Renewal retreats – Page 2 – Tim Dyer

11 November, 202211 May, 2023

Ministry Renewal Retreats Victoria – Facilitators Training

Great to be back with the facilitators of Ministry Renewal Retreats Victoria for their final training day of 2022. Tim and I enjoyed the day’s training again at St James Old Cathedral, particularly the great lunch spots nearby!

We began the day with a Biblical reflection on joy. We then explored recent work on anxiety and stress in ministry, reflecting on strategies facilitators could use in retreats to support pastors and leaders. To finish the day we assessed ourselves against the Renewal Retreat Facilitation Competencies.

The new resources are in our shared Dropbox.

17 September, 201926 October, 2019

Spiritual Renewal Groups – Facilitators Training PCA Queensland – 17-19 September

An encouraging time with the facilitators of Spiritual Renewal Retreats hearing of the impact of retreats on clergy in Queensland. We worked through a range of facilitation skills, workshops and updated training processes. Notes are shared to our dropbox.

2 September, 20193 September, 2019

Focus on Ministry–Facilitators Training

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It was great to be back with the facilitators of the FOM Retreat groups in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. In the workshop today we covered facilitation skills, emotional and social intelligence, church systems, and self care practices. Notes are in our shared dropbox.

28 May, 201928 May, 2019

Ministry Renewal Retreats Victoria

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One of the assignments I particularly enjoy each year is the residential training of facilitators for Ministry Renewal Retreats in Victoria. These retreats are a three year commitment for a group of pastors or leaders to journey together toward personal and leadership renewal. We know anecdotally that for each cycle of three years one person makes the decision to stay in ministry who would otherwise have left.

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19 June, 201825 June, 2018

Ministry Renewal Retreats Victoria Facilitator’s Training 2018

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Great to be back at Wycliffe Retreat Centre at Kangaroo Ground for the 2018 Facilitators Training for Ministry Renewal Retreats Victoria. The topics we covered this year include: Facilitation Skills, Resilience Plans, Covenant Setting, The Formation Retreat Process, Healthy Leadership and Teamwork. All of the notes are in our team dropbox.

Welcome

Welcome to ‘the johnmark extension’, my current primary website. If you have attended a seminar or training day that I have facilitated, the notes and resources should be linked below in my ministry blog.

The ‘johnmark extension’ provides leadership training in a wide range of areas oriented toward the professional learning of pastors and the leaders of Christian and not for profit organisations. See the areas in which I am currently teaching and training
Leadership Development Workshops.

Many of these resources have also been shared on
The Christian Leadership Exchange

Developed out of our mentoring training, the MEQ course, which is offered in a range of formats from ACT accredited through to workshop based short courses, there is a resources site for leaders who mentor others. Check out resources on The Mentor Exchange

Over recent years teaching skills in Conflict Management has become an area in its own right for me. Find conflict resources and training in peacemaking here:
Peace Train