Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations Skills

Center for EQ-HR Skills upcoming Lifelong Learning Event

Emotional Intelligence is important for healthy and effective relationships. Below is information from Roy Oswald, retired senior consultant with Alban Institute, about a series of educational events on this topic. This may be especially helpful for ministers and other church leaders.

Course Description

This is an intensive and highly experiential one-week course, with the major amount of time being spent in small groups of 10-14 people with two experienced trainers in each group.  As group life unfolds, participants are offered feedback on the impact they have on others in the group.  Participants will learn both interpersonal and intragroup communication skills.  The content of the course will focus on the four areas of emotional intelligence listed below as keys to improving leadership effectiveness for church leaders.

As part of this workshop, participants will be asked to complete a comprehensive survey on emotional intelligence.  They will also be asked to identify up to 20 people who know them well and who would be willing to complete the same survey on them.  What results is a 25 page printout of one’s EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient).  This will be for the participant’s eyes only and will provide possible personal items to be explored in one’s small group.  Past participants have described this workshop as a life changing event in their lives.  The cost of this survey is $170 and it is included in your tuition fee. 

We have three workshops planned for 2009

• January 12-16, 2009, Cenacle Retreat and Conference Center, 513 Fullerton Parkway, Chicago, Illinois. Supporting seminaries LSTC, McCormick, CTS. People are able to take this workshop for seminary credit. Tuition for this workshop is $725.00, Housing costs are $450 for a single room and $370 for a double.  To register contact Robin Danner, EQ-HR Center, congreg@wfubmc  Telephone: (336) 716 9722
• May 12-29, 2009, Lutheran School of Theology at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Tuition for this workshop is $725.00, Housing & Meals $320.00.  To register contact Wendy Mizenko, registrar, wmizenko@LTSG.edu.
• August 24-29, 2009, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. Tuition for this workshop is $725.00, Housing and meals are $450.00.  To register go to the Lifelong Learning Community of LPTS.

Faculty

• Roy M. Oswald, executive director: Center for EQ-HR Skills, senior consultant with Alban Institute for 31 years.  An ordained Lutheran pastor.
• Additional faculty will be announced to participants in each separate workshop.

Overview

The following is an overview of the four general areas of emotional intelligence and the 20 human abilities that make up one’s EQ/EI.

The Competency Network

One does not need to be competent in all 20 of these abilities as certain clusters of strengths can still result in effective work.  It should be obvious that anyone who increases their capacity in these abilities will be more successful in any human endeavor, but particularly in the ordained ministry which is a highly relational calling.  There are strong correlations between EQ and leadership effectiveness.