The 45th Annual Symposium of Family Theory and Family Psychotherapy
Novermber 7-8, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Washington DC
Our Distinguished Guest Lecturers are Dorothy L. Cheney, PhD and Robert M. Seyfarth, PhD. Dr. Cheney is a professor of biology and Dr. Seyfarth is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. They are the authors of How Monkeys See the World and the recently published Baboon Metaphysics: The Evolution of a Social Mind, the fruit of fifteen years living with baboons in their native habitat
For registrations and more information visit www.thebowencenter.org
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The Healthy Congregations Online Store
As we reopen after a month of being closed, we are rolling out the Healthy Congregations Online store. This will be a supplement to all other forms of placing orders which are still available.
The online store shows all the products we currently sell in the office. It will retain your information so that once you login you are easily able to place orders quickly and know that the order will immediately be sent to the office for processing.
The first time you visit the store you will have to create an account, but subsequent visits allow you to login using the email and password combination you specify.
HC products are still only available to facilitators and trainers, with the exception of DVD Volume II which can be purchased by anyone.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Click here to go to the Online Store.
Click here to read the privacy policy of our Online Store.
The online store shows all the products we currently sell in the office. It will retain your information so that once you login you are easily able to place orders quickly and know that the order will immediately be sent to the office for processing.
The first time you visit the store you will have to create an account, but subsequent visits allow you to login using the email and password combination you specify.
HC products are still only available to facilitators and trainers, with the exception of DVD Volume II which can be purchased by anyone.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Click here to go to the Online Store.
Click here to read the privacy policy of our Online Store.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
2008 National Gathering Registration Now Available!
Celebrating 10 years of education in
family systems theory, the 10th Annual
Healthy Congregations National Gathering
(previously called “Advanced Workshop”)
is designed for anyone interested in growing
in their knowledge of systems theory and its
applications. Those hoping to enrich, deepen
and otherwise expand the ability to apply
principles of thinking about self, family, and
workplace will benefit and are invited to attend
the conference.
This year’s theme is: “Who is My Family’s
Keeper? New Perspectives on Sibling Position.”
During the National Gathering participants will
have opportunities to:
• Connect with others interested in applying systems theory in their lives
• Work through a case study from a systems perspective
• Hear three well-known speakers on the topic of sibling position
• Take part in Trinity Lutheran Seminary’s worship community and visit the Augsburg Fortress bookstore
• Gather to discuss and share with others in small group process.
For more information: click here to read the brochure.
For online registration: click here.
family systems theory, the 10th Annual
Healthy Congregations National Gathering
(previously called “Advanced Workshop”)
is designed for anyone interested in growing
in their knowledge of systems theory and its
applications. Those hoping to enrich, deepen
and otherwise expand the ability to apply
principles of thinking about self, family, and
workplace will benefit and are invited to attend
the conference.
This year’s theme is: “Who is My Family’s
Keeper? New Perspectives on Sibling Position.”
During the National Gathering participants will
have opportunities to:
• Connect with others interested in applying systems theory in their lives
• Work through a case study from a systems perspective
• Hear three well-known speakers on the topic of sibling position
• Take part in Trinity Lutheran Seminary’s worship community and visit the Augsburg Fortress bookstore
• Gather to discuss and share with others in small group process.
For more information: click here to read the brochure.
For online registration: click here.
Healthy Leadership Seminars Registration Now Available!
This series of one-day seminars is for persons who
want to broaden their perspective on self, family,
and workplace through the lens of Bowen theory -
commonly called family systems theory or systems
thinking.
Experience has shown that systems thinking
cannot be learned from reading about the theory
but application of theory can be enhanced by
working with a coach over an extended period.
The eight concepts of Bowen family systems
theory will guide the process of learning.
Responsibility for learning rests upon each
individual.
Who Can Benefit?
This series of seminars is for leaders – pastors and
leaders in religous organizations, school principals,
superintendents, business leaders – who want to
enrich, deepen, and otherwise expand the ability
to apply principles of thinking about self, family,
and workplace.
