Dave Groenenboom
@davegroenenboom.bsky.social
🇦🇺 Professional Pastoral Supervisor, Pastor, Justice Advocate, Bass man, Coffee, Camping, Nature. Central Coast NSW 🇦🇺
Pastors often feel overwhelmed by numerous responsibilities, pushing complex issues aside while trying to tame the dragon of pastoral demand. No wonder many pastors are stressed!
If this is you, have you considered how #PastoralSupervision can work for you?
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/09/f...
If this is you, have you considered how #PastoralSupervision can work for you?
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/09/f...
Find Clarity in Ministry: Embrace Pastoral Supervision
Pastors often feel overwhelmed by numerous responsibilities, pushing complex issues aside while staying busy. This stress manifests in negative behaviors. Pastoral supervision offers a crucial spac…
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May 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Pastors often feel overwhelmed by numerous responsibilities, pushing complex issues aside while trying to tame the dragon of pastoral demand. No wonder many pastors are stressed!
If this is you, have you considered how #PastoralSupervision can work for you?
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/09/f...
If this is you, have you considered how #PastoralSupervision can work for you?
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/09/f...
Pastor, how do you navigate the challenges of ministry?
Quick answer: you cannot do it alone!
#PastoralSupervision #Supervision
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/08/p...
Quick answer: you cannot do it alone!
#PastoralSupervision #Supervision
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/08/p...
Pastor: You Are Not Alone
Supervision will help you deal with the confusion and challenges that come with the territory of pastoral ministry.
davidgroenenboom.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Pastor, how do you navigate the challenges of ministry?
Quick answer: you cannot do it alone!
#PastoralSupervision #Supervision
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/08/p...
Quick answer: you cannot do it alone!
#PastoralSupervision #Supervision
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/05/08/p...
Glorious! Be people of joy and hope today!
May 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Glorious! Be people of joy and hope today!
Are you experiencing "Ministry Creep"?
Pastoral #ministry can be really hectic, and it's not getting any easier.
How can I have greater clarity and effectiveness when there's already so much on my plate?
#PastoralSupervision can really help...
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/03/11/m...
Pastoral #ministry can be really hectic, and it's not getting any easier.
How can I have greater clarity and effectiveness when there's already so much on my plate?
#PastoralSupervision can really help...
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/03/11/m...
Managing Ministry Creep: Supervision Strategies
Pastoral responsibilities are increasing, making supervision essential for clarity and spiritual growth in ministry amidst constant interruptions.
davidgroenenboom.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Are you experiencing "Ministry Creep"?
Pastoral #ministry can be really hectic, and it's not getting any easier.
How can I have greater clarity and effectiveness when there's already so much on my plate?
#PastoralSupervision can really help...
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/03/11/m...
Pastoral #ministry can be really hectic, and it's not getting any easier.
How can I have greater clarity and effectiveness when there's already so much on my plate?
#PastoralSupervision can really help...
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/03/11/m...
A sunrise, and a silver gull.
Simple things, profound beauty.
It did me good just to see these today.
[Correa Bay, NSW]
Simple things, profound beauty.
It did me good just to see these today.
[Correa Bay, NSW]
February 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A sunrise, and a silver gull.
Simple things, profound beauty.
It did me good just to see these today.
[Correa Bay, NSW]
Simple things, profound beauty.
It did me good just to see these today.
[Correa Bay, NSW]
Jonathan Rauch @jonrauch.bsky.social in The Atlantic provides an expert analysis of what is happening under Trump in the USA… his conclusions are all the more concerning because we’re only a few weeks into who-knows-where we are headed
Props to @revchrisdavis.bsky.social for posting
Props to @revchrisdavis.bsky.social for posting
In this sweeping piece, @jonrauch.bsky.social suggest that what Trump is doing is "not classic authoritarianism—nor is it autocracy, oligarchy, or monarchy."
His argument of what it is–and what to do about it–makes sense of the chaos we're watching.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
His argument of what it is–and what to do about it–makes sense of the chaos we're watching.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Jonathan Rauch @jonrauch.bsky.social in The Atlantic provides an expert analysis of what is happening under Trump in the USA… his conclusions are all the more concerning because we’re only a few weeks into who-knows-where we are headed
Props to @revchrisdavis.bsky.social for posting
Props to @revchrisdavis.bsky.social for posting
Could journalling be the best low tech way to get some clarity on how you're going?
I've been encouraging many people to take up journalling. It's very easy, and brings some great benefits.
Unlock your thoughts: simple journaling tips
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/01/29/u...
I've been encouraging many people to take up journalling. It's very easy, and brings some great benefits.
Unlock your thoughts: simple journaling tips
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/01/29/u...
Unlock Your Thoughts: Simple Journalling Tips
Start Journalling … it will help more than you think
davidgroenenboom.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Could journalling be the best low tech way to get some clarity on how you're going?
I've been encouraging many people to take up journalling. It's very easy, and brings some great benefits.
