Pastoral Resilience Cohort Assessment April 2023

Pastoral Resilience Assessment

Please answers these questions in a way that reflects your current reality, mindset, and behaviors and not in the way you hope would be reality. (For those in the Pastoral Resilience Cohort you will take this same assessment in 10 months and measure your growth.)
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Use the following key as you answer each question.

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1. When I am faced with conflict, I can remain calm and have the conversations needed to seek a resolution.*

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2. I am energized when implementing change in my church. *

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3. When I face resistance I try to find a middle ground between all parties. *

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Resilience is "one's ability to spring back into shape". Think of a palm tree during a storm it may bend but always springs back into shape. Questions 4-6 focus on the practices and rhythms in your life that help you spring back into shape.
4. I know which practices I need to do so consistently that help me feel at my best emotionally, mentally, spiritually and physically . *

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5. I am able to recognize when I am overwhelmed and my stress level is reaching burnout. *

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6. When I am overwhelmed I know the practices I need to do that help me feel resilient.*

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7. When anxiety rises in my congregation and they want to go back to the way things were in their "Glory Days", I feel energized to lead the congregation in new ways of being the church. *

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8. My church life negatively affects my home life.*

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9. When there is criticism of my work, or the church at large, I tend to take it personally.*

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10. I feel that I have a high level of trust with the leaders in my church.*

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11. I have relationships outside the church where I can be myself.*

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12. I often feel overwhelmed when I think about the expectations of church members.*

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13. I often feel resentful of people in the church.*

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14. In the last year I have thought about leaving pastoral ministry.*

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15. The people closest to me would say that I am self-aware.*

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16. I feel well-equipped to lead my congregation through the massive shifts of change in society. *

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17. My family gets the best of me emotionally, spiritually, and mentally.*

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18. I have a set of deeply held values that inform me when I am making decisions.*

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19. I have clarity about my mission in life and I am living it.*

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20. I am aware of my strengths as a leader.*

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21. I am able to reframe challenges into opportunities.*

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22. I have a mentor/mentors I can turn to when I need guidance or advice. *

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23. When things are out of my control I can still find peace.*

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24. I can name at least three things that bring me joy.*

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25. My calling sustains me in the moments when my ministry is not going the way I envisioned it. *

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26. I am intentional about scheduling my week in advance.*

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27. When my level of stress is high, I have a plan of action to help me manage my stress in a healthy way.*

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28. I am able to set clear boundaries and stick to them when it comes to my wellbeing.*

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29. I am able to step back from the flow of life and notice what I am feeling.*

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30. List some of the greatest challenges to your well-being. The more information you are able to provide the more it will help to implement interventions for pastors. (Optional)
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Pastoral Resilience Assessment

Use the following key as you answer each question.

Resilience is "one's ability to spring back into shape". Think of a palm tree during a storm it may bend but always springs back into shape. Questions 4-6 focus on the practices and rhythms in your life that help you spring back into shape.