Well, this is our third week in the series on Pastoral Care, Counselling and Psychology. It was so great that we split it into two halves!
Steve and I headed out to visit the lovely Helen Blake, a counselor who teaches at St. Mark’s National Theological Centre in Canberra. I’ve had the privilege of being a St. Anne’s Church, Strathfield with Helen and Garth and have found them to be keen, sharp, and warm friends in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Helen has recently done some work on the topic of shame, so we took off from that point and delved into a number of issues with respect to bullying within the church and interpersonal contexts. This was an absolutely fascinating discussion on the symptoms of bullying, and how we might be helped in dealing with it. Steve and I found that our eyes were opened to some really important things to consider in our lives and ministry, and hope you’ll be blessed similarly also!
