Healthy Congregations Workshop
The Healthy Congregations Workshop uses the insights of family systems theory to help church leaders become more effective stewards of their congregation's health.
Berlin Mennonite Church will host this workshop, which will be led by Bill Blank, associate director of Lombard Mennonite Peace Center in Lombard, Illinois.
Who will benefit?
This workshop is desgined for pastors and other church staff, lay leaders and other congregational members. It is for anyone interested in enhancing their capacity to manage self in a non-anxious and responsible way, whether in the church, the home, the workplace, or the community.
Workshop Schedule
Friday, April 5
6:30-7 p.m. Registration
7-9:30 p.m. What is Systems Thinking?
Video Case Study: "The Anxious Congregation/The Responsible Congregation"
Saturday, April 6
9-10:30 a.m. Healthy Congregations Respond to Anxiety
Healthy Congregations Invite Differentiation of Self
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45-Noon Healthy Congregations Focus on Strength
Healthy Congregations Manage Conflict
Noon-1 p.m. Lunch
1-2:30 p.m. In Healthy Congregations, Leaders Challenge People
In Healthy Congregations, Leaders Focus on Mission
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-4:30 p.m. In Healthy Congregations, Leaders Promote Health Through their Presence and Functioning
Planning for a Healthier Congregation