Read To Lead
Event Details
Read to Lead · 2027 Clergy Ethics Book Discussion Series
Read to Lead is a four-session series for commissioned and ordained ministers of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Through guided book discussions, participants will reflect on how to discern and practice what is right in complex ministry situations.
Meeting schedule
The group meets four times in 2027, with one discussion each in February, April, June, and October. Each 90-minute session takes place on Zoom at 6:00 p.m. Central / 7:00 p.m. Eastern.
Thursday, February 4, 2027
Thursday, April 1, 2027
Thursday, June 3, 2027
Thursday, October 7, 2027
Ethics credit and required preparation
To earn ethics credit, you must attend at least three of the four discussions. Before each discussion you attend, you must finish reading the assigned book and set aside time for personal reflection.
Each session includes a facilitated discussion, opportunities to apply ethical insights to ministry, and ethics reflection questions.
Registration fee
$30.00 for the series. Scholarships are available. Details will be announced.
2027 book selections
Strength to Love by Martin Luther King Jr.
Trauma and Grace by Serene Jones
Strong Ground by Brené Brown
Dancing in Wind: An Adaptive Leadership Framework for Church Revitalization in an Age of AI by Paul Moon
Facilitators
Apostle John C. Harvey serves as Regional Associate for the Living Waters Region in Michigan and leads Serenity Christian Church in Hazel Park, which he founded in 1994. He holds a Master of Divinity from Yale University Divinity School and was a Fellow in Pastoral Leadership Development at Princeton Theological Seminary. His experience spans congregational ministry, campus ministry at Wayne State University, and community leadership focused on equity and social justice.
The Rev. Dr. Beth Rupe serves as Minister of Disciples Women for the Living Waters Region and as pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Henry, Illinois. She holds a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Lexington Theological Seminary. A former outpatient therapist, she brings experience in pastoral ministry, clergy ethics, theological education, and the development of Bible studies and worship resources.