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Rev. Dale Sollom-Brotherton
Dale Sollom-Brotherton has over 25 years of experience managing and consulting
to large and small organizations, mostly in religious organizations.
Having served as senior minister in three different congregations has
given Dale the first-hand knowledge so essential to success in the
unique environment of religious institutions. He uses his analytical
and creative skills to implement custom-designed solutions for complex
organizational and interpersonal problems. Dale specializes in conflict
management, team building, and future planning, bringing particular
expertise in leadership coaching, alternative dispute resolution, group
problem-solving and interpersonal skill development. He has worked
with churches in a wide variety of denominations. Other clients served
by Dale have been in the areas of construction supply, social service,
engineering, software development, education, public recreation, public
health, and private health care. In all these diverse settings he works
to turn groups with problems into highly performing and profitable
teams, with energetic focus and direction. He holds a Bachelor of Arts
(with honors) from the University of California at Santa Cruz, a Master's
in Divinity from Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota,
and has completed coursework for a M.A. in Organizational Psychology
from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California.
How Healthy Start
began…
Rev. Dale Sollom-Brotherton, founder of New Beginnings Consulting,
has spent over 10 years helping congregations in conflict. He has
identified
patterns which, if addressed early, not only prevent destructive conflict,
but actually re-direct the energy in these tensions towards positive
results.
Dale has found that one of the most frequent causes of destructive
tension in congregations is unclear mutual expectations between pastor
and lay
leadership and, consequently, the absence of an effective way to monitor
and enhance the quality of this partnership. Research has discovered
that the seeds of destructive conflict are usually sown in the first
years of a pastorate, the same time when expectations are high and
feelings are positive.
The best thing to do, Dale has realized, is to
clarify these mutual expectations — as
early as possible — and take advantage of the excitement and
energy that comes with a new chapter in a congregation’s life.
This early involvement not only clears up any potential misunderstandings
and mistaken
assumptions; it also provides a way to build on this natural excitement
to identify and achieve goals that are mutually established.
Dale
has personally trained and directly supervises a group of highly
effective facilitators for Healthy Start. He is always available
if there are questions or concerns throughout the Healthy Start
process.
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