march, 2020
27mar(mar 27)6:00 PM24apr(apr 24)8:30 PM
Event Details
Update [6/25/2020]: This event has been rescheduled to be held online July 17 – August 14, 2020. For more information, CLICK HERE.
Update [3/18/2020]: In light of the current coronavirus pandemic, this event has been postponed until further notice.
Fridays, March 27, April 3, April 17, and April 24, 2020 (6:00 PM – 8:30 PM)
Harris UMC, 20 S Vineyard Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96813
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Cost & Deadline: $25 by Monday, March 16, 2020, if you want the class instructor Winnie Ching to order your book. Otherwise, order a copy of The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation by Thomas Porter from Upper Room, Cokesbury, or Amazon.
About the Class:
- In this course, we will explore different ways of constructively resolving conflict. We all have conflict in varying degrees in our lives, whether at home, with family, at work, or in social settings. The church is no different in this regard: there are conflicts among members, within committees, and sometimes with the pastor. We all can work toward becoming more aware of ways these conflicts can be resolved and grow through the experience. Through this course, we pray that we may all be blessed as peacemakers.
- Learning Goals: At the end of this course, you will be able to
- better understand the meaning of the term “conflict transformation”;
- differentiate between conflict management (mandate) and conflict resolution (cooperation);
- refine your listening skills in the hope that your knowledge and talents as leaders in the church will be increased;
- develop new methods of looking at conflict (understanding that there may be no right or wrong viewpoint, but differing opinions that render us unable to see beyond personal opinion); and
- more fully understand and implement the message of Matthew 18:19-20 in daily life.
- Pre-Class Assignment: Read chapters 1 and 2 of The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation by Thomas Porter before the first session.
- If you have taken the Basic Lay Servant Class within the last three years taking this advanced class will qualify you as a Certified Lay Servant. If you want to continue on to being a Certified Lay SPEAKER, you will need to take the following advanced classes: Preaching, Leading or Planning Worship, Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts, Leading Prayer, United Methodist Heritage or History and United Methodist Polity.
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For more information, contact Winnie Ching at wingin322[at]yahoo.com or at 808.692.6638.