Welcome to The Ministry Lab's curated list of resources to encourage pastoral care providers to engage in needed self-care. Here you'll find:
If you don't find a resource to fit your need, don't hesitate to consult with The Ministry Lab's director, Emily Meyer, who is happy to assist you.
A call to social action and spiritual vigor with a mission to create a more equitable and inclusive world by nurturing skillful justice advocacy and the depth to act on it.
Bearing Witness offers resources for supporting whistleblowers in the workplace, governmental agencies, and congregational settings.
The Small Churches Big Impact Collective shares best practices, ministry innovations, compensation concerns and more through their Facebook page, website and blog, and podcast.
Jessica Guleth wonders, "What does it look like for the voices of our youth to be invited in, heard and included in the ways we do for adults? What needs adjusting in our minds and hearts to see and hear them as members?" in The Future of the Church Is Young.
Lewis Center for Church Leadership has a growing list of Covid-19-related resources on topics of Social Action, Stewardship, Technology, and Hospitality.
For Collard Girls is a journey, a conversation, and a podcast, that shares the unique, bold and beautiful narrative of womyn of color who are in spaces in the church, in the community, and in the world.
MennoMedia's ~ing Podcast hosts Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards and Allison Maus discuss current issues in church leadership, growth, and community engagement with national church leaders.
Rev. Diane Shallue created Twelve Devotions for Ministry Teams & Committees as part of the Christian Education Network of the ELCA series, “Learning Strategies for the Life of Faith Initiative.” They were developed "to equip congregational leaders to find ways to love and serve the world in all that they do", are ecumenical in scope, and free to share with teams and leadership groups.
Engage the whole congregation in the conversation of pastoral care during quarantine, rostered leaders assisting area chaplains, etc.
Two Building Resilience webinars with accompanying downloadable handouts.
Bearing Witness offers resources for supporting whistleblowers in the workplace, governmental agencies, and congregational settings.
Mindful Leaders Lounge is a supportive conversation space for leaders who are working on themselves so that they can be creative, mindful, adaptive and resilient through change. Part of her Defy the Trend Community, it is moderated by Nicole Havelka of Nicole Havelka Consulting. Learn more at defythetrend.com.
LeaderWise has been supporting clergy and congregations for more than 50 years.
At LeaderWise, their calling is to walk alongside you, and in times like these, they feel that calling more deeply than ever. They offer a menu of opportunities for clergy to be supported. They purposely put together a variety of opportunities at a range of price points, so there is something for everyone. If you need something that currently isn’t offered, please reach out to them!
The BTS Center is a private foundation in Portland, Maine, building on the legacy of the former Bangor Theological Seminary.
Today The BTS Center seeks to catalyze spiritual imagination, with enduring wisdom, for transformative faith leadership by offering theologically grounded programs of continuing education and spiritual formation, including workshops and retreats, learning cohorts, public conversations, and projects of applied research.
Join the BTS Center on a journey of discovery and exploration at the intersection of spiritual leadership and ecological imagination.
ecoAmerica expands climate leadership beyond traditional environmental circles. They are building a diverse network of major institutions and thought leaders in five sectors — faith, health, communities, higher education, and business — who have the power to inspire tens of millions of Americans on climate change, in counties and communities nationwide including the heartland. Watch this video to learn more about their programs and hear leaders speak.
What is mine to do? Who am I called to be?
Living into one's call is a lifelong process of discernment. This online class invites you to look at your life, no matter what age, and notice your unique contribution to God's vision. Lean into spaciousness and learn to become more receptive to the ways the spirit is guiding you with this six-session series. Listen to stories of discernment and engage in enriching experiential exercises.
Registration is open.
Learn more and register here.
Taken on your own schedule. Group discounts available.
Lifelong Faith Training is Lifelong Faith's Free Video-Based Training to Guide for Leaders in
Designing & Leading Faith Formation with All Ages & Generations
The Video Editing for Churches course will help you learn how to use editing tools like Adobe Rush and iMovie to create videos your members, newcomers, and others will want to see.
This is an open enrollment course.
The Faith+Lead Learning Lab is a place to listen, learn, innovate, and grow. Join other spiritual leaders in grappling with real-world challenges and discoveries of ministry in the 21st Century.
CONVERGENCE offers numerous leadership and community development webinars on-demand or in a cohort:
Learn more about Futures Literacy here.
Learn more about Convergence's Futures Literacy Labs here.
Coaching4Clergy offers:
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See Joe Davis' invitation to Deepen Humility and Compassion with the IDI; develop institutional intercultural awareness and competence; and/or join Round 2 of Davis' and Dave Scherer's Next Faithful Move. |
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Opportunities for self-care, personal growth, new learning and more, include: |
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free, seven-part on-demand video teaching series from Carey Nieuwhof |
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Personal growth and continuing education pertinent to COVID-19 days and beyond |
Living Like They Believe is an online video study series on vocation and discipleship.
Church Pension Group offers Safeguarding Online - boundaries training for folks who work with children and youth; and Safeguarding People, which includes Training Resources and Model Policies & Resolutions.
These insightful cards are an innovative and uniquely interactive way to learn about and apply the highly popular Enneagram personality model as you uncover your inner feelings, motives, and desires; nurture your empathy and compassion for others; and grow toward the best version of yourself.
Right Questions For Church Leaders, Volumes 1-4
This five-session series explores how Christians can be part of God’s mission in the world. Each title includes five inspiring daily readings for each week; five easy-to-use discussion guides (with activities, Bible study, and discussion activities); and follow-up action options to apply the study to real-world life.
Sessions include:
“More Church Leaders | Stronger Church Leaders” Video Tool Kit
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Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice |
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