California Lutheran University’s Thriving Leadership Formation offers two upcoming opportunities for church leaders. Executive Skills for Church Leaders will be at Spirit in the Desert, January 9-13, 2023. Leaders can also join a Thriving Leadership Cohort Group.

Thriving Leadership Cohort Group

Interested in being part of a cohort? Email the leader listed on our website. Explore the 2022 Cohorts here.

Cohorts come together with the intent of creating nurturing and empowering times, spaces, and relationships. They are intended to foster spiritual and contemplative practices in order to enrich life and ministry, and help the church and its leaders thrive.

Cohorts meet virtually for 12 sessions using a curriculum of spiritual practices.  Membership is open to rostered and non-rostered leaders in ELCA Regions 1 and 2.

Explore the cohorts for this year and find one that works for you! 

At Large Cohorts are organized around a particular group or theme:

• Black, Indigenous, People of Color

• First call/new clergy

• LGBTQI+

• Partners of Rostered Leaders

• Retired Leaders

• Seminarians/PLTS

• Youth Ministry Leaders

Synod Cohorts are organized for people in the following synods: 

• Alaska

• Montana

• Northwest Intermountain

• Northwest Washington

• Oregon

• Pacifica

• Rocky Mountain

• Sierra Pacific

• Southwest California