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Tag Archives: Amy Simpson
Join Kelly Rosati, Amy Simpson, Kay Warren and myself for a Twitter chat on youth mental health
I’d like to invite our readers to join with me, along with Kelly Rosati, Amy Simpson and Kay Warren on Tuesday, May 8th at 2:00 PM Eastern time for a Twitter chat designed to encourage pastors, ministry leaders and key volunteers to consider how they can be involved in addressing the epidemic of mental illness in children and teens. Continue reading
For such a time as this… Mental Health and the Church
Does God have a place for you in his movement to transform the way the church loves persons touched by mental illness? Has he positioned you to be an agent of change in your church? Is he calling you to serve people in your community hurting as a result of mental illness? Has he positioned you to come alongside someone with mental illness to help them to overcome challenges that make it hard for them to be part of a worship service, small group or Bible study? Continue reading
The societal ruin of the term ‘depression’ and other hurtful comments about mental illness
We regularly watch TV shows and movies that treat mental illness, and people who have such illnesses, as one big joke.
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The front door of your church…
Websites increasingly serve as the front door to our churches…a tool for introducing the church to first-time visitors and a strategy for communicating information about ministry opportunities and events to a population more likely to attend to their smartphones and tablets than to a traditional church bulletin. Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged Amy Simpson, anxiety, church, church websites, Disability Ministry, Facebook, Inclusion, inclusion concierge, Instagram, Jolene Philo, Mental Health Grace Alliance, mental illness, Rhett Smith, social media, The Village Church, Twitte
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Goin’ to California…
Joni’s full vision for disability ministry will be on display at the Global Access Conference 2015, to be held this coming February 17-20 at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village, CA.
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Posted in Key Ministry, Mental Health, Resources, Training Events
Tagged Amy Simpson, Cameron Doolittle, Christen Morrow-Ara, church, conferences, Disability Ministry, Disability Ministry Movement, Emily Colson, Global Access Conference, Inclusion, Jeff McNair, Joni and Friends, Joni Eareckson Tada, Ryan Wolfe, Training
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Amy Simpson Interview
The church is the first place many people go when they’re looking for help of all kinds, including treatment for mental illness. Among people who have sought treatment, 25 percent have gone first to a member of the clergy. This is a higher percentage than those who have gone to psychiatrists, general medical doctors, or anyone else. Unfortunately, many church leaders are ill-equipped to help people get the care they need. Continue reading
Saddleback’s Gathering on Mental Illness and the Church to be available online…
The Gathering will be streamed live by the folks from Saddleback so that church leaders, advocates and family members everywhere can participate. Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Simpson, church, Kay Warren, Matthew Stanford, mental health, Rick Warren, The Gathering Conference
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Review: Troubled Minds…A much needed catalyst for conversation
Troubled Minds: Mental Health and the Church’s Mission. Authored by Amy Simpson. Foreword by Marshall Shelley. Published by InterVarsity Press. Available at Amazon. Amy Simpson’s new book is a much needed catalyst to a long overdue discussion on the topic … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Mental Health
Tagged Amy Simpson, book reviews, church, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, mental illness, mission, Troubled Minds
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A Call to the Church…Guest Blogger Amy Simpson
I wrote my new book, Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission, to help the church better understand the needs of people affected by mental illness. I also wrote it to challenge the church—that’s everyone who follows Christ—to see this as part of our mission in this life.
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Tagged Amy Simpson, church, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, mental health, mission, Troubled Minds
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Does your church inadvertently hurt people with mental illness? Guest blogger Amy Simpson
Unfortunately, many church leaders are ill-equipped to help people get the care they need. And while 25 percent of those who seek help from clergy have the most serious forms of mental illness, studies have shown that clergy refer less than 10 percent of them to mental-health professionals. On top of that, for every person who seeks help, many more stay silent, afraid to admit their illnesses to themselves or to risk the rejection of the people around them. Continue reading
