468 Disagreement done right - how to deal with tension (Tim Dyer)

<p>Tim Dyer joins Gus McCowatt to about what we do when tension surface in a ministry team, and how leaders can respond.</p><p>They discuss:</p><ul><li>Why our assumptions about other people can fuel conflict</li><li>How poor behaviour can do more damage than the disagreement itself</li><li>Why relational repair needs to come before resolving the issue</li><li>How teams can get better at handling disagreement</li><li>What happens when conflict goes underground through gossip, triangulation or avoidance</li><li>When it’s time to bring in outside help</li></ul><p>Tim Dyer trained in psychology at Melbourne and Monash Universities before researching and publishing on youth homelessness as a staff worker with Scripture Union Victoria. Besides mentoring pastors and leaders himself, Tim trains Christian leaders in mentoring and pastoral leadership, and consults with churches and denominations on processes which create and support leader and community health.<br>He also trains and supervises denominational church consultancy teams. He has been training mentors in 2 and 3 year non-accredited courses for John Mark Ministries since approximately 2008. He is a member of the Australian Christian Mentoring Network.</p><p><strong>Toolbox: </strong></p><ul><li>Tim presented a full workshop on this content at the Reach Annual Conference this year so if you missed getting along to that or want a refresher make sure to check it out:  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKWnMTrOLs" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKWnMTrOLs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/99ct727ef3ibp64bzs7fa/Covenant-Commitments-in-Times-of-Tension.pdf?rlkey=6vl0zncv90x9fbbkt8zgpas4g&e=1&dl=0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Covenant commitments for Christians in times of tension</a> (a PDF tool on Tim’s website John Mark Extension)</li><li><a href="https://johnmark.net.au/jm/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">John Mark Extension</a> (Tim’s website)</li><li><a href="https://tss-courses.thinkific.com/courses/self-care-for-sustaining-ministry" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Self-care and sustaining ministry course</a> by Tim Dyer</li></ul><p><strong>Credits: </strong></p><p>This episode was brought to you by <a href="https://mts.com.au" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">MTS</a></p><p>The One Thing is brought to you by <a href="https://raus.link/RAWeb" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopene