Vocational Pathways of Pagan Leadership
Dr. Jonathan White, Ph.D.

At the 2008 National Capital Region Pagan Leadership Conference, Dr. Jonathan White presented "The Five Vocational Pathways of Pagan Priest/esshood" to a very receptive audience. Responding to conference feedback, the planners invited Dr. White back to continue the discussion in 2009, and it became clear that this profound system for assessing the personal strengths and weaknesses of Pagan leaders needed a more intensive venue for those who left wanting more. Using a mixture of lecture, break-out, and small group discussion, participants will identify the vocational pathway(s) of members of their home organizations (as well as their own), explore ways that these gifts and leadership styles can be best used in the context of the real-life challenges Pagan organizations face, and address the difference between vocations being labored in a good way, a superficial way, a negligent way, and an abusive way... and how to avoid and deal with such situations. The Five Vocations Pathways that Dr. White identifies are: The Prophetic Pathway (Teacher), The Shamanic Pathway (Guide), The Devotional Pathway (Mystic), The Pastoral Pathway (Counselor), and The Visionary Pathway (Organizer).

Thursday
07:00pm - 08:00pm - Welcome/Orientation & Opening Ceremony
08:00pm - 09:00pm - Course Preparation Session

Friday
Note: This course does not meet Friday. It has been reformatted to a one day training on Saturday.

Saturday
09:00am - 10:00am - The Five Vocational Pathways: Understanding the Model
10:00am - 11:00pm - Daring To Dare: Shamanic Vocations in Your Organization
11:00am - 12:00pm - Preach It & Teach It: Prophetic Vocations in Your Organization
01:00pm - 02:00pm - Brought In These Ways: Devotional Vocations in Your Organization
02:00pm - 03:00pm - Healing Ourselves, Among Others: Pastoral Vocations in Your Organization
03:00am - 04:00pm - The Blessed Dirty Apron: Visionary Vocations in Your Organization
04:00pm - 05:00pm - Converging Pathways: Organizational Theory and Practice

Sunday
09:00am - 10:30am - Evaluations & Presentations
10:30am - 12:00pm - Plenary and Closing Ceremony