"Referring people on to experts is an act of love". Lauren Errington is asked about when is it a good time for someone to see someone professionally about a mental health issue.

She recommends asking ourselves:

SHOW NOTES:

Reach Australia Care List. A list of resources that might help you.

The Family Systems Institute Website

The Mental Health and Pastoral Institute where Keith and Sarah Condie have some great resources.

The Better Access Scheme explained.

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Pastors what to help people, but when does this desire get the way of actually helping people?  Lauren Errington from the Family Systems Institute addresses some of the questions we need to ask when it comes to helping people, even well intentioned help:



- Who is actually responsible for what?

- Have we confused empathy with needing to feel all the feelings the other person is feeling?

- Is the best way of helping people to step back and let the person grow themselves?

- Are we curious and thoughtful before we are ready to jump in and help?

- Is the help actually about helping them or dealing with our own anxiety and need to step in and help?

- What does it mean to be in "good contact" with someone?

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What is 'rest'? In our last episode we saw that rest was more than sleep and not working. Derek and Scott look at the work of Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith on different types of rest.

1. Physical Rest

Giving your body a rest.

2. Mental Rest

It could be that you need to give your mind a rest.

3. Emotional Rest

We can get emotionally tired when we are not paying attention to our emotions.

4. Spiritual Rest

Reconnecting with God

5. Social Rest

Different relationships can ones that build us up or drain us.

6. Sensory Res

Especially with screens.

7. Creative Rest

Creative rest is not about putting a demand on your creative ability; that’s not rest, that’s work. It is the opposite. It’s allowing white space in your life and giving room for your creativity to show up. Creative rest lets you focus on your basic need for wonder. You can enjoy fulfilling that basic need in ways that don’t put any pressure on your being creative. Yes, creativity may bloom from the seeds planted, but creativity is not the objective, only rest.

Summary

SHOWNOTES:

⁠⁠Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity⁠⁠⁠ by Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith ⁠

TED Notes from Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith ⁠

TED Talk from Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith ⁠

Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less⁠ Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

⁠Atomic Habits⁠ by James Clear.

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Is the reason that gospel workers are tired because they don't understand what rest is? Derek and Scott discuss three myths of rest:

Myth #1: Doing more work does not make us better workers: 

Truth #1: Resting makes us better, more effective workers

Myth #2: I don’t need to rest, that’s what holidays are for

Truth#2: You can’t binge your rest, it needs to be a habit

Myth #3: I get some sleep each night.  That’s rest.

Truth #3: Sleep is important but is not rest.

Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith 

Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Burnout and Rest by Valarie Ling  

List of things to improve your sleep by Matthew Walker 

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What advice would you give your younger self, especially in ministry? We asked Al and Kathy Stewart and Laurel Hall and asked them what they would say in Part 2 of our learning from elders.

SHOW NOTES:

TOT 232: You Need Friends In Ministry 

More from Kathy and Al Stewart on Marriage and Ministry 

How People Change by Timothy S. Lane and Paul Tripp

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What advice would you give your younger self, especially in ministry? We asked Gary Koo, Peter Moore, Greg and Emma Lee and asked them what they would say as Derek and Jo reflect on their wisdom.

SHOW NOTES:

Wisdom in Leadership by Craig Hamilton is available from Matthias Media

Tim Keller article on Faithfulness and Ministry

Want to know about Learn to lead

Older video of Mikey Lynch interviewing David Jones about identity in ministry

Sovereignty in Salvation: Justin Mote spoke to some church planters about sovereignty

Norwest sermon series

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How do we think about our money and resources as Christian disciples? Yoel Frank has written a book to help us practically think through what it means to be a disciple with money.

1. Live Simply

2. Give Habitually

3. Spend Missionally

4. Invest Impactfully

5. Steward Wisely

SHOW NOTES:

The Barefoot Disciple Webpage

**If you purchase the Barefoot Disciple from this link, Yoel will donate the proceeds to Reach Australia**

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Money is a taboo topic for churches, and there has been some ministries that have brought disrepute to the gospel through the misuse of money, Yet we need to manage and talk about money and generosity as churches not just for budgets but because money management is a part of being a disciple.

Jo talks with Tish Maier, Reach Australia's Support Manager, about how and why ministers need to talk about generosity.

SHOW NOTES:

The Generosity Project - a 6 part  interactive resource from Matthias Media aimed at shifting the culture of generosity in our churches, in a positive way.  -

Rod Irvine talking about generosity to church plants

Longer talk from Rod Irvine on raising resources for churches

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There is caring for people who are in need and there is disciple making. But do these things need to be at odds?

Sally Sims is the Care Ministry Coordinator at Christ Church, St Ives, on Sydney's North Shore. She's author of Together Through the Storm A Practical Guide to Christian Care and she sits down with Jo Gibbs to talk about how pastoral care can be disciple making.

SHOW NOTES:

Sally's book can be found here. Watch for the 2nd Edition in August.

Care resource list from the Reach Australia National Conference

Disciple Making Pastoral Care by Sally Sims

Disciple Making Pastoral Care within Small Groups by Sarie King

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There's times when life falls apart and things just don't turn out as we planned, and they're often unexpected things that turn up that are not in your diary. It can be a matter of time before gospel workers are overwhelmed with requests and needs. How do we manage all this?

Sally Sims is the Care Ministry Coordinator at Christ Church, St Ives, on Sydney's North Shore. She's author of Together Through the Storm A Practical Guide to Christian Care and she sits down with Jo Gibbs to talk about how to care for people in church without being overwhelmed.

SHOW NOTES:

Sally's Book can be found here. Watch for the 2nd Edition in August.

Care resource list from the Reach Australia National Conference

Sally's workshop...coming soon.

Keep watching for more Reach Australia Resources

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