Pastoral Transformation Course – Bay of Plenty
Block 3 - Course
Block 3 - Course
Anxiety Resilience & Renewing Your Mind
Finding calm, clarity, and courage to navigate anxiety
Anxiety is something we all face — for some, it’s a passing emotion; for others, it’s a persistent companion. The good news is there is a way through.
In this practical and hope-filled seminar, counsellor Richard Black will guide you in understanding:
The purpose of anxiety
How to calm and reassure your mind
How to train your emotional response and build resilience
Drawing on the wisdom of Philippians 4 and proven psychological insights, you'll gain tools to move from reaction to response, and from anxiety to greater peace.
🗓️ Date: Tuesday 15 July 2025
📍 Venue: Hope Vineyard, 156 The Square, Palmerston North
🕖 Time: 7:00–9:00pm
💰 Cost: $30 per person | $24 per person (group of 5 or more)
Bring a friend, your team, or your Life Group — and take a step toward calm, courage, and clarity.
Tickets: www.thrivingchurcheshq.com/product/anxiety-resilience-seminar
Mental Resilience: Get Perspective in a Pressure-Filled World
What you think shapes how you feel, how you act, and how you relate to others. Yet so many of us live with a constant mental mess—negative self-talk, feeling overwhelmed, emotionally wound up, or stuck in obligations we don’t know how to shift.
The good news? These patterns can be changed.
In this half-day seminar, counsellor and author Richard Black will help you understand how your mind works and give you a powerful tool to clear mental clutter, build emotional resilience, and respond more constructively in life’s pressures. You’ll learn how to spot unhelpful thought patterns, shift perspective, and gain greater freedom and clarity.
🗓️ Date: Saturday 19 July 2025
📍 Venue: Hope Vineyard, 156 The Square, Palmerston North
🕘 Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
💰 Cost: $60 per person | $48 per person (group of 5 or more)
Bring your Life Group, your team, or come on your own—and take a practical step toward greater emotional strength.
Tickets: www.thrivingchurcheshq.com/product/miental-resilience-seminar
Richard is preaching at Riccarton Community Church at the 9.30am and 11am services.
Richard will be preaching at the evening service, 7pm
Five-day intensive designed to sharpen core counselling skills and accelerate client change. 24 - 28 November 2025
Online training to equip you with the core skills needed for effective supervision.
Discover how to use the summer break to truly recharge and refresh
Online training which provides a ministry matrix to deliver quality supervision that addresses the unique demands of pastoral leadership.
In this free webinar, Richard Black unpacks the most common pitfalls that limit pastors and churches, drawing on years of clinical work with pastors and his postgraduate research. Discover how to lead more healthily, minister from your calling and giftedness, and mobilise your church to fulfil God’s purpose.
Online Webinar
Tuesday 17 February
11am
Free
To register: https://events.humanitix.com/the-pastoral-trap
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