Ministering Through Trauma & Abuse
It took me many years to overcome the emotional and spiritual effects of childhood trauma and abuse and to begin to see these experiences as a rich resource for my pastoral ministry as an Anglican priest. In time, I began to realise that my own experience of trauma and abuse was not an impediment to ministry, but a rich resource from which to connect more deeply with people who may have had similar experiences, and may still be coming to terms with them later in life. I have created this course convinced of the need for ‘real life experience’ among those who preach and pastor in the name of Christ.
"We come to ministry with our whole lives. There is no ‘time before’ we were ordained or came to faith that has to be set aside, so that we can ‘begin again’. We do not minister from a vacuum. We are not a clean slate. We minister from our wounds and from what we have learned from our past."
Example Curriculum
What will you learn?
Ministering Through Trauma and Abuse is my course to support those new to ministry and those who feel they need to work on their own approach to ministry after experiencing trauma and abuse at some point in their lives.
My mission is simple: to enable you to use your lived experience in a positive way throughout your ministry.
COMING SOON: Preaching for a Changing Church
As an emerging minister or someone who has not suffered from personal trauma and abuse you may be more interested in my general preaching course or in my coaching.