Unlock your thoughts: simple journaling tips
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/01/29/u...
I've been encouraging many people to take up journalling. It's very easy, and brings some great benefits.
Unlock your thoughts: simple journaling tips
davidgroenenboom.com/2025/01/29/u...
Your New Year's resolutions cannot carry the freight of your deep hopes - says Phil Reinders.
Pretty sure he's spot on.
philreinders.substack.com/p/trade-up-y...
Pretty sure he's spot on.
philreinders.substack.com/p/trade-up-y...
Trade up your resolutions for a rule
A resolution can't bear the weight of your hopes for the good life
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December 31, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Your New Year's resolutions cannot carry the freight of your deep hopes - says Phil Reinders.
Pretty sure he's spot on.
philreinders.substack.com/p/trade-up-y...
Pretty sure he's spot on.
philreinders.substack.com/p/trade-up-y...
#Advent ... hope grows out of the second coming of Christ, the last judgment, the defeat of Satan, the triumph of God... it summons us to what Saint Paul calls the “hope against hope” (Rom. 4:18)—the Christian hope that perseveres when human hope is at an end.
Fleming Rutledge, Advent, p102.
Fleming Rutledge, Advent, p102.
December 11, 2024 at 9:09 PM
#Advent ... hope grows out of the second coming of Christ, the last judgment, the defeat of Satan, the triumph of God... it summons us to what Saint Paul calls the “hope against hope” (Rom. 4:18)—the Christian hope that perseveres when human hope is at an end.
Fleming Rutledge, Advent, p102.
Fleming Rutledge, Advent, p102.
#Pastors Wondering about Advent?
Let @frutledge.bsky.social seed a few thoughts...
" #Advent is a season of unique significance for the Christian community—a time of looking back and straining forward, a time of patient waiting and urgent watchfulness .../2
[Annie Splatt, via Unsplash]
Let @frutledge.bsky.social seed a few thoughts...
" #Advent is a season of unique significance for the Christian community—a time of looking back and straining forward, a time of patient waiting and urgent watchfulness .../2
[Annie Splatt, via Unsplash]
December 3, 2024 at 9:33 PM
#Pastors Wondering about Advent?
Let @frutledge.bsky.social seed a few thoughts...
" #Advent is a season of unique significance for the Christian community—a time of looking back and straining forward, a time of patient waiting and urgent watchfulness .../2
[Annie Splatt, via Unsplash]
Let @frutledge.bsky.social seed a few thoughts...
" #Advent is a season of unique significance for the Christian community—a time of looking back and straining forward, a time of patient waiting and urgent watchfulness .../2
[Annie Splatt, via Unsplash]
I am reading though @frutledge.bsky.social 's Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ.
Loving the counter to commercialism and Christian escapism that "Christmas Season" often becomes.
Oh, and I may drop some choice quotes...
www.amazon.com.au/Advent-Futur...
Loving the counter to commercialism and Christian escapism that "Christmas Season" often becomes.
Oh, and I may drop some choice quotes...
www.amazon.com.au/Advent-Futur...
Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ
Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ : Rutledge, Fleming: Amazon.com.au: Books
www.amazon.com.au
December 2, 2024 at 4:20 AM
I am reading though @frutledge.bsky.social 's Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ.
Loving the counter to commercialism and Christian escapism that "Christmas Season" often becomes.
Oh, and I may drop some choice quotes...
www.amazon.com.au/Advent-Futur...
Loving the counter to commercialism and Christian escapism that "Christmas Season" often becomes.
Oh, and I may drop some choice quotes...
www.amazon.com.au/Advent-Futur...
@trvandeelen.bsky.social Just read your piece in The Reformed Journal. Even though I'm a hemisphere away, and things are just getting warmer here, it relaxed me. Thanks.
November 29, 2024 at 9:13 PM
@trvandeelen.bsky.social Just read your piece in The Reformed Journal. Even though I'm a hemisphere away, and things are just getting warmer here, it relaxed me. Thanks.
Promoting #PastoralSupervision this morning at a regional gathering of church leaders. These contexts tend to be pretty change averse, so I'm coming in with a value pitch rather than one of compliance (which is still a little soft here in Australia). I'll be keen to hear what sort of questions arise
November 29, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Promoting #PastoralSupervision this morning at a regional gathering of church leaders. These contexts tend to be pretty change averse, so I'm coming in with a value pitch rather than one of compliance (which is still a little soft here in Australia). I'll be keen to hear what sort of questions arise
Good to see you here @lizcrumlish.bsky.social - very thankful for your crafted contributions in Group Supervision (with Michael Paterson).
November 29, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Good to see you here @lizcrumlish.bsky.social - very thankful for your crafted contributions in Group Supervision (with Michael Paterson).
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
― Frederick Buechner, Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
― Frederick Buechner, Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
November 29, 2024 at 5:35 AM
#Pastors: it’s a constant juggle: Sunday prep, visiting, church meetings, community events, etc. And it’s each week without let up. Things easily get muddied by constant demand.
