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October and Beyond
Learning Opportunities at LMPC
Debbie,
October is time for the harvest, as all the dutiful planning for the year comes to fruition - vegetable, animal, relational and spiritual. If the dynamics of change are overwhelming, join us for a seminar to support seeing the systems at work around you and how to re-focus their energy.
Bowen Basics
(online) Nov 17-19
Building on LMPC’s Clergy Clinic tradition, Bowen Basics equips clergy to respond with greater clarity and steadiness while cultivating congregations where meaning, purpose, and belonging can flourish. Through family-of-origin reflection, case studies, and engagement with Bowen family systems theory through readings and presentations, participants will examine how relationships form and fracture, how blame and scapegoating develop, and how leaders can remain connected while taking clear, thoughtful I-positions.
We are returning to the beautiful Epworth retreat center, Georgia in February 2027. The schedule includes a free weekend to facilitate relaxation! Weekday presentations will focus on narrative identity, self-differentiation, active listening, and the role of storytelling in ministry. Our speakers are Dr. Barbara Laymon from the Bowen Center and Dr. Darla Deardorff, a UNESCO expert in intercultural competencies and storytelling. Come, relax and learn.
Regular peace circle practice in an organization can help build a culture of trust where differences can be explored with less anxiety. Learn to facilitate these times of connection and exploration. Participants will engage in key circle processes during the workshop. This experience will benefit all levels of leadership including pastors, lay leaders, youth leaders, and Sunday school teachers.
Learn to lead groups through interpretation of this instrument, resulting in team building and mutual understanding of each other's communication style preferences.
This quarterly session will address "The Friendly but Closed Church: Understanding boundaries, belonging and resistance to newcomers" by applying Salvador Minuchin’s concept of boundary patterns in systems - Rigid Boundaries, Diffuse Boundaries or Clear Boundaries.
Genogram study of your generational family patterns is a useful Bowen Family Systems tool for identifying your drivers and diffusing them if needed before they impact your ministry. Work with a trained coach to gain perspective.
This updated version of our classic Mediation Skills Training Institute focuses on preparing participants to serve on Shalom teams, supporting reconciliation within their church.
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