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How the church can be a community to those with depression
Church pastors and staffers, be courageous enough to talk about depression, and assure those in your congregations and communities that this Jesus we preach and teach about has real hope to offer, hope that is often found within the skill sets of counselors, doctors, and psychiatrists who have spent a lifetime preparing to help people. It is also found in the friendship and nurture of the church family.
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How Pastors Can Love Their Church Through Mental Health Difficulties
This article from Grace Alliance gives 5 ways churches can support individuals recently diagnosed with anxiety, depression, or other mental health condition.
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Giving Mental Health Awareness the Right Place in the Church
On the average Sunday morning a congregant may hear a sermon on being kind to strangers or a story about Jesus from the gospels, but how many sermons have you heard on mental health or suicide? Most likely none. And yet, the national suicide rate has increased 33 percent between 1999 and 2017. This is a public health crisis.
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Being A Christian Does Not Make You Immune to Depression, Hopelessness, and Suicide
In this article from Church Leaders, the author shares his personal experience as a Christian living with depression and discusses the necessity of the Church addressing mental health issues from the pulpit.
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Some Things You Should Know about Christians with Anxiety
Speaking from personal experience, the author of this article from Church Leaders covers 4 things you should know about your friends and family who are Christians with anxiety, including hoe the Gospel helps sustain hope in times of struggle.
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Why churches matter in the fight against addiction
The church has been stepping in at this time of crisis, and we need even more of that as we battle a national illness that has no simple remedy. This article discusses how church planting is one key to attacking the problem of addiction. Click here to read article.
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4 ways my pastor counseled me through drug addiction
I was addicted to drugs at 18 years old. I started developing an addiction at 14 and had a daily habit by 15. When I was 18, I began working for a guy at a mall kiosk who was a Christian. Through many conversations, he would seek to convince me why Christianity was true. For a year, I was very hostile to the conversations. At a time when I was very depressed and wanted some kind of relief, I finally, readily agreed to read the Bible. He suggested that I read Matthew because it was the first book of the New Testament. So I read it, God opened my eyes to his saving grace, and I became a Christian.
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Preventing and Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems
A handbook created by NACoA’s Clergy Education and Training Project® for SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention providing basic information on alcoholism and addiction, the impact of parental addiction on children, facts about adolescent alcohol and drug use, and prevention strategies.
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Suicide Prevention: Three Approaches for Engaging Faith Communities
In this article from The Christian Post, a former ER doctor describes three practical approaches the Church can take to help prevent suicides: Top Down, Bottom Up, and Peer to Peer.
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Responding to a Member Who May Be at Risk for Suicide
Key steps to take to help someone who may be at risk for suicide.
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After a Suicide: Recommendations for Religious Services and Other Public Memorial Observances
A brief guide for faith community leaders and other community leaders that provides background information, suggests ways to care for and support survivors, and offers recommendations for planning a memorial observance.