Pastoral Care 101: Pastoral Conversations
You will learn key pastoral skills one layer at a time and be left with a comprehensive approach to having meaningful and safe pastoral conversations. This training is suitable for pastoral carers, ministers, chaplains, youth workers, small group leaders, and community ministries.
Building healthy connections
Having meaningful conversations
Navigating different needs
Churches we have helped
- Master the Art of Pastoral Conversations with Tailored Skills for Every Situation
Building Meaningful Connections in Ministry
With thousands of hours spent coaching church leaders, combined with his personal leadership experience and academic research, Richard brings a masterclass to each coaching session. Each session is tailored to meet your specific needs.
Layered Learning Approach
Contextual Conversations
Safe and Supportive Dialogue
Topic Areas:
- Our Testimonials
Hear from Our
Clients
Adam White
National Leader, New Life Churches NZ
Ben and Amy Kendrew
(Senior Leaders)
ARISE Church
Richard and the team at Mind Health have been a tremendous support to our staff and in particular our pastoral team. They have provided world class supervision, counselling services and team training, especially in times of crisis. We highly recommend Mind Health for your church team and organisation.
Senior Leader
Living Stones
We have never heard this stuff before. You’re distinction between identity, calling and role is life-giving and freeing.
Church Leader
The feedback was amazing. Thanks for helping us to look like we know what we’re doing. We are always truly grateful for the gift you have of communicating difficult things in such a simple way and hence helping us all to become free and experience more freedom.
Ps Adam White, National Leader, New Life Churches NZ
As a Christian leader I can’t stress enough how valuable my regular session with Richard Black has been. – Highly recommended
Rev. Simon Martin, Bishop’s Chaplain, Nelson Anglicans
Richard’s process is clear and the wisdom he brings is deeply reassuring as I know I am in good hands. Each session helps me be a better leader, husband, and disciple.
Ben and Amy Kendrew, ARISE Church
We are very grateful that over the years, the trainings that Richard has offered, have really helped build a solid foundation for our staff and for our pastors… No one really presents as articulately and professionally and with substance as Richard does.
Ps Sam Tolley – Church Unlimited, Auckland
Richard brings a wealth of knowledge, compassion and practical wisdom in the area of wellbeing, pastoral care and longevity in ministry. Because of this we have had Richard come and speak at our church on a Sunday and also he has been a keynote speaker at our annual conference.
Richard is an amazing asset to the churches and pastors of NZ.
- Meet Richard Black
Your Course Teacher
Through his counselling, training, and public speaking he helps people strengthen their thinking, be proactive in relationships, and succeed with life. Having been involved in pastoral ministry for many years, he understands the everyday struggles that people face and the demands on church leaders.
Richard has the knack of being able to communicate complex issues in a way that is practical and easy to understand. He has authored two books: Centred: Knowing who you are in an off-balanced world, and There’s a Happy Moon in My Side (children’s book).
