Faithful Facilitator Gifts

"Pastor, we think it's time for your sabbatical."

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

Inclusive speech

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

Networking

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'All those in doubt, raise your eyebrows.'

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"This isn't the big city anymore, Jim. I'm the facilitator now."

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

'Come on, Walter, you're wasting out time! Stop using complete sentences!'

"Giving is down at the church, so we are charging an entrance fee."

"You're wondering why I've called you here."

How to engage an audience

'Hello, Pastor Parker here. Thank you for calling moral support. Your call may be monitored to ... '

'I'm feeling a sense of conclusion here, so let's draw things to a close.'

'He has a very open mind. Everything goes in one ear and out the other.'

Start the session by doing something unusual.

Minister Starts at a New Church

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

The meeting will start a little late, intelligence is lost in the building somewhere.

As the Chief Corporate Adrenal Gland of the company, Fred's recommendations were rarely a surprise.

Vicar prays for money for church repairs.

Men's Prayer Group.

"We can't even agree what to argue about any more!"

'I really do feel empowered. I should've joined a gang years ago.'

The facilitator from hell.

'And now, Gentlemen, that we have our thinking caps on, let us continue.'

'Ladies and gentlemen, today we're going to get down to nuts and bolts.'

'Benson will you stop trying to dominate the meeting.'

'We're running late and I have much to cover. Can you hold your eight-part question for later?'

Today's seminar is going to be so much fun...

"Motion denied then"

"Hey - let's not us re-invent wheel."