understanding your church family
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Understanding Your Church Family. Elder-Pastor Retreat Oregon Christian Convention January 25 th , 2014. Characteristics of a Healthy Church. Characteristics of Healthy Churches. God’s Empowering Presence God-Exalting Worship Spiritual Disciplines Learning & Growing in Community - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1. God’s Empowering Presence
2. God-Exalting Worship
3. Spiritual Disciplines
4. Learning & Growing in Community
5. Loving & Caring Relationships
6. Servant-Leadership Development
7. Outward Focus
8. Wise Administration/Accountability
9. Networking with the Larger Church
10.Faithful Stewardship and Generosity
Linear Thinking
Circular Thinking
Emotional
Feelings
Rational
Thoughts
C: triangulated by A or B
A B
Church member
Minister
Elders
Emotional Process – Conflict MGT
Where one person ends, and another begins
The line between who I am, what I can do, what my responsibility is, and who others are, what they can do, what their responsibilities are.
1. Do not interrupt the law of Cause and Effect (Sowing and Reaping)
2. Be Responsible “to” others, but do not be “over-responsible” for others
3. Identify what YOU have the Power to do
4. Respect the boundaries other people set for themselves
5. Check your motives
6. Evaluate for harm, not hurt
7. Don’t be Reactive. Be Proactive and Assertive