Managing “Difficult Personalities” in Ministry Leadership
1.5 hours
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Cost: $50 (or 40% discount for groups of 10 or more.)
You’ve seen it all before: The double-binds; the intensity; the manipulation; the power-plays; the rage; the rigidity; the instability; the black-and-white thinking; the defensiveness; the intractable self-righteousness; the danger… It’s time to talk about Personality Disorders in the Church.
Learning Objectives:
Managing “difficult personalities” in Ministry Leadership is the name of the game. Personality Disorders are long-standing behavior and thought patterns that can cause significant impairment or disturbance in interpersonal or intra-personal functioning. Dynamics created through PD can wreak havoc within church systems, especially when pastors do not understand the internal drama and the effects of PD.
In this 90-minute live web conversation (for educational purposes only), we will discuss the nature and characteristics of three very difficult personality presentations: “Big Personalities” (read: narcissism) , “Boundary-Pushing Personalities” (borderline configurations), & “Let-Us-Prey” personalities (Antisocial PD). Healthy boundaries and pastoral self-care practices in ministry management will also be discussed.
Intended audience: Pastors (ordained or licensed church leaders)
About the instructor:
Melissa Hofstetter, PhD, MDiv is an ordained Mennonite minister, having served as district elder in the Pacific Southwest Mennonite Conference. She is also a licensed clinical psychologist (CA, PSY25696; AZ #4125; PsyPact E.Passport interjurisdictional telehealth). She is the founder of Shepherd Heart. Dr. Hofstetter has been a seminary instructor in Pastoral Counseling & Congregational Health, as well as Spiritual Life [of Professional Care-Givers]. She has served as adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary and Azusa Pacific Seminary, and in the doctoral and undergraduate psychology departments at Azusa Pacific University, teaching courses in Neuroscience, Adult Development, Family Systems, Cognition, General Psychology, Personality.
Disclaimer:
This seminar is for educational purposes, only, and is not a substitute in any way for consultation with an attorney. Dr. Hofstetter is not a lawyer and does not give legal advice of any kind. This seminar is *not* a psychological service. Appropriate referrals to lawyers or clinicians may be offered. You are expected to keep the identities of parishioners and others confidential. Do not share their identifying information in the course of this seminar. Please note that Dr. Hofstetter is a mandated reporter of suspected abuse and neglect of children, dependent adults, and elders.
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