Below are a few short articles, video blogs, and more, that we think you might find useful.
In the final video in our self-care series Peter breaks down not only the importance of working alongside God, but the how, with the important reminder to be clear about the things that God has for us to do.
Please connect with all the written and video blog pieces in the self-care series to get the full picture of this discussion we at Restore Ministries have been facilitating over the past few months.
Read More“They are made for that.”
Ever thought this?
If you have then you were probably watching someone in their element doing something which came naturally. Who they were and what they were doing were well matched. Ever felt this way? Ever thought, “This is what I was made for.”
Read MoreConsidering this idea of finiteness raises up the reminder that we have limits in our capacities and abilities to do things. We don't know everything, we can't do everything - we are not infinite.
In this video, a component of the Restore Ministrie's self-care series, Peter shares some of his own personal comfort and discomfort with this idea of our finiteness, and it's likeness to a big recliner chair at the end of the day.
Read MoreThis blog forms part of a Restore Ministries series discussing the category of self-care in the light of scripture. Please ensure you read and watch these materials in context with the rest of the series on self-care as this discussion is much larger than any particular video or blog.
Read MorePeter Sondergeld gets personal as he shares his experience of the Covid-19 pandemic as a local church pastor.
This video is part one in the current series on self-care by Restore Ministries, where we are passionate about discussing the biblical view of self-care over the coming months, so stay connected as we work to help you towards long-term, sustainable ministry.
Read MoreWhen it comes to sustainable living and sustainable ministry you need to start at the beginning… the very beginning. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
In this snappy introduction to life there are ten words which lay down two categories - creator and creation. Don’t jumble them up. Don’t get them confused… though in a fallen world, it is probably easier said than done.
Read MoreThe category of self-care captures something helpful, but like most secular psychological categories, it brings with it a bunch of unwanted freight.
The first time I heard the term self-care, there was a car crash in my head. The two cars were self-care and Psalm 23. They seemed at odds to me. Am I my own shepherd, or is God my shepherd? How does Jesus’ care of me interface with my care of myself? What does it look like for God to make me lie down in green pastures?
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