Tag Archives: mental health ministry

Call for Speakers for Disability and the Church 2024

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Dr. G

The opportunity to apply to speak is open to any and all mature Christians with important or innovative thoughts or ideas to help grow or advance the disability ministry movement. Continue reading →

Posted in Disability and the Church, Key Ministry, Training Events | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Encouraging Signs Regarding Mental Health and the Church

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Dr. G

We’d love to have you join us this weekend for the Thrive and Cultivate Summit. The very presence of events such as this one is reason to be hopeful that the church is starting to “get it” when it comes to mental health. Continue reading →

Posted in Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recognizing a modern-day Daniel

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Dr. G

Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Key Ministry, Mental Health | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Twenty ways our ministry made a difference in 2020

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Dr. G

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Key Ministry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ten disability ministry trends to watch in the 2020s

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Dr. G

I’ll share a non-exhaustive list of ten predictions for how the disability ministry field might evolve and grow over the next ten years. Continue reading →

Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Special Needs Ministry | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

My day at the White House

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Dr. G

The invitation resulted from our ministry’s involvement in a unique project intended to help churches and other places of worship better care for and support individuals and families impacted by mental illness. Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Key Ministry, Mental Health | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Giving thanks for Key Ministry’s most impactful year to date

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Dr. G

In 2019, we enjoyed unprecedented opportunities to advance the cause of disability ministry. Continue reading →

Posted in Key Ministry, Training Events | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A church that truly gets mental health ministry

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Dr. G

I wrote a book describing a model for doing mental health ministry without having ever truly seen what it looks like. God gave me the privilege of seeing it in action last Sunday at CVC.  Continue reading →

Posted in Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Stories | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A psychiatrist’s thoughts on pastors and suicide

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Dr. G

A psychiatrist looks at how the church can better support pastors who wrestle with suicidal thoughts. Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What the Babylon Bee can teach the church about mental health ministry

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Dr. G

He regularly provides a lighthearted, first-person perspective as a prominent individual in Christian culture whose ministry has been shaped by his mental health condition.  The Bee shines a spotlight on the challenges many people with anxiety experience in trying to be part of church. Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment