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 6:30 p.m - 9 p.m. - Friday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Saturday
How can a congregation recognize and address anxiety before that anxiety fuels destructive conflict within the faith community? What can church leaders do to become more aware of their own emotional reactivity, and the way that their presence influences the ebb and flow of anxiety within a congregation?
Congregational leaders will find help with such questions at the Healthy Congregations workshops provided by the Center for Formation & Mission of the Diocese of Mississippi and presented by The Rev. Chip Davis.
The Healthy Congregations workshop helps clergy and lay leaders understand their congregations as emotional systems in which the functioning of each member has an effect upon the health and well-being of the entire church. Building on the work of Dr. Murray Bowen, Dr. Edwin Friedman, and Dr. Peter Steinke, the Healthy Congregations workshop equips pastors and lay leaders to function as a congregation's immune system, such that anxiety is not allowed to become infectious and, thus, not bring polarization and division to a church system.
The Healthy Congregations workshop is highly interactive using videotapes, case studies, workbooks, and discussion to help participants learn how to prevent destructive conflict and encourage congregational health.
Fr. Davis has been trained by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC) to present the Healthy Congregations workshop. Chip has 20 years experience in Family Systems Theory and has served often as a diocesan consultant for vacancies and conflict resolution and is the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, in Natchez.
* All congregations are encouraged to send a team for the Healthy Congregations workshop. The cost is $30 per individual or a maximum of $100 per team. Click here to print a registration form.
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