Covering topics from pastoral skills to leadership development religious trends in America, the Diocese' webinar series is designed to deliver training, skill development, and timely information from subject matter experts to clergy and lay leaders at that the least possible cost and with convenient access.
Facilitation Skills for Parish Leaders
Kenneth Kovach
Kenneth Kovach
Facilitation Series to Focus on Group Processes
Meetings, committees, parish councils, and ministry teams are critical to a well functioning vibrant parish. Yet in many parishes the effective working of these groups is far from effective. Meetings go on endlessly. The same topics are covered monthly --with seemingly the same start and end points. Side conversations interrupt meeting flow. Factions bicker.Murky decisions; lack of follow up action.
As a result nothing significant gets accomplished, competent people are reluctant to participate since useful contributions are painful or impossible and helpful meeting/group outcomes are rare.
To build parish strengths for keeping on track during meetings, building consensus not factionalism and having effective group conversations on important issues facing the parish, the Diocese of the Midwest will offer a multi-part series of online webinars on Facilitation Skills for Parish Life hosted by the Parish Health Ministry and presented by Kenneth Kovach --experienced trainer, coach and educator.
The sessions are free and open to all parish leaders --clergy and laity.
Our next offering will be Tools for Divergent and Convergent Thinking (part II) - 7:00 PM CDT/8:00 PM EDT March 23, 2010. Register
