Emotionally Healthy Leaders

Description

What if you could be a part of an emotionally healthy team, where needs are expressed honestly, feelings shared safely, and trust is the foundation? That kind of leadership team would be both powerful and life-giving.

This group aims to introduce Christian leaders into the experience of greater emotional health as a team. Utilizing Peter Scazzero’s, The Emotionally Healthy Leader, as a springboard for conversation, participants will not only learn important concepts related to cultivating a healthier, more resilient emotional life, but actively engage in real-time sharing and practice around these topics. You and your team will leave with greater awareness, strength, and resilience.


Topics include: 

  • Emotional Awareness & Resilience

  • Understanding Co-regulation and Relational Needs

  • Identifying and Asking for what I need

  • Practicing Grace and Truth in community

  • Developing empathy and attuned listening skills

  • Experiencing the benefits of being known and accepted

Details

  • 8 Sessions, 60 m or 90 m (based on participant feedback, we’ve found 90 m to be the ideal length)

  • Sessions take place via Zoom. In-person sessions can be arranged.

  • Group size: 5-8 participants.  

  • Each session features practice in emotional awareness and processing. "Process" is a therapeutic tool for groups that involves real-time application and engagement by members. Learning moves from “head” to shared experience.

Meeting Format

  • Grounding and Awareness exercise

  • Check-ins on growth and challenges

  • Processing Time

  • Application Suggestions

Facilitator

Paul McMullen, LPC-Associate 

Paul brings a unique blend of pastoral experience and therapeutic insight to his work with ministry leaders. With a Master of Divinity from Harding School of Theology and years spent pastoring in both the U.S. and Canada, Paul understands the demands and pressures of church leadership. His journey into therapy grew from his own need for deeper healing, leading him to specialize in emotionally-focused, psychodynamic group work.

As the founder of WellSpring Process Groups and a certified coach, Paul creates spaces where leaders can slow down, explore their inner world, and grow in emotional awareness—together. He’s passionate about helping pastors move beyond isolation into authentic connection, believing that the healing we long for often begins in relationships.

Paul and his wife Julie have been married for 17 years and share life with their two energetic boys. He also co-hosts the Created for Connection podcast, exploring healing and relationships from a Christian perspective.

Cost

  • 8 week 90 m group - $50/session/person [$400/person total]

  • 8 week 60 m group - $33/session/person [$265/person total]

  • One-Day Workshop format available

  • Church Partners are eligible for a 20% discount per person.

A Testimonial

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this group, but it turned out to be exactly what I needed and what our team needed. The opportunity to be intentional about our emotional health was invaluable, and has had ripple effects throughout our whole staff. My relationship with myself, my team, and others deepened in ways that I didn’t even know I needed. I’m so grateful for all of the work Watershed does to support those who work in the challenging and rewarding field of vocational ministry! - Shannon Pugh, Pastor at Irving Bible Church

If you’re interested in discussing how your church leadership team could benefit from something like this, please fill out the form below and we’d be happy to discuss.