ONLINE PROGRAM – Fall 2025
Sponsored by Living Systems Counselling
Program Overview
These sessions are open to anyone, lay or ordained, who is a leader in their faith community. If you are new to systems theory or are looking for a refresher, you are most welcome.
Leadership in Uncertain Times: Working Towards a “Non-Anxious Presence”
Family Systems Theory recognises communities of faith as emotional systems in their own way. When anxiety is present in a system, the way a leader functions can contribute a great deal to navigating the turbulence. If you are interested in learning more, please register..
October 16, 2025, 12:00 – 1:30 pm on Zoom
Doing Too Much? Thinking Through Over-functioning as a Church Leader and Taking Steps to Avoid Burnout
One of the patterns that can develop in a community is what Family Systems Theory calls the over-functioning and under-functioning reciprocity. As responsible leaders, we can fall into over-functioning while not realising we are heading towards burnout. Come and learn how a systems way of thinking can help bring clarity and balance.
November 14, 2025 12:00 – 1:30 pm on Zoom
Managing Self with Difficult People: Boundaries and Bullies from a Systems Perspective
In any community or family system, the “difficult” person can be the focus of much of our energy and efforts to manage. Thinking through a systems lens can help understand how different behaviour function within a system and how one can define self in ways that contribute to the healthier function of all.
January 29, 2026 12:00 – 1:30 pm on Zoom
Program Details
Three individual sessions.
Dates: Oct 16, Nov 14, 2025, Jan 29, 2026
Times: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. PST
Location: Online using Zoom
Fee: $50 per session, $130 for all three
About the instructor
Sharon Salomons
RCC, Anglican Priest
Sharon is an Anglican priest and a Registered Clinical Counsellor. She has been studying and applying Bowen Family Systems Theory and Therapy to her own life for more than 20 years and in her clinical work and in congregational ministry for about 18 years.
She has received training through the Clinical Internship Program at Living Systems Counselling and the Post-Graduate Program at the Bowen Center in Georgetown, Washington D.C.
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If you have questions about Bowen Theory in Ministry, please email sdsalomons@gmail.com.
Use the link below to register today and save your place in the course.
Who is On Thinking Systems in Congregations for?
These sessions are open to anyone, lay or ordained, who is a leader in their faith community. If you are new to systems theory or are looking for a refresher, you are most welcome.
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For more information: contact sdsalomons@gmail.com
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