Tag Archives: stigma

Mental health inclusion…Preaching it from the pulpit

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Dr. G

When the leader of your church talks about mental illness from the pulpit or the stage during weekend worship services, they communicate to the body that people with mental illness are valued and grant permission for members and attendees to talk with others in the church about their experiences.
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Seven reasons church attendance is difficult when kids have mental illness…

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Dr. G

Today, we’ll start by identifying seven reasons church attendance/participation is difficult for families of kids with mental illness.
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Church, what if we think _______ diagnosis isn’t a real thing?

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Dr. G

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 →

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Matt Walsh, responsibility, stigma and ADHD

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dr. G

There might be people with legitimate disorders who get labeled with this one, but this one, this specific thing we refer to as ADHD, is a godforsaken lie. Continue reading →

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Dr. Oren Mason…Wondering what a pill will do to me?

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dr. G

People who don’t have ADHD probably never imagine how much effort goes into the smallest task, the simplest morning routine, nor do they know how frustrating it is to spend that much effort and still do it badly. Continue reading →

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Why many in the church don’t see ADHD as a disability…

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Dr. G

“People in the church believe they can tell when a disability ends and bad parenting begins.”
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Jay Adams and the foundations of a movement…

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Dr. G

It’s important for our readers to understand how central Adams has been in impacting how pastors from evangelical and reformed traditions think about mental illness and pastoral counseling. Continue reading →

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Mental Illness: Too Scared to Share – why most Christians won’t talk About “IT”…Mitzi Van Cleve

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Dr. G

I sat completely mute and stunned when mental illness was included in a list of “sins” for which restoration through repentance were possible. Continue reading →

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The elephant in the living room…Sin, mental illness and the church

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Dr. G

We appear to be far more interested in (and comfortable with) outreach to kids, teens and adults who we view as having little or no moral culpability for their disabilities. Continue reading →

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The Silent Fighter…

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Dr. G

The depths still loom. They threaten. They seduce. They fight back, grasping at your feet. But your fight, the teaspoons you have gathered into your body, says, “I cannot let you take me. I cannot.” No explanation, just blind trust and hope that your fight and your faith will lead you to better waters. Continue reading →

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