Clergy & Congregation Care

We offer two types of clergy wellness programs.

• Clergy Care & Challenge Groups
• Hope CSA

The Center is now offering training to equip facilitators to lead a Clergy Care and Challenge group.  Students will engage the concepts of Bowen theory and the experience of natural systems in order to grow in the confidence that it is “who you are” in the group and how you make your own journey of care and challenge—that makes the more effective difference than “what you do” as a group leader.

• Clergy Care and Challenge Training

Rev. Jeffrey L. Hawkins

BA, M. Div., Clergy & Congregation Care Director

Jeff received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Michigan State University in 1976 and his Masters in Divinity from Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul , Minnesota in 1980.

Jeff brings to the Center over 20 years of pastoral experience leading a variety of congregations as well as almost a decade of experience leading clergy wellness ministries. His three years as Dean of the Northeast Conference of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the ELCA have given him practical experience consulting with pastors and congregations during both joys and sorrows. He is a founding board member of the Education for Conflict Resolution Center in North Manchester, as well as a founding member and secretary of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the ELCA Conflict Management Committee. He has served as a trainer in Conflict Management since 1988.