By Mike North

1. Module One:
Children’s and Youth Ministry and the Minister

2. 1. Make sure you are spending time with God
2. Have times of rest
3. Find people to support you and be prepared to
delegate.
4. Plan your diary and be prepared to say NO!
5. Set clear goals and objectives.
6. Keep learning, being challenged, and be prepared
to change
Personal growth, support and pastoral care

3. Make sure you are spending time
with God
What are the things I need to put in
place to make sure my relationship
with God is good?
Personal growth, support and pastoral care

4. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
1. Make sure you are spending time with God
2. Have times of rest
3. Find people to support you and be prepared to
delegate.
4. Plan your diary and be prepared to say NO!
5. Set clear goals and objectives.
6. Keep learning, being challenged, and be prepared
to change

5. Have times of rest
What are the things that allow you to
rest? How do you relax?
Personal growth, support and pastoral care

6. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
1. Make sure you are spending time with God
2. Have times of rest
3. Find people to support you and be prepared to
delegate.
4. Plan your diary and be prepared to say NO!
5. Set clear goals and objectives.
6. Keep learning, being challenged, and be prepared
to change

7. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
Find people to support you
and be prepared to
delegate.
Team, support group,
mentor, spiritual adviser.
Draw key people into roles
and responsibilities.

8. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
1. Make sure you are spending time with God
2. Have times of rest
3. Find people to support you and be prepared to
delegate.
4. Plan your diary and be prepared to say NO!
5. Set clear goals and objectives.
6. Keep learning, being challenged, and be prepared
to change

9. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
• Set priorities
• Important v urgent
• Plan in preparation time
• Keep time off precious
• Value family and friendships

10. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
Get the big
things in place
first…

11. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
1. Make sure you are spending time with God
2. Have times of rest
3. Find people to support you and be prepared to
delegate.
4. Plan your diary and be prepared to say NO!
5. Set clear goals and objectives.
6. Keep learning, being challenged, and be prepared
to change

12. Spend a few minutes
thinking about your “job
description”. Write down
all the things you do. Are
there any things that you
think you should (or
shouldn’t!) be doing in
your role?
Personal growth, support and pastoral care
Set clear goals and objectives

13. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
1. Make sure you are spending time with God
2. Have times of rest
3. Find people to support you and be prepared to
delegate.
4. Plan your diary and be prepared to say NO!
5. Set clear goals and objectives.
6. Keep learning, being challenged, and be
prepared to change

14. Personal growth, support and pastoral care
• Aurora
• Books
• Articles
• Podcasts
• Conversation
• Listen to children and
young people
• Grow graciously
Keep learning, being challenged, and be prepared to change

15. Module One:
Children’s and Youth Ministry and the Minister