Bowen Family Systems Theory in Christian Ministry: Grappling with theory and its application through a biblical lens brings together the voices of Christian leaders and workers who have engaged Bowen theory in their ministry contexts—churches, schools, workplaces, and pastoral care situations.
Christian ministry inevitably involves working with, and for, a wide range of people. And where there are people, there is a plethora of relationships. Many of these relationships bring joy, while others are fraught and frustrated. This raises questions about when and how to turn to psychological relationship theories for assistance. When we hold a high view of the Bible’s wisdom, we want to take care to ensure that secular ideas do not contradict or replace biblical guidance.
This book provides a strong intellectual consideration of where Bowen theory may be compatible with a biblical view and where it may be in tension. Additionally, it discusses the usefulness of Dr Murray Bowen’s theory to the practical aspects of working with different relationships in Christian ministries. We trust it provides rich fodder for grappling with family systems, or indeed any secular theory, as it relates to Christian ministry and biblical truth.
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; SECTION 1: The interplay between a biblical lens and Bowen theory; 1. Critiquing Bowen family systems theory as an approach for pastoral care; 2. Can a focus on self be unselfish? Evaluating Bowen’s concept of differentiation of self; 3. Bowen’s multi-generational research and the family diagram / genogram; 4. Anxiety and differentiation in the Ephesian church; 5. “A new teaching—and with authority!” A theological reflection on Bowen theory; SECTION 2: Applying Bowen theory in different ministry contexts; 6. Church unity and anxious togetherness forces, Discerning the difference; 7. Applying Bowen theory to pastoral care, from rescuing pastor to coaching pastor; 8. Quarrelsome or caught in a quandary? Triangles and the complex position of the ministry spouse; 9. Can Bowen theory help us avoid burn out? Bowen theory and the practice of sustainable pastoral ministry; Working in Christian ministries during anxious times;10. Conflict resolution in the workplace, A case study on using Bowen theory in collaboration with the Bible; 11. Denominational leadership interventions in local congregation conflict, The benefits of a Bowen theory perspective; 12. Bowen in leadership coaching, Walking with leaders through challenging times; 13. Church planting and systems anxiety , Personal accounts of applying Bowen theory as a Christian; 14.“Angels and devils” in the family, An exploration of reciprocal functioning in the moral domain; 15. Three psychologists and a funeral? A personal reflection on a Bowen theory approach to a family crisis; 16. Grappling with Bowen theory in Ministry, An Interview, Index.
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BA, B Social Work, M Couple and Family Therapy.
Lauren is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Family Therapist who lives in Canberra with her husband Andrew and their three children. Over the past ten years Lauren has worked in child and adolescent mental health services and private practice in Australia and Scotland, and is currently working at headspace Canberra and lecturing at Charles Sturt University. She has published articles with the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy and in 2019 she completed the Family Systems Institute’s Graduate Certificate Program in Bowen Family Systems Theory and Practice. Since first encountering Bowen theory through her family therapy work, Lauren has found it a compelling description of the challenges we all face in life’s relationships, with the ideas resonating across therapeutic, workplace and ministry contexts.
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