Clarity evaporates, and it’s easy to lose touch with why you’re doing this work.
#PastoralSupervision matters
Clarity evaporates, and it’s easy to lose touch with why you’re doing this work.
#PastoralSupervision matters
November 26, 2024 at 10:50 PM
#Pastors: it’s a constant juggle: Sunday prep, visiting, church meetings, community events, etc. And it’s each week without let up. Things easily get muddied by constant demand.
Clarity evaporates, and it’s easy to lose touch with why you’re doing this work.
#PastoralSupervision matters
Clarity evaporates, and it’s easy to lose touch with why you’re doing this work.
#PastoralSupervision matters
Reposted by Dave Groenenboom
Then Jesus said unto the sick, “you better have insurance.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
November 26, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Then Jesus said unto the sick, “you better have insurance.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
Then Jesus said unto the stranger, “are you here legally?”
Then Jesus said unto the hungry, “my taxes better not be paying for these loaves and fishes.”
Then Jesus said unto the poor, “this is your own fault.”
AI may have found all the right words, but AI will never have the Spirit of Christ. AI will never know for itself that Jesus is alive. That’s why AI will never write a sermon. AI doesn’t know.
⬆️⬆️ Great read!
>> Mike Glenn on why AI cannot preach, via Scot McKnight
bsky.app/profile/scot...
⬆️⬆️ Great read!
>> Mike Glenn on why AI cannot preach, via Scot McKnight
bsky.app/profile/scot...
November 22, 2024 at 8:31 PM
AI may have found all the right words, but AI will never have the Spirit of Christ. AI will never know for itself that Jesus is alive. That’s why AI will never write a sermon. AI doesn’t know.
⬆️⬆️ Great read!
>> Mike Glenn on why AI cannot preach, via Scot McKnight
bsky.app/profile/scot...
⬆️⬆️ Great read!
>> Mike Glenn on why AI cannot preach, via Scot McKnight
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Anyone out there interested in pastor/minister health and sustainable work/ministry practices?
November 20, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Anyone out there interested in pastor/minister health and sustainable work/ministry practices?
Are there others here engaged in the work of Pastoral Supervision?
Especially in Australia, but hey, I am not that fussy 😉
#PastoralSupervision
Especially in Australia, but hey, I am not that fussy 😉
#PastoralSupervision
November 20, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Are there others here engaged in the work of Pastoral Supervision?
Especially in Australia, but hey, I am not that fussy 😉
#PastoralSupervision
Especially in Australia, but hey, I am not that fussy 😉
#PastoralSupervision
Is the yoke easy?
When pastors begin to desire more for their church than the church does for itself, then pastors can borrow accountability for their church’s achievements. The resulting sense of responsibility can be overwhelming
cf Bobby Moore, Reflexive Supervision .44
Photo: Luis Villasmil
When pastors begin to desire more for their church than the church does for itself, then pastors can borrow accountability for their church’s achievements. The resulting sense of responsibility can be overwhelming
cf Bobby Moore, Reflexive Supervision .44
Photo: Luis Villasmil
November 20, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Is the yoke easy?
When pastors begin to desire more for their church than the church does for itself, then pastors can borrow accountability for their church’s achievements. The resulting sense of responsibility can be overwhelming
cf Bobby Moore, Reflexive Supervision .44
Photo: Luis Villasmil
When pastors begin to desire more for their church than the church does for itself, then pastors can borrow accountability for their church’s achievements. The resulting sense of responsibility can be overwhelming
cf Bobby Moore, Reflexive Supervision .44
Photo: Luis Villasmil
How do followers of Jesus survive in a climate of growing opposition and rejection?
How can you be both saint and citizen?
That'll be Sunday at Wamberal Christian Reformed Church 9:30am here on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia
[pic: Susannah Place, Sydney)
How can you be both saint and citizen?
That'll be Sunday at Wamberal Christian Reformed Church 9:30am here on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia
[pic: Susannah Place, Sydney)
November 19, 2024 at 11:52 PM
How do followers of Jesus survive in a climate of growing opposition and rejection?
How can you be both saint and citizen?
That'll be Sunday at Wamberal Christian Reformed Church 9:30am here on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia
[pic: Susannah Place, Sydney)
How can you be both saint and citizen?
That'll be Sunday at Wamberal Christian Reformed Church 9:30am here on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia
[pic: Susannah Place, Sydney)
I provide Professional Pastoral Supervision as a safe and trusted space for ministers, pastors, and ministry workers to reflect on issues arising in their ministry, develop sustainable ministry practice, with a view to doing things better in the future.
#pastoralsupervision
#pastoralsupervision
November 19, 2024 at 11:27 PM
I provide Professional Pastoral Supervision as a safe and trusted space for ministers, pastors, and ministry workers to reflect on issues arising in their ministry, develop sustainable ministry practice, with a view to doing things better in the future.
#pastoralsupervision
#pastoralsupervision