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7 Ways to Actually Deal with Stress
This article from Relevant magazine describes the author’s personal experience with anxiety and seven practical tips for how to manage it. It includes Scriptural references which undergird some of the practical principles mentioned.
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I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept Treatment
In this Hope Made Strong podcast, Dr. Xavier Amador of the Leap Institute shares the LEAP method, an evidence-based communication method which helps guide people toward mental health recovery. LEAP is for any relationship, but it also gives you the tools you need to persuade someone in “denial” about mental illness to accept treatment and services. A link to the LEAP Institute organization and their other resources are also included.
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Mental Health in Pastoral Ministry Podcast
In this Sanctuary Mental Health podcast, Pastor Wally Nickel shares his journey through a mental health crisis stemming from childhood trauma, his experience living with anxiety and depression, and how this lived experience has shaped his faith and work, including leading small group mental wellness groups in church.
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Dignity and Grace in the Face of Mental Illness: Article with Study Guide
This article explores how the Church can form a community of care which embraces people living with mental illness and lovingly supports their family members. There is an accompanying free downloadable study guide available on the same webpage containing thought-provoking discussion questions for mental wellness teams and church leaders to consider in their care of souls.
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Understanding Spiritual Growth with Mental Health Challenges
This 3-day devotional booklet from Mental Health Grace Alliance can be used as a tool to help you learn more about the good and beautiful work God does in us through our challenges.
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Understanding How to Trust God with Our Loved One’s Mental Health Challenges
This 5-day devotional book from Mental Health Grace Alliance can help caregivers reframe the distress of a loved one’s mental illness diagnosis by learning how to rest in God’s promises and grace in the midst of trials. Session one contains helpful information for how to work through the grieving process of a loved one’s diagnosis.
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How to Understand Mental Health Challenges and Recovery
This free faith-based e-book from Mental Health Grace Alliance explores how to understand mental health challenges through the lens of grace, how to approach your or a loved one’s mental health journey from a whole person wellness perspective, and provides a model for the continuum of mental health recovery and resilience for your personal or loved one’s mental health journey.
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How to Experience Mental Health Recovery + Navigate Professional and Community Support
This free faith-based e-book from Mental Health Grace Alliance explores the mental health recovery journey from a whole- health perspective and provides practical tips and resources for helping navigate the system of care for yourself or your loved one.
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7-Day Devotional: Building Resilience & Strengthening Hope
This mental health devotional booklet from the organization Hope Made Strong focuses on one key aspect of resiliency each day which is grounded in Biblical teaching and coupled with a practical strategies for readers to implement right away.
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Family Activity Toolkit
The Family Activity Kit created by Spiritual First Aid is designed to equip families with Biblically-based tools and practices to help navigate life's challenges with fortitude and resilience. It could also be used in a church setting with Sunday School classes or youth groups.
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Worship Album for Mental Health
Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries and The Porter’s Gate are creating an album of songs about mental health and faith. The goal is to help people hold on to God’s presence at all times and in all circumstances—including experiences of mental health challenges. While the album is not yet complete, several singles which appear on the album have been released and are available on a variety of platforms. Click here to access these songs:
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Navigating Burnout and Stress in Church Leadership
In this Lead Time Podcast by Unite Leadership, Rev. Dick Koehneke helps identify the significant threats that church workers face in their journey - spiritual attack, burnout, temptation, and isolation. He discusses the crucial role of preventive strategies in mitigating these threats, with special focus on the importance of staying rooted in God's word and prayer and maintaining accountability with peers. The episode also looks into the distinction between guilt and shame, and how they shape a church worker's life. It also touches upon the relatively less discussed topic of secondary traumatic stress in pastoral care, underscoring the need for pastors to seek preventive care. Don't miss out on this enlightening episode, rich with wisdom and insights beneficial for anyone involved in church leadership.