LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 …Instead, into good soil, rich and abundant with nutrients, free from any elements of destruction, and ripe with readiness for fresh

LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS ANNUAL REPORT 2019

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ANNUAL R EPORT 2 019Celebrating 16 Years of CultivatingDeep-Rooted Leaders


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4 Board of Directors & Ministry Team

5 A Word of Greeting

6 Testimonies of Transformation

7 Vision, Mission, Core Values

8 Ministry Stats & Highlights

10 Spiritual Formation Store

11 Programs, Services & Resources

12 Celebrating 16 Years & Counting

BLE SS ED IS T HE ON E

WHO TRUSTS THE LORD, W HOSE C ON FIDENCE IS IN HIM.

T HEY W IL L B E L IK E A T R EE PL ANTED BY THE WATER

T H AT SEND S O U T I TS ROOTS

BY T HE S T R E AM.

I T DOE S NOT FE AR W HEN HE AT C O ME S ;

I TS LE AV E S AR E ALWAYS GREEN .

I T H A S NO WOR R IE S

IN A YE A R OF D ROU GHT AN D

NEVER FAILS TO B E AR FRU I T.

JER EMI AH 17:7- 8

TA B LE OF C ON T E N TS


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BOAR D OF DIR EC TORS & MINIS T RY T E AM

Cynthia FantasiaSteve MacchiaSage Paik

A WOR D OF GR E ET I NG

Dear Friends and Partners in Ministry, Those with a green thumb flourish whenever they can get their fingernails dirty, as they plant, water, weed and harvest what they grow. It is a joy to behold! As demonstrated in the parable of the sower in Luke 8, we learn what is most needed in the maturation process, is soil that’s ready to receive the seed. Not seed that are thrown on the path, or among rocks, or within the stranglehold of weeds. Instead, into good soil, rich and abundant with nutrients, free from any elements of destruction, and ripe with readiness for fresh air, water and sunshine. Good soil receives seed and what results is 100-fold harvest. That’s the image which captivates our hearts as we celebrate our 16th ministry anniversary. We are celebrating the green thumbs of our amazing team, who have humbly and graciously devoted themselves to healthy growth in every corner of Leadership Transformations. Our harvest is abun-dant with blessings from the sower himself, who has seen fit to empower, encourage, and equip us to participate in this incredible Kingdom-building work. For 16 years the souls of leaders and teams has been the soil we till and with whom we drop the seeds of God’s grace, truth and love. Some have received the seedlings of LTI with resistance, others have enjoyed us for a season, but the majority have retained, persevered, and experienced fruit that’s over and above all we could ever ask, dream or imagine. As you read the following pages of this year’s annual report, we trust you will join us in thanking God for the abundance of his blessing. We could not become all that we are today without God’s strong hand guiding, sustaining and enriching the work of our hands and the prayers of our hearts. And, we could not fulfill his call over our shared life and ministry without you, our partners and friends. With grateful hearts for your presence and partnership,

Your brothers in Christ,

Stephen A. Macchia Graeme MillsFounder & President Chairman of the Board

Susan Currie, Director of Selah Jeremy Stefano, Director of Emmaus

Kelly Gollihue, Graphic DesignerLiz Whitfield, Accounts Receivable Manager Michelle Blackstone, Graphic DesignerRhea Patton, Selah FacultyRichard Plass, Advisor to the PresidentSally Breedlove, Selah Faculty Sarah Rumeau, Communications ManagerSuz Skinner, Spiritual Formation AssociateTed Wueste, Selah Senior Faculty & Associate for Supervision & NurtureTom Ashbrook, Selah Faculty Travis Collins, Selah FacultyWarren Schuh, Lead Church Health Coach

BOARD OF DIRECTORSGraeme Mills, ChairmanRichard Kennelly, TreasurerBrian Lacey, Clerk/Secretary

EXECUTIVE TEAMSteve Macchia, Founder & President Rick Anderson, Executive Vice President

MINISTRY TEAMBobby Ryu, Executive Assistant Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, Selah Faculty Alan Fadling, Selah FacultyCheri Hudspith, Selah Faculty Christine Warner, Selah FacultyBr. David Vryhof, Selah FacultyDavid Wu, Regional Ministry Director - TXGayle Heaslip, Spiritual Formation Associate Genalin Niere-Metcalf, Selah FacultyGreg Mahoney, Web & Software DeveloperJim Smith, Sabbatical Coach John Coe, Selah FacultyJohn French, Selah Faculty


