As part of its strategy for supporting congregational vitality, the Presbytery of Milwaukee is offering a four-part series on leadership development. These three-hour workshops are for sessions, deacons, pastors, leadership teams and individuals looking to build the leadership capacity of their congregation or team. Come to one or attend them all; while each workshop can stand alone, they are designed to build on one another.

All workshops are being held at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Waukesha from 1-4PM.

April 11– Identifying Leaders and Building Teams

May 16– Creating a Vision in Alignment with Your Values

August 29– Making Decisions and Taking Action

October 3– Handling Conflict and Building Agreement

Rev. Mark Fraley is the organizing pastor for Kairos Collective, a new worshiping community in the greater Milwaukee area. With over fifteen years organizing with the Industrial Area Foundation, Mark has experience building teams from the ground up, identifying and developing leaders, and working with community stakeholders to develop a shared vision and implement action to make that vision a reality. Mark believes that the strongest Christian communities are rooted in deep faith, meaningful relationships, and just action mirroring the witness of the prophets, Jesus, and his disciples.

Dr. Vince Racioppo is an elder at Wautosa Presbyterian Church and co-moderator of the Commission on Transitional Ministry. As President of the Center for Expert Performance, Inc., Vince equips leaders with the tools to elevate team effectiveness, strengthen execution, and create cultures of sustainable excellence. His work emphasizes clarity, accountability, and optimism—empowering organizations to maximize the talent they already have. He is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant known for helping organizations achieve extraordinary results through the power of high-performing teams.

Rev. Dr. Ann Gibbs serves as the Presbyter for Ministry Vitality for the Milwaukee Presbytery. In her 25th year in ministry and 9th year serving the presbytery, Ann has worked with congregations and ministry teams of all sizes empowering and training leaders for meaningful ministry in their contexts. She finds joy in helping others to identify their gifts, develop them, and utilize them in healthy, lifegiving ways for the church. Her two main questions for individuals, teams and churches are: what excites you about your ministry and what sucks the love of Jesus out of you?