Newsletter May 2020
LEADING FROM A WHOLE HEART
The Heart Of A Leader: In Crisis Workshop & Module
“ The difference between leading from hurt and leading from heart is not what you’ve experienced or are currently experiencing, it’s what you do with that pain and hurt.”
 - Brene Brown, Dare to Lead
As a nation, we’ve been thrown into a place of vulnerability that many have not previously experienced. As John Purcell, Battle alumni and Wellspring board member, engaged within his circle of leaders and pastors whom he coaches, he found that one after the other were navigating uncharted territory.

In the midst of their own uncertainty, leaders are finding themselves balancing the pain and vulnerability of those whom they lead. In this place, John realized that many leaders lack the tools to effectively lead with their whole heart. In response, he began to share with leaders some of the skills he learned through the Battle process, identifying feelings, listening, responding in a way that covers and empathizes and sharing his own heart. In a board meeting with Larry, John shared about his experience. Together with the Wellspring team they began to consider how Wellspring might support leaders during this challenging time by developing an interactive workshop:  The Heart of a Leader – In Crisis.

The interactive workshop and 5 week follow through material are specifically designed to come alongside those leading others through this crisis.
The free interactive workshop invites leaders in large or small churches and businesses to come together to:
  • Connect with God's heart as they consider what is God's heart and purpose for them as a leader.
  • Connect to their own heart as they wrestle with what they are experiencing and how is it helping or hindering them as a leader.
  • Connect to the heart of their people as they get in touch with how their people are “harassed and helpless” (Matt. 9:36-38) and how they as a leader might reveal the heart of the Good Shepherd to them.
"As a leadership coach working with both churches and businesses, I’m seeing that connecting with hearts could just be the most important issue that God is revealing to us during this COVID crisis. He’s revealing it as a need for this season and as a need for any season because he designed us for this. But I also strongly believe that it is a practical need for any organization going forward because of the need to build deeply cohesive leadership teams that can adapt the organizations to a new and ever-changing future. The workshop and materials that Wellspring has put together seem to be so well-designed to help meet this need."
John Purcell | Transform - Leadership Coaching
Wellspring Group will be hosting 3 more virtual workshops over the next week that will have various leaders sharing from their experience during these challenging times about what God is doing in and through them as they lead their people.
 
This workshop and module are a great resource for those not yet familiar with Wellspring Group and those who have been a part of Wellspring Group for years.
Multiple Opportunities To Attend:
Tues., May 12 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm ET

Thurs., May 14 | 8:30 am - 10:00 am ET

Wed., May 20 | 7:00 pm -8:30 pm ET
Testimonies From This Workshop

  • "This was my first experience with Wellspring. I heard good things, but this experience was beyond expectations.”

  • “No matter where a person is in their Christ walk, he or she needs the gentle reminder of God’s heart and His purpose for each life."

  • “It was great to hear the heart of leaders during this COVID season and to be encouraged to be vulnerable."
LEADING FROM A WHOLE HEART
The Battle Process in the Czech Language & Equipping Leaders
In February, 46 Czech Nationals started their journey of going deeper into understanding God’s heart for them, their own heart and the hearts of people around them through attending the Battle for the Heart in the Czech language. The journey to reach this point started over 3 years ago when Martin Koutecky’ experienced a great milestone in his journey of faith through the Battle for the Heart process. Danka (his wife) and his friends saw how it deepened him and his relationship with God and others and they wanted to experience the same. In January 2018, the first Battle for the Heart event was held in the Czech Republic through the assistance of Wellspring Group’s partner, Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL. The February 2020 event was the second Battle for the Heart event held in the Czech Republic yet the first hosted by Czech nationals and fully delivered in the Czech language by Martin and his team.
Here are a few testimonies sharing the impact on those who attended that event:

"I think in those three days I found the root of my crisis of faith and in this safe environment found hope that my situation has a solution and most importantly, that I won’t be alone in it all."

"I sensed God communicating, in a very intense manner, that my heart is very precious. That a battle is fought over it. I knew this rationally, but now this conviction goes deep."
 
"Several times during the reflection I realized crucial things. It encouraged me, liberated me from excessive regret that paralyzed me; at the same time I could humbly submit my struggle to God, with my defeats and my striving."

"I have hope and confidence that through this process God and my group will help me grow into living more wholeheartedly and overcoming more of the obstacles that stop me from living that way… I consider this the start of a very significant time in my spiritual life."
But the dream of Martin, Danka and their team is much bigger than translating the Battle process into their language and hosting a retreat in their native tongue. They have a vision for establishing a Christian school with a team of Christian teachers who authentically reflect God’s heart for each other and for the students. The Battle for the Heart process also provides a way for these Czech leaders to take steps toward that dream. Though the school isn’t projected to open until September 2021, 13 of their teachers attended the event in February and entered into the battle for their heart so that they might intentionally grow in living from their whole heart and grow into leading from a whole heart as a team of teachers who will impact the hearts of students and families when the school opens next year. 

Hear More Of Martin and Danka’s story and dream: Click Here
How does COVID potentially impact your registration?

We will follow an alternate cancellation policy while COVID is a factor. In the event a retreat is cancelled because of social distancing or other COVID-related issues you will be contacted with a choice of refund or rollover of retreat fees or an alternate delivery option designed to help your team move forward in the Battle process. For all other cancellations our standard policy is in effect.