Professional Development
We’ve curated a range of professional development resources, ideas, and events to help pastors on their ministry journey
All persons accredited with Baptist Churches of South Australia and Northern Territory under the Accreditation Currency model are required to complete 22 hours per annum of professional development and 8 hours of Pastoral Supervision (Professional). The following documents and links might be useful in completing and updating this plan.

Study
Tabor Courses
- Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction
- Graduate Diploma in Counselling
- Graduate Diploma in Leadership
- Graduate Certificate in Biblical Preaching
- Graduate Certificate in Counselling
- Graduate Certificate in Divinity
Bible College SA Courses
- Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma of Ministry
- Master of Arts (Ministry or Theology)
- Master of Theology
Professional Development
- Professional Development, Ridley
- Melbourne School of Theology Centre for Theology and Psychology
- Professional supervisio, St Marks
- Professional supervision, Morling College
- Christian Counsellors Association of Australia
2025 Leadership Intensives
- Ascend Professional Development Workshops, Tabor
- Dr Mike Frost Preaching Intensive, Baptist Churches SA & NT, Adelaide, 7-9th April 2025
Online Courses
- Arthur Jeffery Centre for the study of Islam (MST)
- SENT (Church Planting Certificate), Morling College
- Israel Bible Center, Jewish backgrounds to the Bible
- Fuller Seminary (US), Master of Arts (Theology) online
- Zondervan Master Lectures, Biblical and Ministry video lectures from leading scholars
- School of Emotionally Healthy Leadership with Peter Scazzero
Conferences
- Inspired for Mission, West Beach Community Church, 13 February 2025
- Pastors Gathering, Adelaide Hills Convention Centre, 26-28 August 2025
- 4D Conference, 25 October 2025
Retreats
- Renewal Retreat groups
- Sevenhill, Clare Valley, 3-7 Day retreats
- Wellspring Centre (VIC), 1-6 day retreats
Seminars & Workshops
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- First aid & Mental Health First Aid Courses, Holdfast Training, Red Cross, St Johns
- Not-for-profit finances for managers and board members, Our Community
Event Replays
Recommended Reading
Recommended by Fellow Pastors
- Big Yes, Little Yes, Healthy Maybe, Mark Greenwood (2020)
- Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture, Mark Sayers (2019)
- Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher and Christ Follower, Gary Moon (2018)
- Evangelism in a Skeptical World, Sam Chan (2018)
- The Culturally Intelligent Leader: Developing Multi-ethnic Communities in a Multicultural Age, Hirpo Kumbi (2017)
- You are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, James K. A. Smith (2016)
- Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission, David E. Fitch (2016)
- Planting Missional Churches: Your Guide to Starting Churches that Multiply, Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im (2016)
- Strange Days: Life in the Spirit in a World of Upheaval, Mark Sayers (2016)
- The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness in a World of Distraction, Adam McHugh (2015)
- Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People, Michael Frost (2015)
- The Suburban Captivity of the Church, Tim Foster (2014)
- Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now, Walter Brueggemann (2014)
- Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues, NT Wright (2014)
- Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, Tim Keller (2012)
- The Great Giveaway: Reclaiming the Mission of the Church from Big Business, Parachurch Organizations, Psychotherapy, Consumer Capitalism and other Modern Maladies (2012)
- Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids, Kara E. Powell and Chap Clark (2011)
- Redescribing Reality: What we Do When we Read the Bible, Walter Brueggemann (2009)
- Christian Mission in the Modern World, John Stott (2009)
- Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by Church Starts, Jim Griffith and Bill Easum (2008)
- We Become What we Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry, G. K. Beale (2008)
- Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation, Ruth Haley Barton (2006)
- Evangelism in the Early Church, Michael Green (2004)
- Know and Tell the Gospel, John Chapman (2002)
- Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult, Nick Pollard (1997)
- Finally Comes the Poet: Daring Speech for Proclamation, Walter Brueggemann (1989)
- Living Proof: Sharing the Gospel Naturally, Jim Peterson (1988)


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