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The Rev. Wallace N. Fletcher, Jr.,  D.Min.
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The Dialogue Center for Counseling and Consulting
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Below is a sampling of workshops and presentations we are available to conduct:

Presentation: “Pastoring the Highly Challenging Parishioner”, sponsored by the Center for Pastoral Counseling at Springfield (PA),  May, 2009.


Theologian-in Residence”: “Caring for Earthen Vessels-Caring for Those who Provide Care for Others in Need”, St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Williamsburg Va. April 24-26, 2009

Presentation and facilitation: Sexual Ethics in Ministry Training, Presbytery of Philadelphia, February 2009.

Presentation and facilitation: Catholic Diocese of Camden Annual Priests’ Convocation (Retreat) October 13-15. Avalon, NJ. 2008


Presentation: "Why Are We Afraid? Fear, Faith and Congregations?" for The Annual Health Ministry Conference at Lutheran Theological Seminary. March. 2007.

Panel Presentation: Discussion of Pamela Cooper-White's Shared Wisdom- use of the self in pastoral care and counseling:  at The American Academy of Religion?s Annual.Conference. November, 2005.

"The Bishop and the Hack- dealing with countertransference hate in a case of modern psychoanalytic consultancy". 2005 Symposium, The International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations, June. 2005.

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Healthy Pastors-Healthy Congregations-The Importance of Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence". Annual Pastors Retreat- Atlantic Coast and Franconia Mennonite Conferences. April 2005

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Managing with Emotional Intelligence- Why it Matters and What to do about It." Daylong seminar for senior and mid-level managers of the Maxis Health System and Marion Community Hospital, Carbondale PA. May 2004. With Sara Lilja.

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Non-violent Ways of Resolving Resistances in Psychotherapy and Consultancy"- presentation made at the Atlantic Region Annual Meeting of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. November 2003

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Soul Talk", Homecoming Lecture, Department of Pastoral Studies, Neumann College, September 2003.

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Ministering with Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence" for the Servant Spiritual Care Fellowship, St Agnes Medical Center, Philadelphia PA. 2003.

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Dealing with Unsolvable Problems at the Heart of Church Conflict" for the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, Newark NJ June 2002.

"Beyond the Forbidden Zone-Seeking a Positive Approach to Clergy Sexual Ethics" for The Presbyteries of Cincinnati and Miami Ohio, April 22-23, 2002.

"Caring for Earthen Vessels - Meeting the Stress Demands of Pastoral Leadership" for The Presbyterian Pastoral Care Network, Lake Tahoe NV. October 28-30, 2001.

Two workshops on "Understanding and Dealing with Systems Dynamics in the Church" and "Conflict Management in the Church" for the National Diocesan Youth Ministries Coordinators' Gathering", The Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA. January 25-26, 2001, Atlanta Georgia.

"Caring for Earthen Vessels - Meeting the Mental Demands of Pastoral Leadership" for the ELCA Inner City Ministers Guild Annual Retreat, October 1999.

Conflict Management Training for Committees on Ministry, The Presbytery of the James, Richmond, Va. November 1998 and February 1999. With Sara Lilja

"The Healing of Institutions in Times of Change and Uncertainty - the Chaplain's Role". St. Joseph Hospital. Lancaster, PA. November 1997.

"Dealing with Resistances to Change and Development in Congregations", Regional Conference, The Unitarian Universalist Society, Wilmington, Delaware, April 1998.

"Embracing Complexity-Advances in Systems Theory for Congregational Consultants", Centers and Training Meeting, The American Association of Pastoral Counselors, St. Petersburg, Florida. January 1997.  Tapes available from GOOKIND OF SOUND. Sylva, NC.



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