Spiritual Entrepreneurship: Strategies for Leading Change
Dive into a transformative four-week asynchronous module designed to guide you from idea to inception while learning to integrate innovation, creativity, and change management into your practices. This module is crafted to empower participants with entrepreneurial skills, enabling organizations to effectively tackle current challenges, seize new opportunities, and reflect theologically throughout the process.
Serving as the first module in our Spiritual Entrepreneurship micro-certificate, it not only equips you with fundamental principles, but also prepares you to practically apply these insights. You will leave ready to launch your own initiative, equipped with both a team and a plan, and the confidence to implement it. The module encourages you to develop your unique entrepreneurial approach, tailored to harness the potential within your spiritual and community context.
Learning Highlights
- Developing Empathy: Gain insights into empathetic leadership, essential for reflecting theologically on both business practices and interpersonal interactions.
- Team Building Frameworks: Master systematic approaches to form and steer a team that aligns with your mission, through clear and logical frameworks that enhance collaboration and effectiveness.
- Problem Identification and Opportunity Analysis: Cultivate the ability to discern significant challenges and transform them into opportunities for innovation and growth within the context of spiritual entrepreneurship.
- Frameworks for Theological Innovation: Explore theological principles that can underpin and inspire innovative thinking in spiritual settings.
- Values-Driven Change Management: Learn how to manage change through a values-driven approach, ensuring social responsibility remains central to decision-making.
- Contextual Needs Analysis: Equip yourself with the skills to accurately identify and respond to the specific needs of your community.
Who Should Attend
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Faith-Based Skill Seekers: Perfect for those invested in thoughtful approaches to leadership, community development, launching new projects, rethinking their revenue streams, and integrating entrepreneurial practices into their organizations. |
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Budding Entrepreneurs: Ideal for individuals exploring faith-based entrepreneurship, offering them guidance on merging their spiritual beliefs with business acumen. |
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Organizational Leaders: Suited for leaders eager to spearhead innovation while maintaining their core values in faith-friendly settings. |
How It Works
Starts: Sept. 16, 2024
Duration: 4 Weeks
Price: $249
Credit: 1 C.E.U.
About Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia
Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia, a Princeton Theological Seminary MDiv graduate, has embarked on her own journey of spiritual entrepreneurship. In 2021, she founded Courageous Spaces, fostering an environment for disruption, transformation, and change. With a history of service across various levels of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), including Vice Moderator of the 221st General Assembly, Larissa has also held roles in congregations across several states. She is currently leading the Teaching Spiritual Entrepreneurship Initiative at Princeton Seminary, alongside her roles as Executive Director of NEXT Church and Transitional Head of Operations for More Light Presbyterians.
Related Program
Join the related module Spiritual Entrepreneurship: Design Thinking for Good to transform your leadership with innovation and empathy. Learn to develop teams, manage change, and launch new initiatives, blending theological rigor with leadership essentials.
Transform and Innovate within Your Spiritual Community
Join us and transform your approach to leadership in spiritual communities. This module is an invaluable opportunity for those at the intersection of faith and business to acquire the skills needed for leading and launching new ventures. Enroll now to begin the first step in your journey of impactful spiritual entrepreneurship!