Prayerful and playful!

What to do if a playful style doesn’t come naturally to you?

How a posture of giving permission can unlock new possibilities for a congregation;

Tips for getting out of our heads and into our hearts in our role as interim minister;

The difficulty with conflict isn't that we have it, it's that we don't know how to do it well.

How do we treat conflict as gift? How do we get there?

Respectful communication guidelines developed by Eric Law at the Kaleidoscope Institute - trust, respect, listen, then speak.

Conflict skills/muscles are built through practice;

Pegi’s 3 types of practice for building our conflict muscles;

When congregations or leaders try to make decisions really quickly - it's almost always a bad decision. You don't really have the reflective capacity to make a good decision. So, unless your steeple is falling down, or your church is on fire, there's rarely a reason to make a really quick decision.

Rev. Cooley offers insightful analysis and practical advice for avoiding the speed trap and making solid decisions.

Don’t you hate getting “triggered” by something someone says or does? When it happens, you can feel helpless – at the mercy of the other person. In this episode, Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley offers insight into what’s happening within our bodies when in such a state, and how to regain our center.

For additional podcasts on this topic, as well as downloading a transcript of this episode, please visit the Coachingforinterims.com website.