Barbara Macnish - ”Equipping field workers for success”

On today's episode, Geoff sits down with Barbara MacNish about how the methodology of missions has changed. They discuss the processes of learning through enjoyment and engagement; training through arts and experiences; and creativity through flow and presence.

About Barbara

Barbara is a team development coach with the business she founded: Triquester teams and she loves working with teams and individuals to develop their environments for maximum growth and productivity. She is also a qualified mediator and works with people facing conflicts to help them resolve their differences and restore relationship.

She joined Communitas in 2003 with a church planting team moving to Florence, Italy and now serves on the International Board and with the training team, equipping church planting teams and missionaries to thrive where they’re planted. She also works with church leaders across multiple other denominations from established institutions to pioneer missional communities and is passionate about helping them succeed and build resilience in these challenging times.

She comes from a visual and creative arts background and loves using creativity to serve teams by live painting and interactive communal worship. Before this, she’s been in several roles including a middle school Art and English teacher in inner city Baltimore; a picture framer; and the Office Manager for World Relief executive team.

She and her husband Kevin have 2 grown up kids and two dogs and they love walking the hills and dales of beautiful North Yorkshire where they live.