Like all leaders, Santa Claus has challenges to deal with everyday. In this enthusiastic and lively training program, viewers will see how Santa meets these leadership challenges! Learn first hand how Santa and his team accomplish big things in their workshop…all year long!
The inspirational leadership message, along with the entertaining animation will make you want to watch this film again and again.
This powerful and entertaining, animated training program focuses on leadership principles relevant to every organization. Santa's Leadership Secrets will help participants see the importance of walking their talk and becoming the kind of leader that others believe in.

Key Concept 1: Leadership Is About Walking The Talk
There is a difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Walking the talk means turning ideas and intentions into behavior.

Key Concept 2: Do The Right Thing
Leaders need to be confident and do the right thing all the time! This sets a positive, encouraging example for the people in their organization.

Key Concept 3: Get Past The Red Wagons
A leader needs to help others understand the value of change.

Key Concept 4: Build A Wonderful Workshop
The physical space is irrelevant compared to what happens inside. Building a community and working together is what really contributes to future success.

Key Concept 5: Share The Milk And Cookies
Co-workers and colleagues need to let one another know that they are appreciated.

Key Concept 6: People Want To Believe
People want to believe in their organizations, leaders, and colleagues. Walking the talk honors their belief and their confidence.

Produced by Rev. Dr. Wayne C. Barrett, CFP, of the United Methodist Foundation of Michigan in cooperation with West Michigan Conference Communications. This 17 minute video presents some of the most common difficulties encountered by the smaller church as well as techniques that can be used to overcome these obstacles. Strategies presented include foundation matters of attitude and style as well as practical actions that can improve the financial life of any congregation. There is also a discussion guide for use in small groupings such as administrative council or finance committee meetings.

Open ended discussion from a Family Systems point of view regarding immature vs. mature leaders in a congregation. Authored by Peter L. Steinke.

Segment I: The Anxious Congregation
Segment II: The Responsible Congregation

The purpose of this series is to identify and connect congregations and church leaders who seek to multiply their ministries by repeating, deepening, and improving on the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations:, which include:

#1- Radical Hospitality
#2- Passionate Worship
#3- Intentional Faith Development
#4- Risk-taking Mission and Service
#5- Extravagant Generosity

This DVD in the series focuses on the fifth, and last of the five practices- Extravagant Generosity. Extravagant Generosity describes practices of sharing and giving that exceed all expectations and extend to unexpected measures.

The purpose of this series is to identify and connect congregations and church leaders who seek to multiply their ministries by repeating, deepening, and improving on the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations:, which include:

#1- Radical Hospitality
#2- Passionate Worship
#3- Intentional Faith Development
#4- Risk-taking Mission and Service
#5- Extravagant Generosity

This DVD in the series focuses on the fourth of the five practices- Risk-Taking Mission and Service. Risk-taking pushes us out of our comfort zone, stretching us beyond service to people we already know, exposing us to people, situations, and needs that we would never ordinarily encounter apart from our deliberate intention to serve Christ

The purpose of this series is to identify and connect congregations and church leaders who seek to multiply their ministries by repeating, deepening, and improving on the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations:, which include:

#1- Radical Hospitality
#2- Passionate Worship
#3- Intentional Faith Development
#4- Risk-taking Mission and Service
#5- Extravagant Generosity

This DVD in the series focuses on the third of the five practices- Intentional Faith Development. Intentional refers to deliberate effort, purposeful action, and high priority. Growing in grace does not come without purposeful commitment to learning the faith and cultivating our love for God.

The purpose of this series is to identify and connect congregations and church leaders who seek to multiply their ministries by repeating, deepening, and improving on the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations:, which include:

#1- Radical Hospitality
#2- Passionate Worship
#3- Intentional Faith Development
#4- Risk-taking Mission and Service
#5- Extravagant Generosity

This DVD in the series focuses on the second of the five practices- Passionate Worship. Practicing passionate worship, whether traditional or contemporary, means an extraordinary eagerness to offer the best in worship, honoring God with excellence, and with an unusual clarity about the purpose of connecting people to God.

The purpose of this series is to identify and connect congregations and church leaders who seek to multiply their ministries by repeating, deepening, and improving on the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations:, which include:

#1- Radical Hospitality
#2- Passionate Worship
#3- Intentional Faith Development
#4- Risk-taking Mission and Service
#5- Extravagant Generosity

This DVD in the series focuses on the first of the five practices- Radical Hospitality. Practicing radical hospitality means we present the absolute utmost of ourselves, our creativity, and our abilities to offer the gracious invitation and welcome of Christ to others.

Is our congregation in a size transition? What are the signs? Can our congregation cross the size barrier we are facing? Do we, in fact, have a vocation to make room for more people? Alban senior consultant Alice Mann helps congregations to recognize six possible size transitions: three resulting from growth and three resulting from contraction. The video explains what it will take to navigate the change from one size to another, why congregations choose to make the sacrifices needed to grow, and how to develop a plan for growth.
Four sessions are:
Session 1 (20min): What size are we?; Are we facing a size transition?
Session 2 (17min): What happens between sizes?; Why are we stuck?
Session 3 (13min): Should we be growing?; Why make the sacrifice?
Session 4 (17min): What will it take to make the change?
Special-Issues Sessions (30min)
Do we have space limitations?; Should we add a new worship service?; Should we add staff?

Bob - a swimsuit salesman - has moved to the Arctic. By telling the humorous and quirky story of how Bob tries to sell his wares to the local Inupiat people, Adam Hamilton illustrates the fundamental concepts of presenting and selling that also apply to how we spread the gospel message. Drawing on his experience, Hamilton offers congregational teams and leaders solid, simple guidance on how to share the faith and grow your congregation.
(Includes audio CD-Rom with 4-hour audio content of the Church of the Resurrection Leadership Institute plenary sessions)