Due to Covid, these have moved to tele-conference.
At Shepherd Heart, congregations and denominations find resources for the “sticky” areas of ministry. In-person church or denominational trainings are available upon request. Contact Shepherd Heart for a church- or denomination-wide training.
The founder of Shepherd Heart has given denominational level trainings throughout the ecumenical Church (that is, to many different Christian traditions) since 2010.
Consider the following:
How do you know when you have an emergency on your hands? What might a pastoral response to crisis look like? (Assessing for immediate risk of harm to self or others, and responding to crises)
How do you tell the difference between pastoral care issues and other clinically significant issues requiring attention from a psychologist or psychiatrist? (Knowing when/how to refer parishioners to appropriate levels of care)
What do you do when you come to suspect a child might be being abused or neglected? (Recognize danger signs and know how to make a child abuse report)
What are some useful elements of a plan to help keep your children safe? (Discussion of layers in child safety policies)
How do you maintain appropriate boundaries in your ministry, including in situations of pastoral care and counseling?
- How do you handle working with boundary-pushing parishioners?
- How might you embody a healthy, personal sexual ethic?
- What might constitute clergy misconduct?
- Sometimes ministry feels overwhelming and isolating. How do you take care of yourself (and your family) to prevent clergy burn-out?
All of these issues (and more) are reviewed and explored in day-long continued education seminars for churches and denominations.
Shepherd Heart’s founder has served across the country and internationally as ministry consultant to clergy, Christian schools, and denominational bodies since 2010, including the Desert Southwest Assembly of the United Methodist Church, Catholic Diocese in Southern California, and multiple area conferences within the Mennonite Church USA, working with pastors and church leaders from Arizona, California, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and Ontario, Canada on matters of spiritual wellness, pastoral ethics, self-care, and healthy boundary maintenance.
Specifically, Shepherd Heart offers day-long seminars on subject matters such as Embodiment of Sexual Ethics, Clergy Self-Care, Mental Health and the Church, Ethics of Pastoral Care & Counseling, Boundary Maintenance, Power Dynamics/Differentials, Child Safety, and Clergy Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Abuse/Neglect and more…
Call to schedule a training today for your next denominational or conference assembly.