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December 6 and already feeling stressed out about the holidays?
Consider this helpful information from the Parrott's :)

3 Ways to Avoid Burnout and Exhaustion This Holiday Season - SYMBIS Assessment If you and your spouse have been feeling burnt out around the holidays, it’s time to start reducing stress so you can enjoy the season.

Employment We would love for you to join our Texas Baptists team. Check out our available positions.

We now have all of our 2024 MinistrySafe webinars listed on our txb.org/ministrysafe webpage. I encourage you to check out the topics and register to get them on your calendar now!

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Assisting churches with awareness and education on the topic of sexual abuse prevention, specifically in ministry contexts.

I saw this free resource this morning and thought - Hmmm, there might be a few people that could benefit from this download.
Here it is - if that person is you, enjoy!

What Is God's Heart On ... Find peace in troubled times. This FREE booklet gives you insight into God’s heart on stress, anxiety and fear.

Axis does have a lot of great resources for parents and ministry leaders. Could this be helpful for you? Check 'em out!

As you plan your Christmas service celebrations, I encourage you to consider including a special time in your worship service or maybe even a special service for those that are grieving the loss of a loved one this holiday season.

So thankful for those that have donated thus far in 2023 to help pastors/ministry families with counseling. If you feel so led in this season of giving, please consider making a donation toward counseling for our ministers and their families.

$50 helps to support one counseling session
$500 helps to support 10 counseling sessions
Anything is helpful and appreciated!

Counseling Services Donate online now to Counseling Services. Donations are fast, safe and secure.

Join me tomorrow for our MinistrySafe webinar!

Thankful to have been a part of Conclave 2023! To hear that those in attendance felt supported and encouraged warms my heart. Ministry leaders and volunteers - consider Conclave in your 2024 calendar!

Conclave NextGen sees growth, continued expansion While the Conclave NextGen conference underwent a remodel back in 2018, this year’s event saw breakthroughs in both attendance and connection opportunities that Texas Baptists ministry leaders believe brought it to a whole new level.

If you are looking for a good resource to educate yourself on trauma, I would encourage you to check out this book by Dr. Jantz. This book provides a lot of content in very practical terms and examples. A great resource for ministry leaders.

Triumph over Trauma: Find Healing and Wholeness from Past Pain (Anxiety Relief & Hope Through a Whole-Person Approach Including Emotions, Body, Brain, Relationships, Soul, & Dreams for the Future) Triumph over Trauma: Find Healing and Wholeness from Past Pain (Anxiety Relief & Hope Through a Whole-Person Approach Including Emotions, Body, Brain, Relationships, Soul, & Dreams for the Future)

I'm with our Leadership Texas Baptists group this afternoon at Buckner Children's Home in Dallas. The group is currently hearing about the great services of Buckner and soaking in the history and legacy of this wonderful place. They have also had discussions on 21st Century Issues and will talk in a bit about what it means to be an emotionally healthy leader. A lot packed into this rainy day, but as always we have a great group of leaders in Cohort 8 and they are a joy to be with!

Register today for the last MinistrySafe webinar of 2023! The Importance of Record Keeping: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid!
Always free - brought to you by Texas Baptists ;)

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Our friends from Pastors' Hope Network shared a request for research participants on a study being conducted by some of their colleagues, for ministry leaders and spouses. The research topic is Meeting Adversity with Resilience: Understanding the Impact of Adverse Ministry Experiences. If you would be interested in learning more and/or participating, follow the link below to the research webpage.

Clergy Research Group Dr. Margaret Clarke has a passion to support Christian leaders’ resilience and well-being, both as a published researcher, professor, and as a professional therapist. Margaret has an MA in Marriage and Family Counselling and completed her Ph.D. in Educational Administration. She is the Counselling...

So thankful for individuals called to share the light and love of Christ through teaching - especially in public schools. Check out these BEST award recipients.

Cooperative Program Office announces 2023 Baptist educator award recipients The Texas Baptists Office of Cooperative Program Ministry announced recipients of its 2023 Baptist Educators Serving Texans (B.E.S.T.) Award on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Another lunch and learn for staff today. I hope they enjoy these as much as I do! We talked about calming skills with the goal of leaving cool as a cucumber. Fidget rings were also involved :)

Are you a bivocational or small church membership pastor that could use a break? Check out the Mark 6 retreat offering from our Bivocational Ministries director, coming up November 10-12.

Mark 6 Retreat The Mark Six Retreat is based on a command Jesus gave His disciples. After a long period of ministry and serving Jesus told His disciples, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”—Mark 6:31 This is a three-day event designed with Bivocational and Small Membership Church...

