The task of conducting a thoughtful and well facilitated review of a minister is often one tinged with anxiety not only for the minister and his/her spouse but also for the reviewers and the congregation. This is usually due to the many stories doing the rounds of poor processes, ministers and congregations getting badly hurt, issues not being dealt with and pastors resigning or being dismissed rather than being empowered to grow in leadership. Over the years, John Mark Ministries has worked with churches as they have reviewed their pastors and out of this experience has developed some tools and resources to assist. Continue reading “Pastoral Reviews”
Parish Recovery Teams – Anglican Diocese of Sydney Workshop 11
Training on Wednesday 5 November included exploring a model of church health and reflecting on how the processes of restoration operate. As a team we also worked through aspects of teaching that occur in recovery consultancies, especially explaining the nature of clergy abuse, the dynamics of power and the reasons why we use terms like ‘offender’, ‘abuse’ and ‘victim’. Notes from our session are on the Restoring Congregational Health Resource Site.
EPIC Conference
Even with three days (October 21-23) to cover the dynamics of conflict in Christian communities, Tim still had issues on the whiteboard to discuss and explore with Anglican clergy in Melbourne this week. The training was designed to provide both frameworks and practical strategies for dealing with the unique features of conflict in the church context. Continue reading “EPIC Conference”
Arrow Leadership Conference
Tim spent Wednesday 17 September teaching at the 2008 Arrow Leadership Conference in Melbourne. The main topic was conflict within Christian communities. Three sessions covered preparing for conflict, understanding personal conflict styles and managing conflict.
IGWA 2008 – Interserve Great Weekend Away
Forest Edge campsite at Neerim was a great environment for the Interserve Weekend Away. Tim worked through four studies in Second Corithians centred around the theme of ‘Service’. Both Merran and Tim enjoyed catching up with a number of friends and meeting new folk committed to serving God in some tough places of the world. He shared a little on mentoring and also conflict resolution. Please follow the links for access to the notes.