Navigating Relational Dynamics in Ministry
Navigating Relational Dynamics in Ministry
GOAL FOR SEMINAR: The seminar participants will develop a mindset and skills to better navigate the messy and complex relational dynamics that are inevitable in any human organization, especially the church.
SATURDAY
Main Session 1 - What Makes Navigating Relational So Stinkin’ Hard?
SESSION MATERIALS
Readings/handouts
FOR FURTHER STUDY *
Watch (Just for the fun of it) OK Go’s music video “This Too Shall Pass”; It's awesome. It is one BIG Rube Goldberg machine (illustrating the complexities of human relationships)
Watch Kathryn Schultz explain On Being Wrong TEDTalk
Watch Isaac Lidski’s “What Reality Are You Creating for Yourself?”
Explore the long list of Cognitive Biases that affect our judgments and that can create conflict with others
Take the 16 Personalities test. Which one are you more like?
Take the DiSC Profile test. How differently do you see the world than others?
Main Session 2 - Creating a Culture of Healthy Relational Dynamics
SESSION MATERIALS
Session 2 Slide Deck: Creating a Culture of Healthy Relational Dynamics
Readings/handouts
Read Chapter 1 - “Every Church is a Culture” from A Church Called Tov by Scot McKnight.
FOR FURTHER STUDY *
Watch Crucial Conversations with Joseph Greney
Watch the movie, 12 Angry Men [1.5 hours] (I don't know if this link will work for you. You may need to log in on your own account, but hey let's give it a try.)
(Wiki Overview: "12 Angry Men is a 1957 American legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, adapted from a 1954 teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. The film tells the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of a teenager charged with murder on the basis of reasonable doubt; disagreement and conflict among them force the jurors to question their morals and values.")
It’s a fascinating film exploring the complex dynamics of relationships, perspective, interpretation, and consensus.
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