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2011-2012 Tending The Fire at the Living Waters Spiritual Center in Winslow Maine

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Dates for 2011 - 2012:

Opening Intensive:      October 11 - 14, 2011
Deepening Days:         November 3, 2011
                               December 1, 2011
                               February  2, 2012
                               March 1, 2012
Sending Retreat:        May  7 - 10, 2012
 
How do you maintain yourself in the midst of the demands of ministry?
Even at its best, pastoral ministry is a demanding profession.  And when conflicts rage in a congregation ... when old solutions don’t work any more ... when you have cared for those in pain and those with questions that don’t have easy answers ... how do you keep your balance in the midst of it all?
Tending the Fire is a process sponsored by the Board of Ministry and the Preachers’ Aid Society of New England.   It is based on Bowen Family Systems Theory as applied to the church. The basic text is Generation to Generation by Edwin Friedman. To learn more check out the brochure or click on the link to the “Tending the Fire” web page of Barbara Lemmel, one of the facilitators. www.tending-the-fire.com
 

 Click here for our 2011-12 Tending the Fire Brochure

2011-2012 Tending The Fire for Spouses of Clergy at Rolling Ridge Conference Center North Andover, MA

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Dates for 2011 - 2012:

Opening Retreat:        December 2-4, 2011

Deepening Day:          February  4,   2012

Sending Retreat:         March 16 - 18, 2012 

All human organizations -- including the church -- operate as systems of interpersonal relationships.  At their best, these systems draw out the best in their members.  At their worst, these systems become “stuck,” undermining and sabotaging even the most well-established relationships. 

As the spouse of the pastoral leader of the church, you can easily get caught in people’s expectations, both positive and negative. Finding your own place in those expectations isn’t easy, but it’s always worthwhile. 

Tending the Fire offers the spouse of the pastor perspective and tools to be more centered and more effective.

 
Tending the Fire is a process sponsored by the Board of Ministry and the Preachers’ Aid Society of New England.   It is based on Bowen Family Systems Theory as applied to the church. The basic text is Generation to Generation by Edwin Friedman. To learn more check out the brochure or click on the link to the “Tending the Fire” web page of Barbara Lemmel, one of the facilitators. www.tending-the-fire.com
 

 Click here for our 2011-12 Tending the Fire Brochure for Spouses of Clergy

 

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