Stepping Forward Together: Synagogue Visioning and Planning, Edition 2
About this ebook
Without sidestepping tough realities, positive leaders can maintain focus on their communal vision while following a careful plan to implement change. Expert leadership consultant Robert Leventhal presents a step-by-step guide to stepping forward into that strategic change. Annotated guides explain how to form a committee, develop a planning calendar, gather and analyze input, and develop a vision for the future. Leventhal guides readers through a campaign for expanding leadership capacity by forming a planning committee and task forces. He uses real-life cases to illustrate the struggles and successes of strategic planning.
An essential volume for all religious community leaders in and outside the Jewish faith, Stepping Forward Together welcomes readers into a vigorous method of planning to achieve unparalleled community growth.
About the author
Robert Leventhal is the Leadership Director for the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism (USCJ). He is a trained leadership consultant and facilitates and directs over twenty-five workshops with professional and volunteer leaders rabbinical leaders to strengthen their synagogue by preparing a more effective strategic plan. He is the lead author of all of USCJ’s Sulam leadership training materials.
