church consulting – Tim Dyer – The Johnmark Extension

29 March, 20231 April, 2023

Baptist Churches of NSW and ACT – Church Consultancy Training

Tim and I were privileged to spend time with the Specialised Consultancy Team and Regional Ministers at the Ministry and Learning Centre in Macquarie Park. We spent time reflecting on Acts 15 before working through a range of resources to assist churches who are navigating conflict. We outlined Christopher Moore’s 5 causal elements of conflict before revisiting the 5 categories of conflict. We included practical skilling around facilitating listening groups and the Samoan circle. We shared updated versions of resources. Alan Kelshaw, one of the highly experienced former members of the team has recently published on navigating conflict and gave us permission to use his helm model. See Navigating Community Conflict for more on the HELM model.

The notes and resources can be found in SharePoint.

10 March, 202312 March, 2023

On the job in Perth

It was a privilege for two Tassie boys to get a bit of sunshine in WA from March 6-10.

We have enjoyed some consulting work in Perth, meeting with a wide range of clergy and lay people considering the future of the church.

13 February, 202323 March, 2023

Local church consulting in Lismore

Tim and I experienced the misty mornings and intense heat of Lismore over the weekend of February 10-12.

We have enjoyed some consulting work here, meeting a wide range of people and assisting a local church considering their future.

1 December, 202223 March, 2023

Working with a local church community in Geelong

Tim and I had the opportunity head to Geelong for the day.

We appreciated the chance to meet with the leadership team and some key members of a local church community who were processing some challenges.

9 November, 202211 May, 2023

Baptist Churches of NSW and ACT – Church Consultancy Training

Back again to Macquarie Park! Again with the Specialised Consultancy Team at the Ministry and Learning Centre for the Baptist Association of NSW and ACT. We started by reflecting on insights from Appreciative Enquiry (Ai) and its place in Complicated and Complex Systems. We then explored the benefits of taking an Assets Based Community Development (ABCD) in church consulting.

The notes and resources can be found in SharePoint.

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