Healthy Boundaries 2024

The Christian Church (DOC) in Georgia provides Healthy Boundaries* workshops to ordained and commissioned Disciples ministers and those preparing for the ministry in Georgia. Materials and content used are provided by FaithTrust Institute and are widely used by denominations and faith organizations across the U.S. Workshop leaders have been trained and certified by FaithTrust Institute and include: Rev. Erica Geralds, Rev. David Kenley, and Rev. Kathy McDowell. The following workshops are scheduled for 2024: 

  • Healthy Boundaries 101: Fundamentals
    August 23, 2024, 1:45-5:30 pm ET (Part 1)
    AND August 24, 2023, 8:45 am - 12:30 pm ET (Part 2)
    Both sessions required
    Last day to register August 18, 2024

An introductory workshop in healthy boundaries with an emphasis on power and vulnerability and including discussions on transference, friendships, dating, and self-care. This is the foundational Healthy Boundaries workshop which is a prerequisite to either Healthy Boundaries 201 or Healthy Boundaries 301.

  • Healthy Boundaries 301: Money, Sex, & Power
    November 1, 2024, 1:45 - 5:30 ET (Part 1)
    AND November 2, 2024, 8:45 am - 12:30 pm ET (Part 2)
    Both sessions required
    Last day to register October 27, 2024

An advanced discussion of healthy boundaries for clergy and church leaders, designed for those who have completed Healthy Boundaries 101. This workshop builds on the basics and applies boundaries principles to specific situations with a particular emphasis on power dynamics, finances, sexual harassment, and pornography. Please note: Although we are not offering a Healthy Boundaries 201 in 2024, either Healthy Boundaries 201 or 301 can be taken as an advanced course, as long as the participant has completed Healthy Boundaries 101 or an equivalent foundational workshop.

Please Note

  • These workshops were presented virtually beginning in fall 2020. Because the response to this format has been very positive, all workshops for 2024 will continue to be presented virtually. Workshops are presented in two half-day ZOOM sessions. Participants must attend BOTH sessions to meet standing requirements of the Christian Church (DOC) in Georgia. 

  • A smart phone, tablet, or computer with a camera is required.

  • Class participation requires a relatively quiet and private location in your home or office. 

  • You will be contacted by email before the event with further information and materials needed for the workshop. 

  • Because our bi-vocational instructors have cleared their schedules in order to teach, should you need to cancel, no refunds will be given. However, your fee will be credited to a future class. A workshop which does not meet a minimum enrollment will be canceled and refunds will be issued to participants.

Payment Instructions

  • Registration fee is $75 for all workshops. Registration and payment for Healthy Boundaries 101 (Aug. 23-24) and Healthy Boundaries 301 (Nov. 1-2) should be paid through the links in description above.  Please check events at www.gadisciples.org for updates. Contact (478) 743-8649 or office@gadisciples.org with questions.

*Ordained and commissioned clergy in the Christian Church (DOC) in Georgia are required to complete a Healthy Boundaries training every five years, as stated in Policy and Procedures for Response to and Prevention of Clergy Sexual Misconduct.  The regional office typically notifies clergy with standing in Georgia the year they are required to complete Healthy Boundaries to retain their ministerial standing. Inactive retired ministers are exempt from this requirement.