Marianne Mellinger led a pastoral training seminar entitled "Relational boundaries: Caring for self and others" in three locations this fall. Mellinger is part-time interim pastor at Preston Mennonite Church and has a private counselling practice.
Approximately 110 pastors attended the seminar, sponsored by Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada.
All MCEC pastors were encouraged to participate in this "preventative" program. The goals were to help pastors understand their need for approval and security, to become familiar with psychological concepts such as projection and transference, to understand power and authority, and to recognize vulnerabilities that may lead to a …
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