be right for all churches…that’s new to me. Thank you!”

“The overall content enabled me to reflect in more depth on the issues and concerns associated with transitioning from a pastoral to a progam size church. It helped me consider whether we should even attempt it. Working with the barriers challenged some of my “accepted” assumptions.”

“Alice Mann was awesome. The System Change Index results and discussions were very informative. The Leader Behavior Analysis was very enlightening, as was the discussion on congregational self image.”

“I really liked our small groups. It was helpful hearing about other experiences.”

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