I had the opportunity to sit down with a few of the delightful staff from Hope for the Heart today. Great conversation and looking forward to more discussion. If you've never checked out their website, I hope you will because they have A LOT of resources for the church and ministry leaders on mental health.
https://www.hopefortheheart.org/

Practicing Gratitude - here's your mental health reminder/tip for the day.
For every self-critical or judgemental thought, challenge yourself to then find 3 positive things about yourself or 3 positive characteristics about the person you have judgemental thoughts about. Counting the blessings and replacing negative thoughts with positive ones can be extremely helpful for good mental health.

Yep - sometimes we are just mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically exhausted and that gives the enemy a chance to creep in.

When we are tired, our defenses are low, and attacks are bound to come at that time.

Nehemiah 4:10a NLT
"Then the people of Judah began to complain that the workers were becoming tired."

Deuteronomy 25:18 NLT
"Never forget how the Amalekites...attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who began to lag behind."



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PAVE is such a cool ministry opportunity - and we are so thankful for Jonathan Smith's support/encouragement of the PAVE participants to connect with counseling support, when needed. If you're feeling a little stuck with where your church is in ministry, check out what PAVE is doing - it might be exactly what you're looking for to help you get unstuck :)

Texas Baptists does a LOT of things. Did you know you can subscribe to specific ministry newsletters to keep up with the ministries you are most passionate about or connected to? The link below allows you to subscribe to any/all of the things you're interested in. I would suggest Texas Baptists Counseling Services or MinistrySafe as a good place to start ;)

Subscription Center Please wait for the form to load. If the form does not load properly, contact us at (888) 244-9400 or web[at]texasbaptists.org to learn about subscribing to our email and mailing lists.

YES! Good word from our friends at Life Recovered. I hope you'll take this action with your pastor as we highlight

Encourage your Pastor, Staff and their spouses to take a week each year to get away and focus on their marriage by providing the time away and the resources. This week should be in addition to vacation weeks.

Hosted our next to last 2023 webinar with MinistrySafe earlier today on Reporting Abuse. Included a special appearance by our Texas Baptists CFO/Treasurer, Dr. Ward Hayes!
Looking ahead, you don't want to miss out on our last webinar of the year. Register today!

Did you know you can find information on sexual abuse response, including care resources, on our TXB Sexual Abuse Response page?

Sexual Abuse Response We are fully committed to helping congregations in their efforts to reduce the risk of sexual abuse within the church.

Spent most of the day with Cohort 8 of Leadership Texas Baptists! We had great discussion on issues facing the church, Baptist partnerships in ministry, and identifying the unhealthy characteristics of leadership so we can learn more about what healthy leadership looks like. This group is lots of fun!

If you'd like to appreciate a pastor by donating toward counseling, we would welcome your assistance to help pastors connect with counseling.

Counseling Services Donate online now to Counseling Services. Donations are fast, safe and secure.

1 week from today! Register now to participate in the webinar or receive a recording afterward if you are not able to attend the live presentation. There have been CHANGES in reporting as of September 1 - so it is really important to learn what that means for you!

Coming tomorrow so register (for FREE) today! Church Mental Health Summit

Register for the Church Mental Health Summit! Everyone from your community members, teams, and leaders has either struggled with their mental health or has been a support to others.

Pastor appreciation day is this coming Sunday, October 8!
Here are some ideas for the church to extend appreciation to the pastor(s).

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Greg Love with MinistrySafe led a couple of breakout sessions for our TXB Conclave attendees this year. Conclave 2023 is in the books. Conclave 2024 will be in San Antonio! I hope we will see you there if we missed you this year!

Stop by the Counseling Services booth at Conclave and say hello! We've got a lot of good information and some fun giveaways!

Just learned about this one today and I'm sharing so you can check it out if you'd like. Register for FREE access on October 10.

Register for the Church Mental Health Summit! Everyone from your community members, teams, and leaders has either struggled with their mental health or has been a support to others.

Cohort 8 of Leadership TXB met last week to kick off our 9 month series of seminars together. As always, another GREAT group of young TXB leaders that I'm excited to spend time with and learn more about!

Don't miss the next MinistrySafe webinar on Reporting Abuse! Very helpful information in this webinar!

Su***de prevention starts in the brain. Watch this quick video to learn a few simple and easy tools of su***de prevention.

Change Your Brain Masters I Su***de Prevention Starts in the Brain Help Your Brain be Healthier and Avoid Things that Cause Depression in the Brain.To learn more about Dr. Daniel Amen and using brain SPECT to heal, check out...