Mary Andrews College – Theological and Pastoral Perspectives on Trauma (Seminar 1)

Great to spend the afternoon with students from Mary Andrews College in Sydney as part of their Theological and Pastoral Perspectives on Trauma seminar unit. Tim brought a Biblical reflection from Luke 4 and Isaiah 61 before reflecting on the nature of trauma, aspects of a traumatic event, longer-term responses to trauma, cognitive processes and trauma, and principles of trauma informed pastoral care.

The Phoenix Australia resources he referred to are available below.

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Mentoring Leadership – Workshop 7

The seventh and final of a series of workshops with members of the Transform Southern Sydney mentoring group occurred on zoom this morning. Tim commenced with a word study on ‘imitate’ (mimeomai) in the New Testament and we considered its implications for mentoring. We reflected on the interpersonal skill of self-disclosure in mentoring and the dynamic of transference. We spent time considering common sources of pressure from subconscious processes and supporting mentors through Sabbaticals. It has been a delight to spend time with the mentoring group in the workshops.

Notes from the workshops are in the team Dropbox.

Presbyterian Church of Queensland – Church Health Facilitation Team Training

Our next stage of training a new Church Health Facilitation Team for the Presbyterian Church of Queensland went live via Zoom this morning.  Following a Biblical reflection on Ephesians 4, Tim built on the Church Life Cycle model by explaining church size dynamics (family, pastoral, program, and corporate sizes). We continued developing facilitation skills and finished considering principles for working with rural churches.

The notes and resources can be found in the SharePoint folder.

Leading Change and Transition – Seminar 3

Tim continued the seminar series Transform Southern Sydney is hosting for leaders on change and transition leadership (on zoom from Victoria today). Key topics covered in this third seminar included leading specific types of change and transition: pastoral transition, founder’s transition, and mergers. Tim walked the group through the Leaving Well, Beginning Well, and Exit Interviews resources the Johnmark Extension has developed and their application for pastoral transitions.

Notes and resources are in the team Dropbox.