In this closing presentation, Mark Wakelin provides a theological reflection on the conference and its theme, Leaderful Church?
Discover the research projects that SWF engages in.
Leaderful Church? Panel conversation
From our 2018 SWF conference, the panel discussion of Sheryl Anderson, R. David Muir, Megan Seneque, and Andrew Wood, with input from David Sims. Chaired by Sue Miller, this includes the Q&A session.
Interview with Bala Gnanapragasam
From the 2018 SWF conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, Sue Miller interviews then-designate Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, Bala Gnanapragasam, on what leaderful church means to him.
Leaderful Church: a storytelling approach (video) – David Sims
From our 2018 conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, plenary speaker David Sims’ presentation on the role of story in church leadership. The accompanying slides are also available via this website.
Leading Transformational Change (video) – Megan Seneque
From our 2018 conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, SWF Honorary Research Fellow Megan Seneque’s presentation on how Theory U can be utilised in facilitating transformational change. The accompanying slides are also available via this website.
Leading from a Second Chair (video) – Tim Harle
From our 2018 conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, a video of SWF Associate Tim Harle’s presentation on the role of ‘deputy’ leadership. The accompanying powerpoint slides are available on the website.
Theory U – a quick guide
This one-page document gives a summary of the basics of Theory U, a methodology for transformational change.
Leading from a Second Chair (slides) – Tim Harle
From our 2018 conference ‘Leaderful Church?’, this set of powerpoint slides accompanies Tim Harle’s video presentation, also available via this website.







