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Category Archives: Advocacy
Psych meds don’t turn kids into mass murderers
Charleston isn’t about a mental health problem…it’s about an problem with evil. Evil may have won the battle on Wednesday but the Bible is very clear that evil will not win the war. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged ADHD, anxiety disorders, Charleston Shooting, children's ministry, Christianity, Depression, Disability Ministry, evil, Mass Murder, medication, mental illness, psych meds, schizophrenia, Stephen Grcevich MD, student ministry
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Joe Padilla…5 Steps to the Rise of Mental Health Support in the Church
Mental health community support in the church is on the rise and this changes the whole game! As we see more and more influential church leaders share their personal or family experience, the conversation is beginning to take shape in the church. We’re beginning to see a turning of the tide. Continue reading
Mental health inclusion…creating more welcoming ministry environments
Every church can make a conscious effort to make their ministry environments more friendly to kids and teens with common mental health conditions and their families. Continue reading
What we know about kids who do what Josh Duggar did
It might be helpful to look at the available research into kids and teens who commit sexual offenses to better understand the background of kids who perpetrate these offenses and the impact that treatment may have on reducing their risk of harming others in the future. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, PTSD
Tagged ADHD, adolescents, CBT, children, clergy, Josh Duggar, mental health, mood disorders, MST, pornography, PTSD, recidivism, reporting, research, sexual offenders, teens, trauma, treatment
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Mental health inclusion…The importance of getting the right people around the table
If you’re seeking to start a mental health inclusion ministry initiative and your job title is something other that Senior Pastor, Job #1 is to get buy-in from the most senior leader in your church. Here’s why… Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged church, gifts, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, senior pastor, Stephen Grcevich MD, talents, team building, work experience
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Church, let’s stop equating vertical adoption and horizontal adoption
When we choose our words about adoption, let’s do so carefully so that we don’t add to the trauma and hurt that might already be present in our churches. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Key Ministry
Tagged Adoption, church, horizontal adoption, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Shannon Dingle, vertical adoption
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Christians, are we being wise with the words orphan and fatherless?
We still use “orphan” or “fatherless” a lot in the church when we’re talking about adoption and foster care, even when those words don’t fit with our current culture or a specific circumstance. Why? Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Foster Care, Key Ministry
Tagged Adoption, children's ministry, church, fatherless, Inclusion, Key Ministry, language, orphans, Shannon Dingle, student ministry, words
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Church, what if we think _______ diagnosis isn’t a real thing?
I don’t hear Jesus suggesting that we place bouncers at the door of a Luke 14 banquet to ensure that folks are crippled enough, lame enough, or blind enough. Continue reading
But what if we don’t have any children with disabilities in our church?
Do you want to share the Gospel with everyone in your community, or do you want to limit who has access to your body of believers?
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