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Category Archives: Controversies
4 reasons why teens cut to COPE
Because acronyms help facts stick in our head, I’ve created one here: COPE. Teens – or kids or adults – cut for Control, as an Obsessive Behavior, as Punishment, or as an Emotional release. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Resources
Tagged control, cope, cutting, emotional release, Key Ministry, obsessive behavior, punishment, self-injury, Shannon Dingle
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4 thoughts on being a church leader with alcoholism
Bring your stories of redemption, we say. Your testimonies of sobriety are welcome here. But if you’re in the muck right now, we’d really rather you clean yourself up because we don’t really want to get dirty. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, church, Key Ministry, Leadership, NewSpring, pastors, Perry Noble, Shannon Dingle
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Review: Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife by Ruth A. Tucker
The book mixes the personal and the theological, serving as both a wife’s narrative of enduring domestic abuse by a pastor husband and a theology professor’s analysis of the biblical, theological, historical, and contemporary issues surrounding abuse in the church. Continue reading
10 ways to be a safe church for sexual assault survivors
How can our churches be safe places for survivors like me, even those who will never disclose their stories? Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, PTSD
Tagged Christian counseling, churches, Inclusion, ministry, sexual abuse, Shannon Dingle, survivors, trauma
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Does the media use persons with mental illness as scapegoats for violence?
A new study suggests the media implicates mental illness as a cause of violence with increasing frequency and in doing so, is complicit in increasing the stigma experienced by persons with mental illness and their families.
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Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Mental Health
Tagged Dr. Beth McGinty, Johns Hopkins University, media, mental illness, Orlando, scapegoats, stigma, violence
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Updated…What do we know about gender non-conforming kids?
We know that most kids with gender non-conformity become comfortable with their biological sex as they progress through childhood. For those who continue to experience significant gender discordance as adolescents, far too many will have experienced trauma, mental illness, social isolation, self-injury and suicidal thoughts.
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What some pastors believe about mental illness…
Pentecostal and non-denominational pastors were more likely to view depression as being caused by a lack of faith in God.
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Why are we witnessing an epidemic of mental illness in kids?
As the church, we’re called to share God’s love with kids with mental illnesses and their families, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE. Continue reading
Should kids with ADHD take their medication for church?
If your child’s experience at church is as important as their experience at school, the need for effective treatment at church is as great as their need for treatment at school. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Controversies, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Tagged ADHD, Awana, children, children's ministry, church, Inclusion, Key Ministry, medication, Stephen Grcevich MD, student ministry, students
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The suicide epidemic among high-functioning persons with autism
Adults with autism and no intellectual disability are over NINE TIMES MORE LIKELY to commit suicide when compared to their age-matched peers. Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Controversies, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Special Needs Ministry
Tagged #LIUB, Autism, Autism Awareness Month, children's ministry, Christianity Today, churches, Disability Ministry, Key Ministry, mental illness, risk factors, Sandra Peoples, sensory processing, social communication, social isolation, Special Needs Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, student ministry, suicide
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