Heather Eddy with Panel of Board Members

The Board is empowered and accountable for ensuring excellent leadership is in place at all times. A thoughtful and intentional planning process is crucial for any organization to be prepared for the potential departure of a leader - particularly a long-time leader and /or founder.

Less than 5 years ago, 75% of nonprofit executives did not plan to be in their current role in five years, nor head another nonprofit. Then, the pandemic. When Boards are forced to approach Leadership Transition/Succession Planning unexpectedly or within a short timeframe, they scramble to find knowledgeable resources about the complexity of today’s CEO/ED role. 

This session will outline an intentional approach to Leadership and Succession Planning as an ongoing Board topic. We will share what the Board should focus on annually related to leadership development, as well as how to ensure that your Board is “ready” at any point to undertake a search for a new leader. Participants will learn relevant information about the current executive market and offer suggestions for the Board Chair during a transition, including the role of the current CEO and an ideal 24 month timeline. 

CME Accredited

Wayne Detmer, MD

In his 2010 seminal book "To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World", sociologist James Davison Hunter suggests a new paradigm for Christian cultural engagement. Hunter encourages Christians to become a “faithful presence” in our communities. This workshop will tell the story of how a partnership between LCHC, the Chicago Department of Public Health, private service providers, homeless shelters, and academic medical centers served to protect 259 of the most vulnerable people living in shelters by housing them in a boutique hotel in the heart of Chicago. It will present example of the corporate practice of “faithful presence” as a model for cultural engagement in a pluralistic society.

Kyle Vath, BSN, MHA, RN

Healthcare ministries are complex organisms. As our ministries grow, they increase in complexity and many times, sacrifice their efficiency and core ministry if the complex systems are not "tuned-up" from time-to-time. Kyle will share some practical, best-practice recommendations for ensuring your healthcare ministry is functioning at it's greatest potential, allowing your ministry to thrive and serve!

CME Accredited

Warren Yamashita, MD MPH

Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have seen a rise in the polydrug overdose epidemic now surpassing over 100,000 deaths in this last year. While those in ministry & health care are called to this battle, too often we are siloed or even divided over disagreements about medications or therapy frameworks. The controversy on whether to prescribe Medication Assisted Therapy such as Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, often divides clinicians and Church ministries. Sometimes there is disagreement on recommending psychotherapy or biblical counseling.

Kim Swyden, Pastor

1. Consider the process of leading your board to develop a succession plan for the founder, leader, or executive director.

2. Getting succession buy-in from staff, board and ministry partners

3. Implementing the succession plan

Lance Lutrell, MSIE

As our organizations grow we are forced to become more sophisticated and build systems in place to continue to support the mission. Fear strikes and we think we will lose our culture. But it doesn't have to be that way. We will explore how systems and tools can help us focus on the important things. We will share the why behind reliable systems and discuss ideas on how to protect culture in the face of efficient systems.

CME Accredited

Breanna Lathrop, DNP, FNP

Safety net clinics have firsthand knowledge of the social determinants affecting their communities and are actively seeking strategies to foster health equity but often lack the staff and internal capacity to address them. This session will focus on sustainable and practical strategies for clinics wanting to expand their ability to address social determinants of health. This session will also highlight why Christian leadership is essential in this space and the ways in which a social determinants of health centered approach to patient care aligns with Biblical examples of healing. Participants will also receive an overview of a free tool, the Health Equity Learning Hub, designed specifically for safety net clinics to support ongoing work around health equity.

CME Accredited

Jason Grahame, PA-C

Faced with ever-increasing demands, many times clinicians try to tackle the workload by “dividing and conquering”. This session will highlight the benefits of thoughtfully training and discipling like-minded students who can become future partners to expand your medical ministry. Jason’s presenting panel members are Thaddeus Franz, Misti Grimson, and Faye Hodgin.