The Think Abouts available on-line at present include:
Communications and how to conduct better meetings.
Conflict and how to better resolve it.
Council Retreats: How to plan and lead a retreat to help your congregation find its vision, including a sample agenda.
Critiquing others in a way that promotes growth and understanding.
Delegating
Working with Difficult People.
Characteristics of a Good Manager.
Governance and how to lead.
Leadership: How to cultivate leadership talent within your congregation.
Listening and hearing.
Meeting Monsters: Managing those little pests that impede the flow of your agenda!
Mutual Ministry Committees: What they are and how to get one started.
Parish Nursing: What can a parish-based nursing ministry offer to your congregation?
Peace: What are the ingredients of peace--whether on the school yard or the world stage?
Nominating Committees: Some suggestions for these vital committees as they go about their task.
Speaking in public.
Time Management and how to delegate.
Visioning: Help your congregation refine its vision by looking at its Service, Support, Witness, Worship and Learning, or base your work on the four functions identified in the book of Acts: Didache, kerygma, koinonia, and diakonia.
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