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Healthy Boundaries Workshop for Rostered Ministers and Congregational Leaders

November 7, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church – Wauwatosa

1615 Wauwatosa Avenue
Wauwatosa, WI 53213 United States

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All rostered ministers are expected to participate in a boundaries training workshop every three years. This year’s event will be held in conjunction with the other synods in Region 5 (IL, WI, IA), and will include video presentations and table conversations. Lay staff members and other congregational leaders are welcome to attend, and childcare will be provided if requested. The Region 5 registration fee is $100/person, but GMS rostered ministers and lay leaders will receive a $50 reduced rate.
 
This workshop is the first in a projected three-year cycle of workshops, and in the coming years we will offer Gender Justice training and Anti-Racism training.

Agenda

8:30 am – Registration

9:00 am – Opening Worship

9: 45 am – Session 1: Definitions of Boundaries

What is our inherent knowledge about boundaries and how do we challenge Western tendencies towards isolation, encouraging a more integrated view of relationships?

10:45 am – Break

11:00 am Session 2: Personal to Professional Definitions

Introduce and summarize the ELCA Definitions and Guidelines, extrapolating key boundary definitions, theological underpinnings, and expected behaviors to help us define what professionalism means in rostered ministry.

12:00 pm – Lunch

1:00 pm – Synod Time

1:45 pm – Session 3: Compasses/Frameworks to Deter and Stop Boundary Violations

Practical compasses to help navigate boundary issues and how to balance over-involvement and neglect, understand power and vulnerability, and discern green, yellow, and red behaviors in various contexts.

2:30 pm – Questions and Answers/Wrap-up

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