1. Helping yourself to help your youth Helen Godwin Chris Kidd

4. Sustainable Rhythms Balance of having boundaries but not being legalistic. How do you do it in your context? –single –married –children

5. Identity in Christ “Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” (1 John 4:16) Watchman Nee: sit, walk, stand – Eph. 2 v 6-10 Our priorities: –God –Family & Friends –Ministry Being kind to ourselves

6. Productivity v Fruitfulness Henri Nouwen: “Productivity is an attempt to create life.” “We are called to deliver lasting fruit.” Who is in control – God or us?

7. Sustainable Rhythms A conformed mind (Romans 12) leads to: Scarcity mentality Importance of image Workplace of culture Work-life balance Orphan mentality Fear

8. Sustainable Rhythms God doesn’t need me to do anything but I receive the privilege of joining in His mission with Him.

10. Physical well-being Take a Sabbath Sleep Exercise Healthy eating

11. Mental well-being Stress is “the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed upon them” Health & Safety Executive

13. Change (incl. life events) Demands & expectations of others Self-expectations Demotivation & resentment Attack (incl. spiritual) Understanding the dynamics of stress

14. Mental well-being Strengthen the spring Develop your support network Understand and reduce the weights Emotions are not bad.

15. Spiritual well-being Where do you worship and feed? Where do our youth worship with the whole body of Christ? Can we see transformation still occurring in our own lives?

16. What works for you?

18. Lectio Divina