Hilldale UMC Invites Local Church Leaders to Health Congregations
Dear Colleagues in Ministry,
Joyfully, I share this good news with you! While the following statistics are somewhat shocking, there is help available for all of our congregations:
- Eighty-four percent of all congregations have conflicts or dysfunctional energy preventing or impeding critical ministries due to the dysfunction of one person or family.
- In the majority of larger congregations, there is an unhealthy and toxic influence of persons who use money, threats of leaving the church and other power plays to control the flow of ministry.
- Ninety percent of congregations are ill-equipped to deal with difficult persons and thus, they pretend difficult people are not there, or they avoid the conflict, or they tolerate difficult people on the grounds that “it’s the Christian thing to do.”
Our church is offering a training event titled “Healthy Congregations” on Saturday, August 12, 9 – 4:30. This event’s design helps congregations develop truly healthy responses in dealing with such people and in taking healthy steps forward in mission and ministry. What’s even better is that instead of costing $89 as in other places, we are offering this event for $30 for one person and $45 for two who share a manual.
If you are like me, in my past there have been certain people in some congregations with whom I wanted help. They may have openly created conflict or acted passive aggressively. They may have been starters or conduits of gossip. They have other unhealthy dysfunctions and, like me, you’d wish the leadership of the church would deal with them. Sometimes, they are the leadership!
The leadership for this event is the best in Bob Williamson of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC), Lombard, Illinois. The Peace Center teaches principles that really do work from what I’ve experienced in my training with them.
So, our congregation invites you, your church leaders, and yes, even your difficult people (so they can see themselves) to this training event. More details about this event are in the enclosed flyer. If you have questions for me, call me at 931-647-2249.
May Christ’s grace and peace always flow in and through you,
Skip Armistead
Pastor, Hilldale UMC
Workshop Location:
Hilldale United Methodist Church
1751 Madison Street
Clarksville, Tennessee 37043
(Across from Chic-fil-A)
For additional information and registration form go to the website www.hilldaleumc.org and select "Healthy Congregations."
Joyfully, I share this good news with you! While the following statistics are somewhat shocking, there is help available for all of our congregations:
- Eighty-four percent of all congregations have conflicts or dysfunctional energy preventing or impeding critical ministries due to the dysfunction of one person or family.
- In the majority of larger congregations, there is an unhealthy and toxic influence of persons who use money, threats of leaving the church and other power plays to control the flow of ministry.
- Ninety percent of congregations are ill-equipped to deal with difficult persons and thus, they pretend difficult people are not there, or they avoid the conflict, or they tolerate difficult people on the grounds that “it’s the Christian thing to do.”
Our church is offering a training event titled “Healthy Congregations” on Saturday, August 12, 9 – 4:30. This event’s design helps congregations develop truly healthy responses in dealing with such people and in taking healthy steps forward in mission and ministry. What’s even better is that instead of costing $89 as in other places, we are offering this event for $30 for one person and $45 for two who share a manual.
If you are like me, in my past there have been certain people in some congregations with whom I wanted help. They may have openly created conflict or acted passive aggressively. They may have been starters or conduits of gossip. They have other unhealthy dysfunctions and, like me, you’d wish the leadership of the church would deal with them. Sometimes, they are the leadership!
The leadership for this event is the best in Bob Williamson of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC), Lombard, Illinois. The Peace Center teaches principles that really do work from what I’ve experienced in my training with them.
So, our congregation invites you, your church leaders, and yes, even your difficult people (so they can see themselves) to this training event. More details about this event are in the enclosed flyer. If you have questions for me, call me at 931-647-2249.
May Christ’s grace and peace always flow in and through you,
Skip Armistead
Pastor, Hilldale UMC
Workshop Location:
Hilldale United Methodist Church
1751 Madison Street
Clarksville, Tennessee 37043
(Across from Chic-fil-A)
For additional information and registration form go to the website www.hilldaleumc.org and select "Healthy Congregations."
