DISCOVER the Power of Emotional Intelligence in Ministry Leadership
“Religious leadership requires well-developed emotional intelligence.”
JOIN US FOR THIS NEW IMN TRAINING
There are many stresses in the lives of congregations and those who lead them and our work together can feel divisive, conflictual, and emotionally charged. Now, more than ever, it’s important for transitional leader practitioners to be highly competent relationally. In offering this training, IMN aligns its mission to equip and support those who lead during times of transition by embracing the former Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations (EQHR) Center’s mission “to increase the effectiveness of leaders within faith-based communities through experiential development of emotional intelligence (EQ) competencies and human relations (HR) skills.”
DISCOVER the Power of Emotional Intelligence in Ministry Leadership is a 4-session, 10-hour highly participative course that will help you identify and process your own feelings and emotions, improving your ability to recognize your emotional impact on others and to navigate your interactions with them.
OBJECTIVES – Through each session, you will explore and become more adept at:
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- Developing the practice of being fully present to your emotions and social awareness
- Participating in conversations that connect emotional intelligence with spirituality and faith issues
- Understanding the Emotional and Social Competency Framework and the vital importance of applying the following competencies in the leadership of ministry: Emotional Self-Awareness, Emotional Self-Control, Adaptability, Empathy, Organizational Awareness, Influence, and Conflict Management
- Increasing self-awareness
- Creating goals for improving your emotional and social abilities
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OUTCOMES – Participants emerge with:
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- Ability to name their emotions
- Practices that facilitate presence and self-awareness
- A practical framework for connecting Self Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management
- A certificate of completion
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ON-LINE COURSE SCHEDULE
Session 1: SELF AWARENESS: Thursday, September 25, 2025, 1-3:30pm Eastern
Session 2: SELF-MANAGEMENT: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 1-3:30pm Eastern
Session 3: SOCIAL-AWARENESS: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 1-3:30pm Eastern
Session 4: RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 1-3:30pm Eastern
Meet the Instructors from the former Emotional Intellegence and Human Relations (EQHR) Center
Judy Joseph McSween
Judy Joseph Mc Sween is a Certified Coach, specialising the areas of Emotional Intelligence, Spiritual Intelligence, Conversational Intelligence® and the Frameworks Coaching Process. She is a trained Organisation Development Consultant and holds an MBA in Export Management and International Business and a BSc in Industrial Chemistry. Her theoretical background, 30 years of practical experience at executive level in the corporate sector and her highly intuitive skills, provide an exciting diverse resource as she engages her corporate and faith based clients in transformational experiences.
She is a Board Member and Trainer with the US based Center for Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations (EQHR) for faith based organisations and a Trainer and former board member at the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioural Science USA.
Rev. Dr. David Shelor (MDiv, MSOD, DMin)
Rev. Dr. David Shelor is a native of the mountains of Western North Carolina, USA, He has been a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for over 25 years. In that time, he has served the Church in Ghana, West Africa, Georgia and Florida. He currently serves as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin on Florida’s central Gulf Coast. In addition to degrees from Columbia (Decatur, Georgia) and McCormick (Chicago) Theological Seminaries, David earned a Master of Science in Positive Organizational Development from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case-Western University (Cleveland) and holds certifications in Nonprofit Management (University of South Florida), Executive Coaching (Case-Western), Appreciative Inquiry (Case-Western) and as a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator facilitator. David began his journey with the EQHR Center, first as a participant in the HR Workshop in 2012, served as a board member, and delights in every opportunity to nurture his own growth and learning as a trainer.
David is married to Dr. Merry Lynn Morris, a dance professor at the University of South Florida. He has two children, Graham, a recent college graduate, and Lillie, a college senior.
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