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I thought I was entering Selah to become a trained spiritual director and although that was true, it didn’t take long to discover the Lord had much more for me! Through Selah I got to witness God’s love through the faculty of men and women working

side by side, I learned words to describe and stay with the things I was experiencing in my soul, and gained a new spiritual family! My capacity to wait with the Lord in hearing his voice and discerning his direction has grown. I’m more patient and at rest in his timing and love. Enter the program ready to be with God while being supported in community. Through the retreats, readings, teachings, and reflection experiences you will be led deeper into the heart of the Father, his ways, his holy invitations, his love! Amy Alves, Glenburn, ME Selah: Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction

I was blessed in ways beyond what I ever imagined by the spiritual encouragement I received, the willingness of participants to share with such transparency and by friendships that have continued beyond the Emmaus experience. It helped me to

craft a personal mission statement - simply listen and listen simply to seek, see and seize every opportunity to share the love of Christ in word and deed empowered and led by the Holy Spirit to the glory of God the Father. I am now more intentional about taking time for my own soul care and encouraging others to care for their souls. I recently transformed one of our spare rooms into a soul care peace room. This is now a space where friends can come to rest, read, journal, meditate, pray, etc. for an hour, a half day, a day or overnight. I even put the soul care in progress door knob hanger on the door knob! Anyone who wants to experience a more intimate relationship with God should attend Emmaus at least once in their life.Beverly Byron, Hyde Park, MA Emmaus: Spiritual Leadership Community

LTI’s Emmaus program has given us the language and rhythm our souls have longed for. The practices we have learned are uniting us in authenticity and courage as we share our weaknesses

and celebrate our strengths, drawing us closer to Christ as we lead Grace Church together. Emmaus has changed the way Grace Church is led. The difference over the past year is startling. It has radically transformed the way we relate to one another and listen to God together, and has dramatically altered the way we make our decisions in community. That’s why four members of the team travel to Boston for the quarterly rhythm of LTI’s spiritual leadership community retreats. And we’re excited to return to Emmaus in the year ahead, with three of us wanting to enroll in Selah next!”Gary Franklin and the pastoral team, Grace Church, Atlanta, GA: Margie Gardner, Kem Williams and Andrew Hill Emmaus: Spiritual Leadership Community

I deeply appreciated the two years I spent in Selah. The curriculum, the personal interaction with the faculty, the biblical teaching, the shared community with our cohorts, and extended space to grow in a contemplative way of life all shaped who I am

today and how I minister as a spiritual director. For years prior to my time in Selah, I found that others approached me to process seasons and situations in their life. The Selah faculty modeled for me a way to make space for God at the center of these shared times with others in a way that flows first from a contemplative life with him. I feel that God used the Selah program to set my heart free to love him and others in a hospitable way with a discerning ear toward the Holy Spirit - and for this I am very grateful. I would highly recommend the Selah program to anyone who is considering training in spiritual direction.Craig Lewis, Columbia, SC Selah: Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction

Emmaus has transformed me more deeply than I could have imagined. It’s as though my faith were two-dimensional before I came to Emmaus, and now it is three-dimensional. I have learned to notice God in quiet, in creation, in other people’s

stories. I have learned to interact with people on a level of soul care that I previously did not have the vocabulary or experience to do. I lead out of a place of rest more than I did in the past. I am better able to engage others on the level of soul care, not because of tools or techniques acquired, but because of the ways that Emmaus has put me in touch with my own soul and given me a language for engaging it. I now know it’s true when a friend told me about Emmaus, “It wasn’t what I was looking for, but it was just what I needed.” Abigail Carroll, Essex Junction, VT Emmaus: Spiritual Leadership Community

V I SI ON, MI SSI ON, C OR E VALU E S

VISIONFor local churches and Christian organizations to be filled with leaders who place spiritual formation, discernment and renewal above all other leadership priorities.

MISSIONTo cultivate vibrant spirituality and attentive discernment among Christian leaders and teams.

