Rev. Lisa Watson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and works primarily with adult individuals and couples in areas of anxiety, depression, parenting, trauma, medical trauma, chronic illness, grief and loss, healthcare workers, infidelity and betrayal. From a 20 year career as a hospital chaplain, she has extensive work with end of life issues, grief and loss, and cultural, religious, racial, economic and gender diversity.

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The Academy is a unique, cohort-based learning community for church leaders who wish to grow in their faith, knowledge, and leadership to better serve God as needed in their communities and councils. At the heart of successful community is agreement about how we will live and learn together. Therefore, participants in the Academy are asked to join in a covenant for the well-being and safety of the whole community. As a part of the Academy learning community, I commit myself to: • Help establish an environment of safety, hospitality, and curiosity. • Do the necessary work prior to class, bring my questions, and be prepared to fully participate in the discussions and exercises. • Listen actively – seeking to understand and contribute to the conversations at hand, learning from each other and paying attention to the questions that arise for me. • Bring my authentic self to this community, speaking for myself, not sharing stories that are not mine to share, and taking risks to share that I may continue to grow as a follower of Jesus. • Those who are on a potential CRE track, also commit to engaging and completing the assignments with integrity by the deadline. Failure to submit assignments may result in needing to retake the class.