Pastoral Care and Wellbeing

Welcome to the Wellbeing pages. The diocesan provision to support ministerial and staff wellbeing includes a flexible range of support and resources which we hope will meet your individual needs at various times.

“As I’ve listened to clergy over recent weeks and months and reflecting on my own wellbeing during this very particular time we are living through, I am aware of the unique set of pressures, anxieties and challenges we are all facing. In order to continue to serve as priests now and into the future, we each need to take our own wellbeing seriously, considering what changes we may need to make in our lives in order to thrive personally and in our vocation as priests. I and my senior colleagues are committed to doing all we can to support your wellbeing."

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Some of the resources are designed to support you through more stressful, tough times, and some are designed to walk alongside you, offering strategic, reflective, and spiritual accompaniment.

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest.”  Matthew 11:28 (MSG)

 

Diocese of Lichfield wellbeing support, in alphabetic order:

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Bishop's Visitors

Bishop's Visitors act on behalf of the Diocesan Bishop in cases where a clergy spouse may need practical help and emergency financial provision because the couple are separating.


CDM - support during and after the process

Support with the process can be accessed through the Bishops of Lichfield's chaplain.


Clergy spouses and partners

The Listening Ear Counselling service is available to spouses and partners


Clergy Wellbeing THRIVES

Questions and resources to aid clergy wellbeing


Coaching

Information on Coaching offered


Counselling: The Listening Ear

Do you need a confidential space to talk about the things it is difficult to share with those around you?


Mediation

also supported and facilitated conversations


Pastoral Supervision

This form of ministerial accompaniment offers a regular, confidential, reflective space to support you in your ministry. (For Clergy)


Reflective Practice Groups

This is a supportive group space in which the group agree to hold confidential space for each other.


Resources & Links

Resources and links


Retired Clergy

The provision which is in place is under the auspices and with the support of Bishop Michael and is an expression of his and his fellow bishops pastoral care of the clergy and their families within the Diocese of Lichfield, who are in retirement (whether still active or not).


Retreat Centres

Retreat centres


Rooting & Grounding Groups

Information on rooting and grounding groups


Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction is a chance to ask 'Where is God in this?' and entails meeting with a trained Spiritual Companion who will listen and reflect with you on any aspect of life and the possibility of prayer


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