CORE VALUES

T E S T IM ONIE S OF T R ANSFORM AT ION

Selah-Europe Cohort #18

Read more testimonies of transformation at www.leadershiptransformations.org

Spiritual Community • Spiritual Leadership • Spiritual Formation

Spiritual Discernment • Spiritual Renewal

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MINIS T RY S TATS MI N I S T RY HI GH LI GH TS

2019 MINISTRY STATS

WHO WE’VE SERVED IN 2019

Selah-West Cohort #17 (2019-2021)Selah-East Cohort #16 (2019-2021)

ChurchesIndividuals Organizations

MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019 Ended fiscal year 2018 in the black for the 11th year in a row, thanks to the faithful generosity of our ministry partners.

12-year anniversary of Emmaus: Spiritual Leadership Community, which commenced cohort #13 with a roster of 25 participants – 129 Christian leaders have been impacted by Emmaus since 2007. 12-year anniversary for Selah: Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction expanded to Europe in 2019 and launched cohort #16 (Selah-East), #17 (Selah-West) and #18 (Selah-Europe). With 66 individuals currently in training – as of 2019, Selah has now trained 153 new spiritual directors in a biblical, Trinitarian, and contemplative model of companioning souls.

16th year of LTI providing leadership for the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, mentoring 60 Pierce Fellows, providing spiritual formation across three east coast campuses.

Partnered with various ministries, such as the Salvation Army in MA and KY/TN, Denver Seminary in CO, Phoenix Seminary in AZ, Biblica in CO, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in MA, Cornerstone Pastors Network in TX, Springs Rescue Mission in CO, Emmauel Gospel Center in MA, teaching and training in the importance of spiritual formation and soul care in the life of every Christian leader.

Our CHAT resource (Church Health Assessment Tool) surpassed the 570th church mark, and linked arms with 54 partner organizations - helping churches listen well to their congregants as they discern God’s direction for their future.

Steve Macchia and Rick Anderson completed their 13th trip to Eastern Europe to offer leadership development and soul care to under-resourced ministries, and the 11th year in a row serving in the oft-forgotten country of Moldova.

Completed over 491 Enneagram personality profiles in 2019 for individuals seeking deeper self-awareness in their spiritual formation journey.

New resources available at the Spiritual Formation Store, in partnership with the Christianbook Group featuring hundreds of categorized spiritual formation titles and LTI merchandise.

Released our first team-collaboration book, Silencio: Reflective Practices for Your Soul, a compilation of our monthly spiritual formation resource by the same name. The latest book from LTI Pbulications, Silencio is comprised of 52 weekly spiritual formation chapters and 12 seasonal topics authored by 22 LTI team members. Now available via Amazon Prime and ChristianBook Group.

Held two Spiritual Formation Symposiums in 2019: The June event focused on Leaders & Teams and was hosted in partnership with Denver Seminary (CO) while the October symposium focused on Congregations & Communities, hosted in partership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

40 Emmaus participants between 2 cohorts, 3 completed their certificates in spiritual leadership.

90 Selah participants; 24 graduates between 7 cohorts in 3 locations: Selah-West (Arizona), Selah-East (New England/Mid-Atlantic), Selah-Europe (France/Scotland).

60 Pierce Fellows, 3 campuses of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

30 churches (1,547 individual participants) utilized our Church Health Assessment Tool (CHAT).

76 spiritual formation events/retreats held in 10 U.S states and 3 foreign countries.

8,721 monthly recipients of our spiritual formation resource, Silencio.

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EMMAUSSpiritual leadership communities sharing an authentic journey of spiritual formation and leadership development.

SELAHA two year, retreat-based certificate program in spiritual direc-tion with a Trinitarian, contemplative, and biblical framework.

PIERCE CENTER FOR DISCIPLE-BUILDING Facilitating spiritual formation and discipleship of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary students.

ONE-ON-ONE MENTORINGProviding spiritual leadership coaching and mentoring services to professional ministry leaders.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTIONRegular soul care conversations and spiritual companionship to help leaders listen to God at work in their lives.

SOUL CARE RETREATS & SOUL SABBATHSOvernight and day-long experiences of sabbath rest and bibli-cal, prayerful reflection.

SPIRITUAL FORMATION GROUPS Small groups of leaders growing together in Christlikeness.

SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT FOR TEAMSSpecialized consultation services for ministry teams.

SABBATICAL COACHINGCustomized approach to ensure a life-giving and truly restful experience.

ONLINE ASSESSMENTSChurch Health Assessment Tool (CHAT) and the Enneagram (self-clarity profile).

SPIRITUALFORMATIONSTORE. COMHundreds of recommended books, digital retreat and reflec-tion guides, books and articles authored by LTI team.

