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WORKSHOPS

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What are the Healthy Congregations Workshops? The Healthy Congregations program is composed of six, six-hour workshops. Each is designed to help church leaders become effective stewards of their congregations. The goal of the thirty-six hour program is encourage and challenge key leaders in any congregation so that they become the experts on maintaining and improving congregational health. The series uses vignettes, case studies, workbooks, conversation and current research and experience in congregational life as a basis for learning that is interactive and thoughtful.		Who Teaches the Healthy Congregations Workshops?
		The workshops are taught by qualified and professionally trained Healthy Congregations workshop facilitators. They are designed to be flexible. There are a variety of time segments that can be combined and changed to meet the needs of congregations and participants.
What do the Healthy Congregations Workshops Encourage in Congregations? Each of the six workshops includes a focus on the development of useful skills for congregational leaders. Participants learn how they, as leaders, influence the health of the communities where they serve. The workshops enable participants to: Gain a renewed sense of purpose and mission Cultivate strong leadership capacities to challenge the congregation Learn how to develop healthy patterns of living together in community Learn to focus on strengths, resources, and options for the future Boost confidence in responding to challenges and opportunities Learn how to lead calmly and with thoughtfulness Reflect theologically about relationships Move the congregation toward healthy functioning
	Workshop 1 Creating Healthy Congregations Part Number: P101 This workshop focuses on the congregation’s ability to accept differences and to lead based on strength and mission. Price: $60 (unit of 10)
	Workshop 2 Healthy Congregations Respond to Anxiety and Change Part Number: P102 This workshop encourages the promotion of health as “responding” to anxiety and change, rather than “reacting” to it. It also lifts up the ability of communities to manage rather than deny conflict and to promote flexibility and creativity. Price: $60 (unit of 10)
	Workshop 3 Leadership in Healthy Congregations Part Number: P103 A major premise of this workshop is that leaders promote health through their presence and functioning, rather than programs or skills. It focuses on leadership through the lens of the leader’s ability to challenge and to provide immune capacities for the congregation. Price: $60 (unit of 10)
	Workshop 4 Relationships in Healthy Congregations Part Number: P104 The focus on relationships is described through the abilities to encourage grace and truth. There is discussion of the development of care and empowerment in healthy congregations. Price: $60 (unit of 10)
	Workshop 5 Healthy Congregations Develop Generous People Part Number: P105 Stewardship in this workshop is expanded as recognition of the Creator’s interdependent design of life. The workshop focuses on developing gratitude and generosity through the ability of the community to make decisions that combine money, resources, abilities and day to day living. Price: $60 (unit of 10)
	Workshop 6 The Spiritual Life of Healthy Congregations Part Number: P106 Spirituality is discussed as the ability to share and participate, rather than focus on the self. Hospitality for all and looking at life as a series of new beginnings is also a part of this resource. Price: $60 (unit of 10)