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10 Ways Churches Can Partner With Mental Health Services
Here's a list of best practices describing how churches can make connections with local community mental health services.
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March 9, 2019
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Breaking Barriers—Spring 2019
Mental Health and Spiritual Practice—Authors describe how their own or a loved one’s mental illness has shaped their faith and spiritual practice where the rhythms of mental wellness, devotional life, and personal discipleship intersect.
February 13, 2019
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On Pinning Blame and Human Nature
People try to pin the blame for egregious deeds onto people with mental illnesses or anyone with whom they can’t relate as humans, because this blaming distances them psychologically and emotionally from evil.
January 29, 2019
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On Schizophrenia and the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Phenomenon
I hope that reading this will help people to better understand what schizophrenia is and how it affects those who suffer from it.
January 15, 2019
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On Crosses and “Why Me?”
For a long time I struggled with the notion that as followers of Christ we should be glad to suffer, even if the troubles we get are not necessarily persecutions per se.
December 19, 2018
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Five Part Congregational Series on Mental Illness
Christians are not exempt from mental health challenges. The purpose of this series is to create a safe place where people will feel comfortable in sharing their story and be supported in their spiritual journey.
December 6, 2018
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On Mental Illnesses and Head Knowledge
Many people in the CRC complain that our denomination tends to favor head knowledge at the expense of the heart. But for people who live with mental illnesses, basing our faith on knowledge acts as an anchor against raging emotions.
June 21, 2018
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Ideas on Mental Health Ministry Training?
How can we minister more effectively to truly reflect that everyone truly belongs and is a valued member of the body of Christ? What is working?
May 16, 2018
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My Story of Depression and Faith
Who would have thought that I would be hit with depression? But the devil doesn't discriminate. This is my first-hand account of those dark months and the light that was at the end of the tunnel.
March 1, 2018
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Worship and Mental Health
What we say or fail to say about mental health concerns in worship settings can be profoundly formative for how Christian communities respond to these challenges.
November 14, 2017
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A Prayer of Confession After a Suicide
Guilt troubles most suicide survivors. These suggested points help put into words what one may be feeling after their loved one dies.
November 7, 2017
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Blue Christmas and Blue Holiday Worship Services
These holiday worship resources from Mental Health Ministries allow worshipers to reflect and accept the reality of where we are emotionally. They offer a message of hope in the midst of our darkness.
August 2, 2017
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Resources for Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention
If someone is thinking of taking their own life, it’s not a secret to keep. For Disability Week this year, we have curated resources on suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
July 25, 2017
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Resources on Mental Health Ministry
This annotated bibliography includes many newer materials and resources, while keeping some old standards, such as Mental Health Ministries, Pathways to Promise, and NAMI FaithNet.
May 17, 2017
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Clergy Mental Health
"You need to do something about this,” the pastor pleaded. He urged, “I won’t tell you the details, but you need to do something to address the mental health challenges pastors face.”
April 24, 2017
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Widen the Welcome: Resource Guide for Mental Health Sunday Worship Services
This Resource Guide from the United Church of Christ includes worship resources on mental illness such as sermon ideas, complete sermons, a litany, unison prayers and more.
February 23, 2017
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Deliverance
Please pray for my deliverance from the demonic.
August 31, 2016
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FASD Brings Need for Support
The outside community—extended family, church, school, and friends—all had difficulty believing what I said as a parent to a child has partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome with a severe degree of disability.
August 22, 2016
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'Guide for a Clergy Leave of Absence for Mental Health Reasons' Toolkit
Nearly 1 in 4 pastors have struggled with mental illness. This guide provides guidelines and suggestions for pastors and for church councils or consistories.
May 23, 2016
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My Journey With Schizophrenia
My main reason for writing about schizophrenia specifically, and mental illness in general, is to help those who may be suffering from it or who know someone who does, but don’t know how to help because of stigma.
May 11, 2016
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A Battle With Anxiety: Jarett's Story (Part II)
With the stage set for a great weekend, I felt my heart drop when I got my last phone call of the night from Josh – they had arrived, but Jarett was having an anxiety attack.
May 6, 2016
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The Hush of Mental Illness
Here's a poem sent to Disability Concerns to remind us that we need to bring what is hidden out in the open so that love can abound.
May 5, 2016
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Mental Health Speakers Bureau
To help your congregation, Disability Concerns created a Mental Health Speakers Bureau to allow congregations to find qualified people in their area who can speak on mental health issues.
May 4, 2016
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A Battle With Anxiety: Jarett's Story (Part I)
For Jarett, the thought of going to a church camp that was hours away from his family and those who fully understood his anxiety, was terrifying. Nonetheless, this year would be different.
April 4, 2016
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Mental Health and Gun Violence
When Alan Johnson hears or reads about mental health and gun violence, he can become defensive. Find out why.