Southwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA
Congregational Resource Team
Advocates for healthy & effective mission
Serving churches with a desire to improve communication skills, strengthen leadership, and deepen congregational life, the Congregational Resource Team works to:
- strengthen congregations and their leadership
- encourage leaders to focus on strength
- encourage leaders and congregations to ask the helpful questions
- encourage new paradigms/ways of thinking
- support movement to a more vital ministry
- engage leaders in Bowen Family/Emotional Systems Theory
- help to get the congregation unstuck
The Congregational Resource Team Services
Consultation With Congregation Councils
Unsure of what will be most helpful to your congregation? Congregational History Night? Congregational Interviews? Congregational Mission Focus? Call Process Options? Classes and Workshops? Team members can help you decide.
Congregational Interview & Recommendation Consultation
The Congregational Resource Team listens to members and staff to identify patterns and to suggest an environment that can foster better communication and seek change.
Call Preparations
Team members work with the congregational leadership to look at patterns and behaviors that might impact upon a new partnership in ministry.
Congregational Partnerships
Team members help congregations in designing and strengthening partnership agreements.
Workshops
A variety of workshops are available on several topics.
Congregational Interview & Recommendation Consultation
The Congregational Resource Team listens to members and staff to identify patterns and to suggest an environment that can foster better communication and seek change.
Congregational History Timeline
Team facilitators lead the congregation through a timeline of significant events in the life of the congregation. Members discover both positive and negative behaviors that repeat. All are encouraged to celebrate positive actions and to avoid repeating negative reactions.
Case Study Reviews
Leaders – lay or clergy - present a case study from your congregation to the Congregational Resource Team for observation and reflection.
Coaching
Team members are available for coaching for lay and clergy leaders as well as Congregation Councils.
Connect With The Team
Contact Rev. Stephen Cook for more information.
There my be a charge for some services.