PROGR AMS , SE RV I C E S & R E SOU RCE S

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“I can’t believe how the Scriptures came alive!” exclaimed a spiritual friend

aft er I suggested he try reading the Scriptures slowly and out loud. He had

read the Bible all his life; sometimes the text was full of life and challenge.

Recently his devotional life was more mechanical, going through the motions.

Here was a serious Christian going through a dry spell. Deciding to read

through the Bible in a year, at breakneck speed, he completed his assignment

but he sensed very little of the voice of God in his life.

I recalled a time when I fi rst found reading aloud, meditatively and slowly,

aided my hearing of God. Was this some newfangled reading of Scripture

from the latest author? No, it is a style that is old as the Bible. St Benedict of

Nursa, a 6th century organizer of monks who aided students in their study

of Scripture, is oft en credited with the organizing structure of Lectio Divina.

Lectio Divina or Sacred Reading (some call it devotional reading) of

Scripture is not Bible study. It is more like praying the Scriptures. It is

reading the Scriptures with the heart. Lectio Divina does not replace Bible

study but complements and enhances it so as to let God address our hearts

as well as our heads. Too oft en we read Scripture as a devotional duty rather

than an appointment with the living God. When I invited my friend to slow

down and listen, it was like the opportunity to ruminate over a love letter as

opposed to reading and analyzing a bill from Verizon.

Th e Upper Room suggests this way to practice sacred reading with an assist

from Richard Foster:

1. Lectio (reading with a listening spirit) Read the Scripture slowly. Watch

for a key phrase or word that jumps out at you or promises to have special

meaning for you. It is better to dwell profoundly on one word or phrase than

to skim the surface of several chapters. Read with your own life and choices

in mind.

2. Mediatio (refl ecting on what we are “hearing”) Refl ect on a word or phrase.

Let the special word or phrase that you discovered in the fi rst reading sink

“ Lectio has been used for over 1,500 years. It is gaining popularity as more and more people are fi nding it a powerful way to nurture their spiritual lives. In the past (especially in the Protestant church), we have concentrated on the study of the Bible. As a result we have come to know a lot about the Bible. But we have not been very good at applying the Bible. Lectio divina is an approach that builds on serious Bible study but moves to new depths as we open ourselves to God through the Bible.”

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.”

- Colossians 3:16

Additional Spiritual Formation Resources are available online at www.spiritualformationstore.com

LECTIO DIVINA

Written by John French, Selah Faculty

into your heart. Bring mind, will and emotions to the task. Be like Mary,

Jesus’ mother, who heard of the angel’s announcement and “treasured” and

“pondered” what she had heard (Luke 2:19).

3. Oratio (praying in response to this hearing) Respond to what you have

read. Form a prayer that expresses your response to the idea, then “pray it

back to God.” What you have read is woven through what you tell God.

4. Contemplatio (contemplating what we will carry forward into our lives)

Rest in God’s word. Let the text soak into your deepest being, savoring an

encounter with God and truth. When ready, move toward the moment in

which you ask God to show you how to live out what you have experienced.

Don’t feel tied rigidly to the structure. Allow your heart to connect with God.

May God bless the reading and receiving of his Word.

SILENCIOReflective Practices for Nurturing Your Soul

Written by

THE LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS TEAM

Edited by

STEPHEN A. MACCHIA

S H O P N O W A T


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T HROU GH T HE Y E A R : JOYFUL FACE S OF LT I IN 2019


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FINANCI AL R EPORT FOR F Y 2018

FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES* Program Expenses: $678,976 Administrative Expenses: $98,389 Fundraising Expenses: $37,803

FINANCIAL DATA*

Revenue Cash Donations $394,387 Other Revenue $451,138 Total Revenue $845,525

Expenses Program $678,976 Administrative $98,389 Fundraising $37,803 Total Expenses $815,168

Net Income: $30,357

*Data from most recent completed fiscal year.

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SO T HEN, JUS T A S YOU R ECEI V ED

CHRIST JESUS AS LORD , C ON T INU E

TO LI V E YOUR LI V E S IN HI M,

ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM,

S T R ENGT HENED IN T HE FAI T H

A S YOU W ER E TAUGHT,

AND OVERFLOWING W I T H

THANKFULNESS.

C OLOSSI ANS 2 :6-7

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LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 …Instead, into good soil, rich and abundant with nutrients, free from any elements of destruction, and ripe with readiness for fresh