Events

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

Building a Healthy Pastoral Care System - that Grows with Your Church
Are you confident your church is caring well for people without overloading your leaders?

Many churches care deeply, but their pastoral care systems have developed informally over time.
As needs grow, this often leads to:
• leaders carrying too much
• inherited or unclear systems of care
• unstructured or reactive responses
• unclear boundaries
• complex situations becoming overwhelming
It does not have to be this way.
Join this free webinar:
Building a Healthy Pastoral Care System that Grows with Your Church
📅 Tuesday 21 April
🕐 1–2pm
Designed for pastors and ministry leaders who want to strengthen care while protecting their team.
In this session you will learn:
• how to build a simple, scalable pastoral care structure
• how to equip leaders to care well without burning out
• how to respond wisely to complex pastoral situations
• how to create clarity around roles, boundaries, and escalation
This session draws on the same frameworks used in working with churches to strengthen pastoral care systems in real ministry settings.
If you want your church to care well for people without placing unsustainable pressure on leaders, this will be a helpful next step.Online Webinar
Tuesday 17 February
11am
Free
To register: https://events.humanitix.com/pastoral-system

A one-year, part-time course designed to bring transformation – personally and professionally.
This is a great course for leaders and pastoral care teams to develop their inner world, and their ability to relate well with team members and enhance their abilities in helping others grow.
The course can be done in three different ways to fit your role and requirements.
This is so much more than a pastoral skills course. The purpose of the course is two-fold, firstly enhance a person’s discipleship, wellbeing, growth and maturity, and secondly to train the carer to be competent and effective in the care that they offer.
The in-person version of this course has the group journey with Richard Black for three weeks across the year, receiving not only training but also the opportunity to have Richard help you embed the change in your own life.

Five-day intensive designed to sharpen core counselling skills and accelerate client change.

A one-year, part-time course designed to bring transformation – personally and professionally.
This is a great course for leaders and pastoral care teams to develop their inner world, and their ability to relate well with team members and enhance their abilities in helping others grow.
The course can be done in three different ways to fit your role and requirements.
This is so much more than a pastoral skills course. The purpose of the course is two-fold, firstly enhance a person’s discipleship, wellbeing, growth and maturity, and secondly to train the carer to be competent and effective in the care that they offer.
The in-person version of this course has the group journey with Richard Black for three weeks across the year, receiving not only training but also the opportunity to have Richard help you embed the change in your own life.

Richard is preaching at Riccarton Community Church at the 9am and 11am services.

A dynamic five-day course for next-gen leaders, staff, volunteers, and anyone who wants to grow as a healthy, mature disciple.

Thrive! Lead Yourself Well enriches discipleship with emotional health, mental resilience, and spiritual maturity. It equips your team with biblically grounded tools that do more than inspire – they transform daily living and strengthen long-term ministry impact.
What you will see in your people:
• Spiritually Grounded - in Jesus and growing in their discipleship.
• Mentally Fit - and resilient, able to keep perspective under pressure.
• Emotionally Resilient - steady and self-aware
in challenge and change.
• Relationally Skilled - building trust, unity, and healthy team culture.
• Leadership Ready – confident in calling, proactive attitude, and burnout-proofed for the long haul.

Five days. Five powerful tools. Lasting transformation.
Grow your team. Equip your emerging leaders.
13–17 April, 2026
9:00am–4:00pm
Refreshments provided, BYO lunch

$750 +GST

A one-year, part-time course designed to bring transformation – personally and professionally.
This is a great course for leaders and pastoral care teams to develop their inner world, and their ability to relate well with team members and enhance their abilities in helping others grow.
The course can be done in three different ways to fit your role and requirements.
This is so much more than a pastoral skills course. The purpose of the course is two-fold, firstly enhance a person’s discipleship, wellbeing, growth and maturity, and secondly to train the carer to be competent and effective in the care that they offer.
The in-person version of this course has the group journey with Richard Black for three weeks across the year, receiving not only training but also the opportunity to have Richard help you embed the change in your own life.