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This is an online class on November 27th, from 10am-12pm GMT.All leaders are required to bring change. Change enables groups to move forwards to their goals, but change is often resisted because with it comes a sense of loss. This predictable resistance that is evoked by the natural group anxiety that comes from change can either be successfully managed by a leader and lowered leading to greater team health and buy-in, or it can be ignored and mishandled leading to the sabotage and failure of the entire project.Furthermore, it is no surprise that ministry leaders, and particularly church planters, are vulnerable to burnout that comes from a breakdown through the unbearable weight of emotional stress accumulated over a period of time typically through managing a team, committee or congregation that is highly anxious in the face of significant change.Leaders can learn to manage anxious teams, groups or congregation so that everyone can feel heard and the change project can be achieved with minimal damage. However, such healthy navigation requires leaders to identify the early warning signs of group anxiety, and the rising emotional burden upon themselves in order to maintain healthy, differentiated and clear-headed.During an interactive session we'll be exploring three core relational patterns that contribute to emotional stress in congregations, elderships and staff teams. These include: relational triangles; over functioning/under functioning dynamics; and the togetherness/independence scale.The online session is aimed at those who have experience of the unique challenges of Christian ministry, and have an interest in developing their diagnostic skills of leadership care for both themselves and those that they lead.The session will be led by Matt Waldock the pastor of City church Manchester and the director of Gospel Coaching UK.

Managing teams, either staff or volunteers is a complex and nuanced dance to get everyone pulling in the same direction. This course examines vital patterns and key tools to notice and apply when a team is facing significant change and feeling anxious.

Leading Anxious Teams Through Change, 27 November

Matthew Waldock

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