Facilitation Skills for Ministry
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Facilitation Skills for Ministry

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eBook - ePub

Facilitation Skills for Ministry

About this book

Facilitation is a way of leading which is empowering and participative.

The word 'facilitation' comes from the Latin 'to make easy' and facilitation is a way of managing processes that enable people to engage in learning, belonging, participating or growing.

This book is designed for those who wish to encourage and empower through their leadership skills. Facilitation is about managing process - drawing people in, enabling them to contribute and holding the boundaries and values of a context to create a safe and productive place. Many ministry training courses do not teach facilitation skills per se and ministers are often left to learn on the job. Some become effective facilitators through reflection on their practice, others develop tacit skills. Many others flounder when it comes to facilitating effectively and participatively.

In a culture where ministry roles increasingly involve community involvement and working with congregations who expect to participate in decision making and ministry, this skill set is one that is increasingly needed. This is particularly important in pioneer contexts where a more team-based approach is the norm.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Author information
  3. SPCK Library of Ministry
  4. Title page
  5. Imprint
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. How to use this book
  10. Introduction and overview
  11. 1. Values and attributes of effective facilitators
  12. 2. Basic facilitation skills
  13. 3. Culture setting: creating hospitable spaces
  14. 4. Group stages, culture and roles
  15. 5. Creative approaches to facilitation
  16. 6. Conflict, criticism and effective interventions
  17. 7. Beginnings and endings
  18. 8. Facilitating informal worship
  19. 9. Facilitating meetings
  20. 10. Facilitating learning and reflection
  21. 11. Facilitating decision-making processes
  22. 12. Facilitating change
  23. Bibliography
  24. Further reading
  25. Search items