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Flourishing in Ministry

Even when burnout isn’t an immediate concern, it’s essential to proactively nurture your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This course empowers you to maintain your resilience and continue thriving in your ministry.

Flourishing in ministry E-book

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Description

How it works

1. Naming: you can’t tame what you don’t name, first step is understanding where you are today with compassion fatigue and anxiety.

2. Taming: working on “quick wins” so that you can see a measure of hope and how new actions can bring about new results.

3. Retraining: retrain your brain to maintain the quick wins and to replicate them over time.

4. Maintaining: consistently maintaining newer actions and attitudes over time leads to maintaining better spiritual, mental, and physical health.

What You’ll Learn

• Practical strategies to sustain your energy and passion for service.

• Techniques for building deeper connections with your community while setting healthy boundaries.

• Simple daily practices to protect your spiritual and emotional health.

Who It’s For

• Priests and ministry members who feel strong and motivated but want to prevent future burnout and deepen their self-care practices.

Format

This course includes weekly video sessions, downloadable resources, and guided reflections to help you incorporate learnings into your routine.

Take this course to ensure your ministry remains a source of joy, strength, and inspiration—today and in the years to come.

Reduced Stress

Renewed Purpose

Empowered Ministry

Testimonials

“It was great to be in a small cohort of learners who all came from a variety of ministry positions and to learn self-care so we can be better ministers. There was a great balance of scientific information about how our bodies work and ways to take care of our bodies physically and spiritually. We learned how helping one area helps the other, such as how meditation or breathing as a spiritual exercise literally lowers your heart rate. I appreciated even being aware of things we might do without thinking, such as negative self talk. If you have the opportunity to take this class, I highly recommend it!”

Kathy Knoblach

Director of Formation & Outreach

31 years in ministry

"I highly recommend Jim's Healthy Catholic Ministry classes.. The tips and information he provided are comprehensive and backed by solid research, yet practical and accessible. I found the suggestions and practices to be truly foundational for calming my nervous system, reducing negative stress and allowing more joy into my life! I was able to recognize more readily the choice I have in each moment to move toward peace and grounding in Christ, or toward burnout and chaos--and it made a difference in how I show up both at work and at home. Jim is a master at making complicated concepts simple, and humbly and appropriately shares which practices work in his life--while facilitating a sense of caring and support within the class. Jim's joy in serving God and all God's people is contagious; I always come away from an encounter with Jim more hopeful and in touch with God's love for me and for all

Beth Gaetz

Ministry Coordinator, Nativity of Mary, Bloomington, MN

13 years experience in lay ministry

Attending these classes have been so helpful in reminding me the importance of caring for myself as a beloved daughter of God. By practicing the techniques I learned in these classes I have renewed strength and compassion to care for others in my role as a Pastoral minister.

Beth Prendi

Pastoral Care Coordinator, St. John the Baptist, Savage, MN

6 years in ministry.