2010 Pastoral Leadership Series The Whole Organizes the Parts: Leadership and the Congregation as a Family System The Samaritan Counseling Center is pleased to announce its 2010 Pastoral Leadership Series: The Whole Organizes the Parts: Leadership and the Congregation as a Family System. The series, open to any interested clergy person and professional church staff, consists of a quarterly breakfast at which a topic related to family systems is presented, followed by an opportunity to attend a three-session group the next month. The groups allow participants to explore a more in-depth understanding of the topic in an environment of collegial support and mutual learning, and include integrative work to help with practical application of the theory. Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. -Corinthians 12: 14:20 New International Version Although Paul was writing many years before Dr. Murray Bowen (1913-1990), his systems theory helps us to understand and apply the “one body with many parts” concept Paul describes. Our 2010 clergy breakfasts and leadership groups will utilize Bowen Family Systems theory, modern neuroscience and psychology, and Biblical texts to assist clergy to develop a deeper understanding of the congregation as a complex interdependent emotional system, the unique challenges to differentiated leadership for clergy, and practical application of theory. The leadership series is offered as part of our expanding Clergy and Congregation Care Program. The Congregation as an Emotional System: Abraham, Revisited January 21, 2010 Clergy Breakfast 7:30 am - 9:00 am St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church 10 Delp Road Corner of Delp Road and Lititz Pike In this presentation introducing family systems theory, we will use the lens of Biblical personalities to explore key concepts such as the balance between individuality and togetherness; the interaction of the whole with the parts; the multi-generational transmission of anxiety; binding anxiety through creating triangles; what happens when leaders over or under function; and self-differentiation. There is no charge for the clergy breakfast for our partner churches (information on the partner program may be found here). For non-partner clergy, the cost of the breakfast is $10. To register by phone, please contact Barbara Tolbert at 717-560-9969, extension 256 or email at btolbert@scclanc.org. Payment must be received at the time of registration. You may also print the registration form. We accept Mastercard, Visa and Discover. Registration must be received at least one week in advance of the breakfast. Leadership Group Series The three session group series following each breakfast allows participants to explore a more in-depth understanding of the particular subject related to family systems introduced at each breakfast in an environment of collegial support and mutual learning. Each series also includes time devoted to integrative work to help with practical application of the theory, and to acquire the skills needed for shifting from a stress-based reaction to the non-anxious presence that is a key concept in the systems model. Contemplative prayer, neurologically validated meditative techniques to calm anxiety and enhance cognition, and other related practices will be incorporated. February 11, 2010 · When Anxiety Hits the System. . . "Take us back to Egypt!" February 18, 2010 · How God Changes Your Brain: Care of Self as Care for the Congregation February 25, 2010 · Self-Differentiated Leadership: The Story of Esther This series will be held at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 750 Greenfield Road in Lancaster from 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM. The cost of the series is $75 for partner clergy (information on the partner program may be found here) and $100 for non-partner clergy. Payment must be received with registration. There is a discount for registering for the full year group series when registered by January 29, 2010. The cost for partner clergy is $285 and for non-partner clergy is $385. To register by phone, please contact Barbara Tolbert at 717-560-9969, extension 256 or email at btolbert@scclanc.org. You may also print the registration form. We accept Mastercard, Visa and Discover. Registration must be received at least one week in advance of the start of the series. Mark Your Calendars! 2010 Clergy Breakfast Dates January 21 April 15 September 16 November 11 2010 Leadership Groups February 11, 18 and 25 May 6, 13 and 20 October 7, 14 and 21 November 18 and December 2
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