Identifiable processes occur, as in marriage, families, work place and recreational groups.
The congregations is also more than its emotional processes, but it is never less. These processes either advance or hinder the congregation s mission. The health of a congregation, therefore, is influenced positively or negatively by its systemic forces. The Healthy Congregations Workshop is designed for elders and ministers who are in more visible positions of leadership, vested with decision-making powers. A basic premise of the workshop, based on the systems work of Peter L. Steinke, Murray Bowen, and Ed Friedman is the belief that Healthy Leaders and Healthy Congregations are not unrelated concepts.