Over the past year I have been studying both practically and theologically for a certification in pastoral supervision. This is journeying with a person so that a new insight and wisdom is revealed in a fresh way and can then be applied to work.

I have really appreciated the process model that uses the visual image of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. As a visual learner, having a picture and place in mind really helps. Google it, if you have never been. It is a fun place to visit.

In the supervision process you go on a journey to discover a deeper need. You then work on that creatively using a range of tools, such as picture cards, small world objects, paper and colouring pens.

With your supervisor, who facilitates and does not talk too much, you have a horao (Greek for “to see with the eyes”) moment. This gives a sense of wonder and enlightenment, to perceive afresh. As you come up from this deep work you look at how you can apply that new seeing to a job-focused situation.

It reminds me of Jonah in the whale having to go deep, then waiting for an “aha!” moment before being thrown up onto the beach ready for his mission to Nineveh.

It has given me insight and wisdom that helps my work and I have seen colleagues gain this too as I help facilitate as supervisor.

Learning new skills and adding to your skill base is always fun. Next month I am hoping to learn some pottery techniques, which I am really looking forward to, and then in September I am starting a longer pottery course. I encourage you to think about doing something new and being curious.

We have a confirmation group starting in late June. If you would like to join in please let me know. (If you have been baptised and are 10 years or older and want to make more of a Christian commitment or if you want to come along and refresh.)

The date for the confirmation is 22 October at St Mary’s Reepham.

Revd Helen Rengert, Team Rector, Reepham and Wensum Valley Team Churches