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A different way of looking at mental health ministry
I left feeling very encouraged that the Lord is raising up like-minded people in many different places to champion the development of mental health inclusion ministry as he is doing for special needs ministry. Continue reading
The false gospel and mental illness
At the same time, we need to reject the false gospel that the outcome of our efforts to obtain relief from the burden of mental illness for ourselves or our loved ones hinges not on our efforts to heal ourselves, but on God’s mercy and grace. Continue reading
A conference dedicated to mental health inclusion ministry
We’d like to invite as many of our friends and colleagues to join us and other champions for mental health outreach and inclusion at a special event next month for church leaders throughout the mid-Atlantic region and the East Coast. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
Tagged Catherine Boyle, church, Dr. Ananda Pandurangi, Dr. Mark Jordan, Ironbridge Baptist Church, Key Ministry, mental health ministry, OutsideIn Ministries, Robert W. Lesniak, Stephen Grcevich MD
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Ten ways for churches to serve families impacted by mental illness
Small things done with great love will change the world. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged church, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, mental health ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, support
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Mental Health Ministry…So What?
More than anything, mental health ministry is about your church community, as a whole, getting the concept that people with mental health issues aren’t problems to be solved, they are people to be loved.
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Catherine Boyle… Stepping Into Mental Health Ministry: Understand Who Your Church Is and Find the Champions
Before launching the Ironbridge Baptist Church mental health pilot, I spent months talking and meeting with individuals of influence within the church community, many with ‘lived experience.’ The goal of such conversations was ultimately to generate support for the idea that we could – as a faith community – be much more upfront about the reality of mental illness, in all its various forms – and begin truly supporting one another. Continue reading
More questions about the effectiveness of antidepressants in kids…
The professional community, parents and families hold assumptions about the effectiveness of psychotropic medication, especially medication for depression, that are unrealistic based upon our understanding of the research literature. Continue reading
Five thoughts regarding marriage and depression…Gillian Marchenko
Couples fighting mental illness often ask us what they can/should do when one spouse is depressed. Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Families, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged Depression, family, Gillian Marchenko, Key Ministry, marriage, mental health ministry, Still Life
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Gillian Marchenko…Re-engaging into life after a depressive episode
Allowing myself to thaw, I find, takes way more guts than staying frozen. Frozen means no emotion. Frozen means lost days and weeks. Frozen means standing still, not thinking about others or myself. But now, the more I know, the more I work the program, the more I heal, the more I thaw. I drip emotion. I realize the toll my problems take on people around me that I love. And it hurts. Continue reading
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