Starting Well In Ministry

Stepping into ministry can be very exciting, as you start to put your deepest beliefs into action and heed a call to serve others.

But it comes with complex challenges and pressures. Not least the expectations of a congregation, the blurred boundaries of a vocational life, and the sometimes limited resources. All these can gradually erode your wellbeing and capacity to cope.

But if from day one you proactively build and maintain your capacity to deal with stress and adversity, then you can start to develop your fitness for the long run.

In the company of a faith-informed psychosocial practitioner, this training will introduce you to a variety of approaches to dealing with stress in a ministry context, and it will use evidence-based insights to help increase resilience and prevent burnout in the vocational life to come.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

✅ Understand what defines and builds personal resilience

✅ Identify signs of stress and burnout in yourself and others

✅ Learn the risks of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue in ministry work

✅ Grow in self-awareness and strengthen your self care foundations

COST £175