Learning Platforms for Ministry
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Learning Platforms for Ministry

Part of our work at Ministry Forum is to bring your attention to the heaping smorgasbord of content and learning opportunities out there in the vast ocean of continuing education… with that goal in mind, we invite you to check out some recommendations passed along by our Ministry Forum community…

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Psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors for Ministry Leaders.
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Psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors for Ministry Leaders.

In this post we’re offering you some searchable sites to find a practitioner that might be a helpful companion for you as you serve in ministry. I’ve always said that sometimes we need to pay someone to focus on listening to us when we spend so much of our time and energy listening to everyone else. It is an invaluable investment in ourselves.

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Dear Ministry Leader: YOU Matter Too.
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Dear Ministry Leader: YOU Matter Too.

One finding that fascinated me - and connects with how we may be feeling at the moment - was this: almost 100% of pastors acknowledge that it is somewhat true that their mental health is important while half use none of the identified services for personal, spiritual, or mental health support (like counsellors, spiritual directors, coaches, psychotherapists, etc)…

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Measuring Success in Ministry
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Measuring Success in Ministry

How do you measure success? What is success in ministry? What does that even look like? And by what metrics do we measure such things?

In the congregational setting, it is so often Sunday attendance and offerings. Is that the best way to measure the present reality we are facing.

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