$ Rethink Congregational Change: How Knowing Your Congregations Love Language Can Lead to New Life (Fresh Expressions)

Are you or your congregation seemingly stuck in a state of missional paralysis? Is it hard to build enough energy simply to keep going, much less start something new that reaches new people? Join a cohort of others for Rethink Congregational Change.

Churches and leaders across the country describe a state of burn out. One aspect of burn-out is empathy fatigue. Our ability to feel compassion is diminished. We go through the motions of ministry, but our heart feels cold and dead. Congregations collectively can fall into this loveless state as well.

How can leaders find our passion for ministry again? How can congregations get excited about serving local communities amid what seems like a chain of unending challenges?

Key Premises of this Academy:

• Every congregation has a primary love language, and a dark side.
• Every pastor has a primary love language, and a dark side.
• When we learn to communicate in each other’s love language we can build trust.
• When we trust each other, we can journey together from the center to experiment on the edge.
• Every community needs a congregation reaching out in love.

New life can take place in this love triangle of congregation, pastor, and community!

DETAILS

• Wednesdays from 2pm-4pm Eastern
• May 4 / 11 / 18
• Presenters: Michael Beck, Sarah Keasler, Mitch Marcello & Jorge Acevedo