Work & Spirit Series
CRANALEITH MASTER SEMINARS: Advanced Professional Development for Facilitators and Leaders of Faith-Based Organizations (for a detailed overview of the first two seminars, please click here)
(PLEASE NOTE: The Seminar scheduled for February 28-March 1, 2012, is now also open to facilitators, staff and leaders of non-profit organizations, including those in education, health care and social service. For a seminar overview, please click here.)
Presenter: Marisa Guerin, Ph.D.
The Master Seminar series is designed for those who lead or facilitate organizations such as communities of vowed religious women or men, religiously sponsored hospitals or educational ministries, local congregations and social service ministries. The Seminar is open to participants from all faith traditions and assumes an existing base of skills and experience. The seminar format emphasizes collegial exploration of advanced topics through discussion, reflection and case consultation.
Seminar #1: “Exploring the Psychodynamics of Systems”
Date: February 21-23 or February 28-March 1, 2012
Time: Noon Tuesday to Noon Thursday
- The power of roles, boundaries and authority in system psychodynamics
- The complexities of decisions, conflict resolution and shared commitments
- The spirituality of facilitation and negative capability
- Structures and processes of containment for anxiety-producing work
Seminar #2: “Planning and Change for the Spirit-Led”
Date: July 10-12 or July 24-26, 2012
Time: Noon Tuesday to Noon Thursday
- Core concepts of organizational strategy as interpreted for faith communities
- Methods and formats for strategic planning in Boards, communities, and large and small groups that take their leading from the Spirit
- The rational, emotional, political and spiritual impacts of change
Cost: $950 per Seminar (includes lodging and meals); $500 for Religious Leaders
