March 1, 2012: Volume 1, Number 9
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COMING UP!
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March 8, 2012
CONFLICT CHECKUP
Conflict is a Tool - Not a Time Bomb
April 12, 2012
CONDITIONING FOR THE COURSE Pace-Setting Leadership
May 10. 2012
CLEARING THE HURDLES
Leadership Challenges
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30 60 100 MINISTRIES Near You
| March 18, 2012
Forest Meadow Baptist Church
Tijeras, NM
March 25, 2012
East Mountain Vineyard Church
Leadership Team - Conflict Check Up
Edgewood, NM
March 30-31, 2012
FCCI Regional Conference
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| Greetings! |
Rebecca studied the calendar with dread. Tonight was the board meeting. Could she bear another unproductive evening of personal attacks and verbal jousting? Rebecca is by no means alone. It's easy for leadership teams to get off task, focusing on each other rather than their common vision for ministry. In this issue of The Cultivator, learn how you and your team can find and keep the right thing the main thing in Conflict Resolution in a Bottle.  A few spots are still open for the March Spiritually Healthy Leader� workshop on conflict. Don't wait to register. Keep growing!
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CONFLICT: A TOOL OR A TIME BOMB?
"I Feel Like I'm Going to Explode!"
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- Wondered where a conflict came from because you thought you'd been getting along so well?
- Avoided conflict because you thought it was wrong to disagree?
- Struggled in a conflict until you felt you'd explode?
During March's Spiritually Healthy Leader� workshop, Conflict Checkup, you'll learn to identify the causes of conflict, learn how to address them constructively, and get tools to help turn conflict into a means for growth.
The workshops are not closed small groups; registration is OPEN.
Best of all, the series is flexible. You can select one or all or a combination throughout 2012.
Consider bringing your ministry team to the Conflict Checkup workshop on March 8. Learn more about SHL� Workshops ... and register now.
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 Feature: Conflict Resolution in a Bottle
| The church board was at an impasse in their budget discussions.
"But this community needs a gymnasium now," said Dan. "And our church has resources to build one."
"We're about missions," Rachel snapped back, glaring at him. "Two years ago, we voted to fund five missionaries to Mexico. Have you forgotten?"
 Frustration escalated. Barbs tossed back and forth as board members took sides.
"You don't care about the people in this community!"
"All you want to do is take trips, not serve here at home ..."
Sound familiar?
Bill rarely spoke at meetings, but now he leaned forward in his seat. Eyes turned to Bill as he set a water bottle in the middle of the table.
"This water bottle represents our issue," he said. "And the issue is not a gymnasium or missionaries." The group stared at the bottle.
Bill realized that board members shared a vision to reach people, but their passions had skewed them off topic to personal attacks.
"Let's focus on the issue, not each other," Bill continued. "Anything brought to the table is brought as an issue - not about a person or individual agenda."
Members slowly nodded. As the group agreed to "talk only about the water bottle," the discussion moved away from personal attacks. The evening ended on a productive high note.
The water bottle is a powerful visual tool. When your team focuses on the issue, not the people involved, you have a better basis for effective decision-making.
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What People Are Saying ...
| "I learned to not only lead from my God-given strengths, but to also lead others from their God-given strengths. I operate in a new zone, one that glorifies Christ and helps others realize their dreams. It doesn't get any better than this."
Laurie G. Westlake
Author, Albuquerque, NM
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