For more information: click here to read the brochure.
For online registration: click here.
want to broaden their perspective on self, family,
and workplace through the lens of Bowen theory -
commonly called family systems theory or systems
thinking.
Experience has shown that systems thinking
cannot be learned from reading about the theory
but application of theory can be enhanced by
working with a coach over an extended period.
The eight concepts of Bowen family systems
theory will guide the process of learning.
Responsibility for learning rests upon each
individual.
Who Can Benefit?
This series of seminars is for leaders – pastors and
leaders in religous organizations, school principals,
superintendents, business leaders – who want to
enrich, deepen, and otherwise expand the ability
to apply principles of thinking about self, family,
and workplace.
For more information: click here to read the brochure.
For online registration: click here.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Summer Conference at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in conjunction with the Western Pennsylvania Family Center is focusing their summer conference entitled "Signs of a Healthier Church in Polarizing Times" on systems thinking in the congregational setting.
The event will occur during June 8-11, 2008 on the campus of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. If you are interested, you can view the brochure here. You can also view this and other continuing education events that they offer here.
For more details:
Phone: 412-441-3304, ext. 2196
Email: coned@pts.edu
The event will occur during June 8-11, 2008 on the campus of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. If you are interested, you can view the brochure here. You can also view this and other continuing education events that they offer here.
For more details:
Phone: 412-441-3304, ext. 2196
Email: coned@pts.edu
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Family Systems Course and Facilitator Training
There is a course being offered at Trinity Lutheran Seminary this summer which focuses on Systems theory and its practicality in the life of a parish, taught by our own Executive Director, Dr. Emlyn Ott. Also, in conjunction with this course, a Healthy Congregations training event is available. The details are below, or click here for registration information:
MN2661 - A Family Systems Approach to Congregational Life
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.The New Testament speaks of the church as a living organism—“The Body of Christ.” The apostle Paul makes it clear that the “body of Christ” is a whole comprised of many parts, yet functioning as one. This course will focus on one model that looks at communities of faith as a whole. An introduction to a family systems approach to the development of healthy dynamics in communities of faith will be at the heart of the course. From that perspective, the participant will gain an understanding of the processes and practices that encourage growth, challenge and resilience in communities of faith. One semester hour. Please note SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY associatedwith this class.
Students taking MN2661 A Family Systems Approach to Congregational Life note:
For an additional cost paid to Healthy Congregations, Inc., students may elect to add two additional non-academic components, in order to be facilitators of the Healthy Congregations workshop material. The additional components will focus on practical application of theory, case studies from congregations and the development of family or origin and congregational genograms. Sessions will be held from 3:30 –5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, June 16-20. If you are interested, please indicate your interest on the registration form and information will be sent to you.
MN2661 - A Family Systems Approach to Congregational Life
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.The New Testament speaks of the church as a living organism—“The Body of Christ.” The apostle Paul makes it clear that the “body of Christ” is a whole comprised of many parts, yet functioning as one. This course will focus on one model that looks at communities of faith as a whole. An introduction to a family systems approach to the development of healthy dynamics in communities of faith will be at the heart of the course. From that perspective, the participant will gain an understanding of the processes and practices that encourage growth, challenge and resilience in communities of faith. One semester hour. Please note SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY associatedwith this class.
Students taking MN2661 A Family Systems Approach to Congregational Life note:
For an additional cost paid to Healthy Congregations, Inc., students may elect to add two additional non-academic components, in order to be facilitators of the Healthy Congregations workshop material. The additional components will focus on practical application of theory, case studies from congregations and the development of family or origin and congregational genograms. Sessions will be held from 3:30 –5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, June 16-20. If you are interested, please indicate your interest on the registration form and information will be sent to you.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The History of Healthy Congregations, Inc.
Conversations about the development of resources to encourage and promote health in congregations began in October, 1993. Initial ideas centered on dealing with conflict, but then broadened to relate to emotional process and systems thinking that was developed by Peter Steinke in How Your Church Family Works (Alban, 1993.)
