Pastoral Principles for Living Well Together – a resource from the Church of England
The Pastoral Advisory Group of the Church of England aims to improve the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+) people and look at how our churches can be more welcoming places. The Group wants to encourage respectful theological discussion and identifies “six pervading evils”, which undermine good pastoral care “prejudice, silence, ignorance, fear, hypocrisy, prejudice and misuse of power.” It has produced a set of discussion cards to that address these issues. which can be downloaded in pdf from https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-02/PAG-PP-website.pd or a set of discussion cards can be purchased from https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/books/9780715111550/pastoral-principles-cards
Helpful Resources for the Church – Mental Health Access Pack
Click here for Helpful Resources for the Church – Mental Health Access Pack
Church of England UK Minority Ethnic Mental Health Toolkit(Toolkit)
Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries Christian Church Resources
The Church is called to be a sanctuary for all people, at all stages of their mental wellness journeys. This eight-week course is designed for small groups and explores mental health from psychological, social, and theological perspectives using films and discussion guides. For further details, please go to their website:
https://www.sanctuarymentalhealth.org/
Dealing with Change and loss
This seminar was recorded originally as a pastoral seminar for Spring Harvest at Home at the height of the COVID-19 Crisis in the UK. It addresses some of the changes and losses that people may have experienced specifically as a result if the pandemic, but also more widely in all areas and times of life. Sue and Chris Monckton-Rickett are both Registered Accredited Counsellors with the Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) with over 25 years of experience in counselling, pastoral care, retreat leading and training. Sue is also the Chair of ACC. For more information about ACC or to find a counsellor please visit www.acc-uk.org
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Seminar notes
Resources for Change and Loss
Relationships and Conflict
This seminar was recorded for originally recorded for Spring Harvest 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks at the causes, effects and ways to deal with and work through conflict in relationships. An issue relevant at all times, but in some cases heightened by the crisis.
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Seminar notes
Resources for Relationship and Conflict
Self care and Caring for the carers
For those of us in caring roles learning how to care for ourselves is vital, but often ignored. This seminar was recorded originally for Spring Harvest at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, so some of the content relates to caring for ourselves as carers in dealing with that situation, but much of it is relevant to any time. Sue and Chris Monckton-Rickett are both Registered Accredited Counsellors with the Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) and so is the Chair of ACC. They have over 25 years of experience in counselling, training and retreat leading.
Link to video
Seminar notes
Resources for Caring for the Carers
