Pastoral Supervision

Ministry is a joy. Service is a privilege. Christian relationships encourage, inspire and uplift.

Ministry can be a hailstorm. Service can be overwhelming. Christian relationships can harm profoundly.

Taking time to reflect on all you do, say, and seek to be will help sustain and refresh you, and remind you to care responsibly for those in your ministry sphere. Pastoral supervision offers protected time to ensure you regularly consider, 'Am I serving your Lord and his people well?' Supervision is a safe and confidential professional relationship where you can safely think out loud, knowing that what you say stays in the room*.

*The only exceptions are if there is a risk to someone's safety, the disclosing of criminal activity, or an ethical breach.

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Supervision reminds you to live for God's glory

Take time to reflect upon your ministry, thoughts, behaviour and relationships in light of God's Word.

Supervision gives you a safe space

As your supervisory relationship develops in trust, you experience a safe and confidential* space to externalise your thoughts and process your feelings and experiences.

*excluding criminal or safety risk disclosures.

Supervision enables reflection upon and learning from the past with a view to better outcomes in the future

Confucius said "Study the past if you would define the future."
Supervision ensures we create opportunities that could easily be missed in the frenetic pace of life.

Supervision can be hiding away for a time

Schedule time in your diary to be in a non-judgemental and restorative space, away from the pressures of ministry.

Supervision can take you into the changeroom mid-game

Just as in team sport, the players come off at half time and talk about the game and its challenges; supervision can be used to re-energise and strategise for the next phase.

Supervision will give you time to consider emotions - yours and others

Whether you like it or not your emotions are always influencing you. Noticing them and considering what information they provide can be empowering.

Supervision assists with setting and achieving goals

Supervision interrupts the normal rhythms of your responsibilities, freeing you to set goals and strategise how to achieve them.

Supervision can be refreshing

Be reminded of your (metaphorical) love of the surf, and leave with the energy to run towards the waves.

Supervision encourages slowing down to notice emerging beauty

Notice and name the work of the Spirit in you and in those around you.

Supervision reveals patterns

We all have default behavioural patterns - some are helpful and some are not.

What is critical is noticing what they are and discerning whether they are helpful.

Supervision will allow you to discover places you may not naturally go

Don't get stuck in the same lane of traffic, jump out of the car, dive deep and consider knew perspectives.

Supervision will allow you to receive support for your life-giving work

When ministry feels like it is weighing you down, you know you have someone providing a supportive hand.

Supervision can help you enjoy the surprises

Tear through the cardboard box and stimulate some positivity and joy in your ministry and relationships.

Supervision looks at your light

Most of your time is focussed on others (& rightly so), but it's important to notice if your flame is being extinguished.

Supervision will consider you in your familial context

Learn to observe how your instincts and behaviours, priorities and sense of threats have been influenced by your Family of Origin

'I didn't know what to expect at first & Pastoral Supervision felt like a 'tick box' - but I've really found a lot of benefit in working with Nicky. She is open and curious and holds space for me to be able to talk through the challenges and joys of ministry. She views human interactions through a grace-filled lens, which I value, yet is comfortable asking tough questions. I look forward to continuing to work together.'

Emily Sydney, NSW

Cost

Free initial session.

$100 per hour - Pastoral Supervision | Online

$125 per hour - Pastoral Supervision | Wahroonga (room hire included)

I am willing to consider other locations for supervision noting that travel costs may be incurred and room hire costs are absorbed by the supervisee.

I am available for group supervision.

Why don't you send me an expression of interest to join or start a group?

Get in Touch

+61 425 319 958

ngfortescue@gmail.com