On Monday 18, August, members of the New South Wales Presbyterian Consultancy team met with Tim to reflect on conflicted situations in church life and to look at potential positive intervention strategies. The training day covered differences in consultation process, assessment tools, mediation skills, maintaining positive relationships and preparation for conflict. Continue reading “Presbyterian Churches of NSW – Consultancy Training Group”
Parish Recovery Consultancy Teams Training Workshop 10 Sydney
The Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Parish Recovery Teams met for training on Wednesday 13 August in West Concord. During the day’s training we reviewed the four central processes of recovery and looked at issues of conflict and consultancy during transition. Training notes will soon be available from the group website. Please check here for access instructions.
Church Consultancy Training Workshop 3 – Churches of Christ Victoria
Workshop 3 for the Churches of Christ Church Consultancy team was held in Melbourne on Tuesday 12th August. The notes from the training workshop are being updated on our team group site. Please contact Tim or Patricia if there is any difficulty accessing this site. Instructions are provided in this linked post.
good old country faith
12 principles for effective ministry in rural parishes
tim dyer, john mark ministries (tas)
Rural ministry has a real attraction. Idyllic settings, close caring communities, unhurried lifestyle. Yet these very advantages have their costs. Isolation, lack of resources, complex relationships. Rural ministry takes place within a culture surprisingly removed from the norms of urban life. There are important aspects of country culture to understand and embrace before attempting to lead a rural congregation into change. Continue reading “good old country faith”
Church Governance Training Workshop
John Mark Ministries conducted a training workshop on Church Governance in Melbourne on Saturday 28 June. The link to this set of notes has now been disabled.