CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS

Conflict is a part of our daily lives. Disagreements happen every day, and we often feel the effects of conflict. In itself, conflict is a normal and healthy component of social relationships, resulting from perceived or real differences in values, goals or interests. The ability to manage conflict, when it arises, is an important means of dealing with underlying tensions, identifying gaps in information and improving the quality of decision-making. Join Rev Themba Mntambo on this journey of healing and growth.

Week 1: What is Conflict?

Week 2: Conflict provoking behaviours; Quick Solutions to Conflict

Week 3: Managing Conflict constructively; Styles of handling Conflict

Week 4: Conflict Types; Stages of Conflict Development; Conflict Analysis

Cost per person for 4 weeks (snacks/coffee/tea included) R200.

Venue: Galilee

Time: 18:00-20:00

Dates: 9 – 30 July

Contact Nadja to book your spot (maximum 30 attendees): nadjaa@bmc.org.za / 011 463 2333

READING THE BIBLE AGAIN – FOR THE FIRST TIME

Based on the Book by Marcus J Borg

This course is a 10-week course that will be broken down into 3 sessions:

Session 1 (3 weeks): 19 / 26 March and 2^nd of April

Session 2 (4 weeks): 9-30 July 

Session 3 (3 weeks): 6 /13 /20/27 August (tbc)

One of the vital challenges facing thoughtful people today is how to read the Bible faithfully without abandoning our sense of truth and history. Reading the Bible Again for the First Time provides a much-needed solution to the problem of how to have a fully authentic yet contemporary understanding of the scriptures. Acclaimed author Marcus Borg reveals how it is possible to reconcile the Bible with both a scientific and critical way of thinking and our deepest spiritual needs, leading to a contemporary yet grounded experience of the sacred texts. We need a fresh way of encountering the Bible that takes the texts seriously but not literally, even as it takes seriously who we have become.

Cost per person for 4 weeks (snacks/coffee/tea included) R200, but if you download the book it will cost you an additional (R180 – Kindle Amazon).

Venue: Chapel

Time: 18:00-20:00

Dates: 9-30 July

Contact Nadja to book your spot (maximum 30 attendees): nadjaa@bmc.org.za / 011 463 2333

RETREATS (Saturdays) 09h00 – 12h00

Retreat is a conscious choice to place your life before God and to seek a deeper awareness of His Presence. It is a decision to set aside time to withdraw from your daily routine and seek the Lord in order that you can prayerfully reflect on your life and re-engage with the One who gives life meaning and purpose. It can be described as a period of time set aside for God; and may  include a number of the following disciplines. Reading books, resting, reading the Bible, prayer, worship, journaling, creative exercises, creative expression using art forms and can include meeting with a spiritual guide. At the core of a retreat lies the decision to place yourself before God for a specific uninterrupted period of time. In retreat we come to know and accept ourselves more fully and   embrace who we truly are. In doing this we also come to know who He truly is. It is a conscious decision to learn to Be still and know that He is God Psalm 46:10

• Runs every second Saturday of the month, year round