Presented by Erin Ramirez, Real Change Studio
This two-part series designed specifically for The CaSTLE Project will equip leaders with practical, faith- rooted tools to lead and adapt through change. Each session blends research-based frameworks with a lens of faith and includes actionable resources that can be used immediately across diverse ministry settings.
Ministry That Bends Without Breaking Mental Flexibility & Grit for Today’s Leaders
September 23, 2025 12:30 – 2:00 PM CST
Register here https://forms.o-ice.com/r/LtWaE2PYL5
Ministry is changing fast, and rural leaders are especially feeling the stretch. From shifting community needs to shrinking resources, today’s challenges can feel overwhelming. But what if you could face change with clarity, steadiness, and bold faith? This energizing webinar session will help you bend without breaking by strengthening essential adaptability traits every leader needs. You'll walk away with immediately usable tools to grow your own adaptability, and to support your congregation, team, or synod as they navigate what’s next.
Coming February 2026 How to Lead Change Without Losing Your People
Change in ministry is never just about strategy, it’s about people. This session equips leaders with practical tools to guide their communities through real, specific changes while building trust, reducing resistance, and keeping people engaged along the way. You’ll learn how to lead with clarity and care, even when the path ahead feels uncertain. The tools shared in this session will help you grow your own capacity to lead change confidently and also equip you to support others, whether it is leaders of your team, your synod, or your congregation, as they grow in their leadership too.
Who Should Attend?
Synod leaders, pastors, and ministry professionals from rural synods who want to lead in the face of change with steadiness, creativity, and faith.
The CaSTLE Project –Country and Small Town Lived Ecclesiology –is Wartburg Theological Seminary’s new initiative to support and revitalize small town and rural ministry. Funded by the Lilly Foundation Inc, it builds on our longstanding commitment to rural churches and focuses on equipping lay and pastoral leaders to live out faith in daily life.
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Erin Ramiriz is an executive coach and founder of Real Change Studio. erin@realchangestudio.com A lifelong ELCA Lutheran, Erin’s faith and expertise in the field of strategic change management make her a perfect fit for helping The CaSTLE project community lean into God’s promised future.