Have you ever felt like your rabbinate and/or your institution were in a rut or that the key to breaking out of it was radical disruption but you didn’t know where to start? 

Successful coaching team - Diana L. Ho (www.ManagementArts.com) and Rabbi Paul Kipnes (www.orami.org) share approaches to disrupting your rabbinate. For Rabbi Kipnes, the successes over five years were undeniable: 30% membership expansion (from 312 households), 220% High Holy Day Appeal increase, revolutionary new community organizing efforts, clear personal and synagogue strategic plans, reshaped synagogue staff for excellence, accomplished even while taking a sabbatical and enduring the Woolsley wildfire that burned 97,000 acres surrounding his shul.

Participants will take away time-tested tips and tools including the one-page strategic plan, the fundraising pyramid, self-care guidelines, and suggestions for accessing wisdom with limited resources. This session is designed for rabbis working outside of the congregation, as well as those working in synagogues of all sizes.

Rabbi Paul Kipnes’ article Disruptive Judaism: Will Your Synagogue Be Beit Blockbuster or Kehillat Netflix? described the results of his coaching journey went viral, and in this session he tells the story behind the successful disruption. Organizational development consultant and executive coach Diana L. Ho, whose practice includes corporate, non-profit and faith-based organizations shares her perspectives about successful (and unsuccessful) organizational and individual transformations.