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What's Happening Now

• A Gathering of Entrepreneurial Leaders--"Rethinking the Organization"--The focuse of the March 8-9, 2010 gathering of leaders will be the need to challenge the institutional assumptions and practices that keep us constrained to current paradigms of work.  Leadership to frame our conversation will be provided by Mr. Gary Shorb, Chief Executive Officer of Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare of Memphis, TN.  Leaders within the LeBonheur healthcare system have been rethinking health in ways that challenge the pracitce of both hospitals and congregations.  Gary will share the experience of a leader challenging an institution to rethink its purpose and the personal and professional risks that leaders face in doing this difficult work.
• We are hosting a series of conversations with entrepreneurial leaders related to the mission of the United Methodist Church who are actively working at this new form of leadership.  The conversations hosted by TMF are opportunities for leaders to share their work, learn from one another, and find support for their work which requires transformation of our institutions.