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Conflict brings particular challenges for those in leadership, as they face calls to implement change while managing tense relationships, all of which comes at a personal cost.
Transforming Conflict 2: Building Resilient Leadership is an advanced course designed for those who have begun to implement the learning of the foundation course Transforming Church Conflict or Transforming Conflict 1 and are looking for encouragement to:
This three-day residential course weaves together the learning of the foundation course with contextual experience brought by the participants from their church and other Christian settings, to explore what it means to be a resilient leader in the face of conflict. Acknowledging that change is often a disorienting experience for individuals and communities, the course explores the skills, self-awareness, and theological grounding needed to lead intentionally and live faithfully as ministers of reconciliation in practice. We recommend that to gain full benefit from this course, a period of at least 12 months should be left between attending Transforming Church Conflict or Transforming Conflict 1 and this course.
Transforming Conflict 2: Building Resilient Leadership draws on Bridge Builders courses of leading similar training since 1996, and our commitment to peace-making.
By the end of the course we expect that you will have:
Liz Griffiths is Director of Training for Bridge Builders. She is an Anglican Priest and has a broad experience of both parish ministry and adult education. Liz has worked in city centre and urban estate parishes, and as Vice-Principal of the Eastern Region Ministry Course, helping to train ordained and lay ministers.
Rupert Ward is a Bridge Builders Training Partner. He leads a church in the centre of Edinburgh and is increasingly devoting time to training and facilitation of leadership groups in other churches & charities. He has trained in facilitation, counselling and theology.
Sandra Cobbin is an independent trainer, mediator and consultant based in Glasgow and working all over the UK. Her work focuses on resourcing church leaders through leadership development, including finding ways to explore power and leadership. She also works with leadership teams in churches, cathedrals and in the charity sector.
Monday 31 March: arrival 3:00pm; 4.00pm-6:00pm; 7.30pm-9.00pm
Tuesday 1 April: 9:00am-1:00pm; 3.30pm-6.00pm; 7.30pm-9.00pm
Wednesday 2 April: 9:00am-1:00pm; 2:00pm-6.00pm
Thursday 3 April: 9:00am-1:00pm
The full cost of the course is £595.
A training manual, accommodation, meals and refreshments are included in the fee.
Bursaries: if you are on a low income, a bursary may be available to help cover the cost of attending. Please see the bursary information page.
To apply, add a ticket to your cart below. Applications remain provisional until Bridge Builders has received a deposit of £150. The balance of the fee is due eight weeks before the start of the course (i.e. by Monday 9 December 2024). Once accepted, the £150 deposit is non-refundable. The full fee is owed if a place is cancelled within eight weeks of the course start date (i.e. from Monday 9 December 2024 onwards). Please see our terms and conditions and data protection policy.
If no more places are available and you would like to be added to a waiting list, please contact us on 020 3968 4999 or email bb@bbministries.org.uk.
Please note: If a third party (eg. Diocese) is paying for your ticket, please book using your own name and contact details. Select direct bank transfer as the payment option and you will receive an order confirmation containing bank details. You can either pay directly, or forward the order confirmation to the third party for payment.
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