Healthy Congregation

What is the work of the Healthy Congregation Ministry?
The primary work of the team is to promote the emotional health of the congregation through education and training in the following areas:

Healthy Conflict and Conflict resolution
Listening skills
Covenants and right relationships
Healthy (nonviolent) communication skills
Restorative Justice

Other work may include:

Training and developing process observers for the congregation
Appreciative Inquiry training
Guiding the congregation through the process of re-visiting our Covenant of Right Relations, and developing a Congregational Covenant
Develop and implement policies and procedures for a healthy congregation, including respectful relations, grievances, disruptive behavior, conflict resolution
Create a Congregational Code of Conduct
Recognition that some situations may require referral to outside resources

What the HCM does:

Promote the well-being and emotional safety of our community.
Serve as a conduit and resource to help all of us understand how to create right relations.
Provide assistance with early intervention and facilitating escalated conflict.
Develop and employ processes for managing conflicts that might threaten or have an adverse effect on the congregation’s ministry, addressing unhealthy conduct, and disruptive behavior.
Create a process for handling grievances.
Work with other leaders and committees to ensure a safe congregation
Develop a process for reconciliation between individuals or groups of individuals and the congregation as a whole.

What the HCM does NOT do:

Act as the congregational police.
Fix every conflict or problem among members.
Accept anonymous grievances.
Change church policies or procedures.

How do I contact the HCM?
You may contact any member of the HCT in person, by email or by telephone. Contact information can be found in our member directory through Breeze, our membership database. You can also contact the Team by email at hct@bbuuc.org.

Who makes up the Healthy Congregation Ministry?