Brochure for ACC and LMC Seminar with Rick Stiffney and Lee Schmucker to be held on Friday, February 26 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA

1. This seminar will look at
Directions to Leadership
understanding the role and From Lancaster
Take Route 501 North (Lititz Pike) through Neffsville. At
and Promising
traffic light, turn right onto East Oregon Road (Route
work of shaping the faith
identity of Mennonite/
722 East). Continue 2 miles to Landis Homes West
entrance on the right or 2.5 miles to the Landis Homes
East entrance on the right.
Practices
Anabaptist organizations. From Lititz Shaping
Go south on Rt. 501. About one mile past the Lancaster
How do leaders understand
Airport turn left at traffic light onto Rt. 722 East also the Faith
known as East Oregon Road and continue 2 - 2.5 miles
to Landis Homes West and East entrances on the right. Identity of
their role and work in
From Harrisburg our
Take Rt. 283 East, approximately 30 miles, which leads
shaping faith identity in the directly onto US Route 30 East. Follow Route 30 East to Ministries
the Lititz Pike Exit (Route 501 North) At the stop light,
organizations they serve? turn left onto Rt. 501 North. Follow 501 North through
Neffsville. At traffic light for East Oregon Road (Route
A distinct Mennonite 722 East) turn right. Continue 2 - 2.5 miles to Landis
Homes West and East entrances on the right.
identity can and should be From Philadelphia
Take Reading exit (Old exit # 21, at mile post 286) off
sustained. Organizational the PA turnpike at US 222 South towards Lancaster.
Continue south on US 222 to the Brownstown Exit. Go
leaders play a critical role in right (Route 772 West) a short distance to Rt. 272,
which is at a traffic light. Turn left onto Rt. 272 South for
1.8 miles and turn right onto Rt. 722, East Oregon
this identity. Road. (Hess's Gas Station is at the intersection.) Con-
Rick Stiffney tinue 1 mile to Landis Homes East entrance on the left
or 1.5 miles to Landis Homes West entrance on the left.
One of the tensions
CEOs face is integrating Seminar planned jointly by
the challenge of maintaining a
distinctive faith identity while Atlantic Coast Mennonite Conference
maintaining legitimacy and Lancaster Mennonite Conference Seminar for Conference-Related
effectiveness in the context Organizational Leaders and Pastors
For additional information, contact:
of immense change and
Joanne Dietzel, Lancaster Conference
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
diversity. 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
jdietzel@lancasterconference.org
Bob Wyble, Atlantic Coast Conference Landis Homes Retirement Community
1001 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA
wyble@ptd.net

2. Leadership and Promising Practices Seminar for Conference-Related
Organizational Leaders and Pastors
RICK STIFFNEY Please Print
President 8:00 REGISTRATION, CONNECTING,
MENNONITE HEALTH
WELCOME, OPENING WORSHIP Name ________________________________
SERVICES ALLIANCE
Rick’s expertise is in 9:00 LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL FAITHFULNESS— Ministry,
organizational PERSPECTIVES FROM RESEARCH Agency,
development, strategic Organization __________________________
planning and leadership. - The tension of legitimacy/distinctiveness
- The challenge of faithfulness and
Address ______________________________
LEE SCHMUCKER effectiveness
- Leadership and sense-making ______________________________
Consultant & Trainer
MENNONITE HEALTH - Organizational renewal
SERVICES ALLIANCE Phone ___________________________
9:45 CONVERSATION AND APPLICATION:
Lee’s strengths are in How do these perspectives resonate with Cell Phone ___________________________
leadership and supervisory your experience?
development, workplace E-mail ___________________________
culture assessment and 10:00 BREAK Home Church _________________________
transformation,
governance education and coaching, team-
building and strategic planning facilitation. 10:15 CONVERSATION AND APPLICATION: Mennonite Church USA
What are your challenges of shaping the Area Conference _______________________
Both Rick and Lee are faith identity/culture of your ministry?
excellent process facilitators,
work with clients across the 10:45 PROMISING PRACTICES FINDINGS
country, and frequently present If others from your organization are attending, include
at state and national 11:15 CONVERSATION AND APPLICATION: their registration information on a separate sheet.
Mennonite Health professional meetings. Lee and
Rick are members of the Additional ideas of promising practices.
Services Alliance has Before After
75 member organizations resource team for the Values- Please check (P) 2/12/10 2/12/10
affiliated with the based Leadership Program. 12:00 LUNCH the appropriate box
Mennonite church that They have served on various
provide health and □ CEO □ Manager $60 $65
human services. In not-for-profit boards. 1:00 VISION FOR FAITH INTEGRATION
addition to providing □ Conference Executive $60 $65
products, services, and Lee has a MDA degree. Rick is 1:20 CONVERSATION AND APPLICATION:
consultation to its a candidate for a PhD degree □ Pastor $55 $60
members, MHS Alliance in leadership. His dissertation
- Reflection on personal leadership legacy
provides consultation, research will provide material - How can I/we strengthen our organiza- Make checks payable to: Atlantic Coast Conference
leadership and Attn: CRM Seminar
governance development for this seminar. tional faithfulness?
resources, and strategic - Questions and Answers
planning facilitation to Lee is a member at Hope Complete this form and send with registration fee to:
numerous Mennonite Mennonite Church in Wichita, 2:10 CLOSING WORSHIP, REFLECTION, FEEDBACK Keith Wilson
church affiliated and KS; Rick is a member at Birkey ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
other NFP health care Avenue Mennonite Church in
organizations in the 3:00 DISMISSAL 2257 Old Philadelphia Pike
United States. Goshen, IN. Lancaster, PA 17602