Red Sheep

Built upon the best and most recognised methods 
for understanding ministry workplace health.

Based on 15+ years of research and experience

Developed by Dr Grant Bickerton (ministry worker and psychologist) through 15+ years of research with thousands of ministry workers. 

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For diverse ministry workers around the globe

Pastors, priests, paid and unpaid church ministry workers, university staff workers, chaplains, counselors, pastoral supervisors etc.

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Ministry Wellness Report to empower your clients

Your clients fills in a 20 minute assessment & client and helping professional receives a personalised ministry wellness report

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Our Ministry Assesssment has been used with ministry leaderss in these organisations

Enhance client wellness and minimise burnout in 3 steps

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The client and the pastoral supervisor/coach/mentor receives a personalised Ministry Wellness Report

The pastoral supervisor/ coach/mentor & the client meet to debrief the report & make a plan for sustainable ministry.

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm exhausted! How is an assessment going to help me?

While this assessment has no quick answers or silver bullets to instantly fix ministry exhaustion. It does provide a roadmap to enable you to start walking in the right direction of ministry health. The purpose of this assessment is to sharpen your awareness and help you reflect on the various aspects of your person, ministry and relationships. To take proactive action and respond to risk factors and consolidate areas of strength. Developed by Christian psychologist Dr Grant Bickerton, this assessment is built upon the best and most recognised methods for understanding ministry workplace health.

Can I get my psychologist/counsellor/pastoral supervisor to debrief?

The Ministry Wellness report is designed to be understood by the ministry worker and those people who care for them. It provides insights and practical action steps for moving in the direction of wellness. For those without a caring professional to work through the assessment, Red sheep provides ongoing pastoral supervision to help ministry workers maximise the benefists of the assessment.

Will my assessment results be confidential and secure?

We recognise that information on the assesment could be sensitive so we make sure security and confidentiality is taken seriously. The assessment platform has been independently audited and has obtained  ISAE 3402 – Service Organization Control (SOC 2) certification. The provider has regular third party technical security reviews of the system and significant issues are addressed promptly. All data is held in Amazon Web Services’ data center, fully leveraging their service security offering.

What do the results mean?

The Ministry Wellness Report compares you with 2600 other Christian ministry workers from a variety of different Christian ministries (church based, university, schools etc), cultures and locations. Your result indicates possible areas of weakness and strength in your approach to sustainable long term ministry. Each aspect of ministy wellness is given a rating between VERY LOW to VERY HIGH in comparison to the 2600 sample. For example a result of LOW in Work/Home interferance places the respondent amongst the bottom 6.7% - 30.9% of ministry workers. The purpose of the rating is not to give exact stats on your wellness but to point out potential areas of growth in order to maximise your ability to thrive and endure in ministry.