Support Team: Onboarding Course
This course is designed to prepare Congregational Support Teams for the journey with their respective congregations. Support Team members are enrolled in spring or fall cohorts depending on their onboarding date.
Introduction
Community Covenant
Harmony Website Tour
Welcoming and Affirming Program Oversight
Support Team Role
Facilitator Role
How it Works: Program Flowchart
Ongoing Support Team Meetings
Closing Devotion - "All Are Welcome" CCS 276 - Beyond the Walls Choir
Devotion: Dwelling in the Word
Introduction: What is a One-to-One Visit?
What a One-to-One Is (Not)
Benefits of Building a Relational Culture of Organizing
Sustainable Action: Planting the Seeds of Relational Organizing By Rev. Louise Green
Week Two: Cohort Discussion
Preparation for One-to-One Visit
Best Practices for One-to-One Visits
How One-to-One Visits Will be Utilized in this Program
Closing Devotion
Devotion
Congregations and Conflict by Rev. Dr. Anita L. Bradshaw
What are the positive aspects of conflict?
Faithful Disagreement in Community of Christ
Faith Community as a System
Ten Tips on Handling Conflict
Strategies for Addressing Conflict in Congregations
Reflecting on Congregations and Conflict
Diffusing Strategies
Closing Devotion - CCS 327 "Weave" - Beyond the Walls Choir
Introduction
Devotion
Welcoming Statements
Welcoming Statement: Sample 1
Welcoming Statement: Sample 2
Welcoming Statement: Sample 3
Welcoming Statement: Sample 4
Case Study: "Everyone Welcome"
Summary
Celebration Service
Meet Your Facilitator
Alumni Congregations Program
Next Steps
Closing
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