In 1994 and 1995, conversations continued between Lutheran Brotherhood and Dr. Steinke. An agreement was made where LB would subsidize the development of videos and training workshops that would allow Dr. Steinke to devote his time to the further expansion of the project. The material was initially in raw form and a number of groups and people were involved in initial pilots and strengthening of the material.
In December of 1996, an Advisory Board was developed that included eight leaders, four each from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The Advisory Board met twice yearly with Dr. Steinke to provide insight and feedback in the further development of the material.
In response to requests for continuing education for facilitators, an Annual Advanced Workshop was developed to be held yearly beginning in 1999.
The workshop design initially included eleven sessions for an 8 hour workshop, and encouraged facilitators to develop their own way of presenting the material. Following evaluation, the workshops were redesigned to be four in number focusing on Systems Thinking, Responding to Anxiety and Change, Leadership and Relationships. They were redesigned for a six hour block of time. In 2000, two additional workshops were added focusing on Stewardship and Spirituality.
Following a transition in organization and leadership, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans made a commitment to continue to subsidize the on-going work of Healthy Congregations, Inc. until December of 2005.
In 2003, Dr. Steinke announced his intention to retire from the project and his position as CEO at the end of 2005. The Advisory Board conducted a search and offered the position of Chief Executive Office and Executive Director to Dr. Emlyn Ott, who had served on the Advisory Board since the beginning of the project.
In January, 2006 Dr. Ott began her tenure as CEO of Healthy Congregations, Inc. The organization became incorporated in the state of Ohio as a not-for-profit, self-supporting ecumenical agency and moved its operation to the campus of Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, where Ott serves on the faculty. A Board of Directors was developed that reflected the focus on further expansion of the work of the organization within an ecumenical and interfaith context.
In August, 2006 the Healthy Congregations Board of Directors adopted the following mission statement:
The purpose of Healthy Congregations, Inc. is to providetraining, consultation, and education in emotional processas it relates to community and congregational systems.
In 1994 and 1995, conversations continued between Lutheran Brotherhood and Dr. Steinke. An agreement was made where LB would subsidize the development of videos and training workshops that would allow Dr. Steinke to devote his time to the further expansion of the project. The material was initially in raw form and a number of groups and people were involved in initial pilots and strengthening of the material.
In December of 1996, an Advisory Board was developed that included eight leaders, four each from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The Advisory Board met twice yearly with Dr. Steinke to provide insight and feedback in the further development of the material.
In response to requests for continuing education for facilitators, an Annual Advanced Workshop was developed to be held yearly beginning in 1999.
The workshop design initially included eleven sessions for an 8 hour workshop, and encouraged facilitators to develop their own way of presenting the material. Following evaluation, the workshops were redesigned to be four in number focusing on Systems Thinking, Responding to Anxiety and Change, Leadership and Relationships. They were redesigned for a six hour block of time. In 2000, two additional workshops were added focusing on Stewardship and Spirituality.
Following a transition in organization and leadership, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans made a commitment to continue to subsidize the on-going work of Healthy Congregations, Inc. until December of 2005.
In 2003, Dr. Steinke announced his intention to retire from the project and his position as CEO at the end of 2005. The Advisory Board conducted a search and offered the position of Chief Executive Office and Executive Director to Dr. Emlyn Ott, who had served on the Advisory Board since the beginning of the project.
In January, 2006 Dr. Ott began her tenure as CEO of Healthy Congregations, Inc. The organization became incorporated in the state of Ohio as a not-for-profit, self-supporting ecumenical agency and moved its operation to the campus of Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, where Ott serves on the faculty. A Board of Directors was developed that reflected the focus on further expansion of the work of the organization within an ecumenical and interfaith context.
In August, 2006 the Healthy Congregations Board of Directors adopted the following mission statement:
The purpose of Healthy Congregations, Inc. is to providetraining, consultation, and education in emotional processas it relates to community and congregational systems.
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