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Survey Shows Few Pastors Know How to Help Mentally Ill
How well do our pastors cope with church members who are dealing with mental health challenges? A survey of 1,031 United Methodist pastors in Indiana and Virginia was done in 2000. We know the study is...
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4 New Resouces for Including Spirituality in Treatment of Mental Illness
If you are looking for resources/study guides for clergy and communities of faith, Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder, Coordinator of Mental Health Ministries has written four, in response to the many...
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Amazing Resources of Mental Illness Ministry Conference Now Free Downloads
We are always excited to learn about additional resources regarding mental illness & Christian support, so we are happy to be able to pass along this information to you. Presentations from the...
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Share Your Ideas for Ministering to Those with Mental Illness with Mental...
Rev. Susan Gregg-Schroeder, the Coordinator of Mental Health Ministries, has shared that she frequently hears about “congregations & community groups developing innovative & creative...
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New Study Finds Clergy Dismiss Depression, Anxiety The Most Often
This is a study that was released Sept 2009 about depression and anxiety. New Study Finds Clergy Dismiss Depression, Anxiety The Most Often Released: 9/30/2009 11:50 AM EDT Source: Baylor University...
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Providing Pastoral Care to Persons with Mental Illness & Their Family
Rev. Rose Anne Briotte, a psychiatric chaplain in Knoxville, TN, & a member of the Mental Health Ministries Advisory Committee, has put together a brochure on “Guidelines for Clergy: Providing...
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Depressed? Here are some tips for mild depression
By Stanley Popovich Some people who have a chronic illness can get depressed. Sometimes this depression can get the best of them. As a result, here is a short list of techniques that a person can use...
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Not the Brady Bunch – How to Live With a Bipolar Mom
By Libby East When I was little my family would watch reruns of the Brady Bunch and I would think “gee I wish I could have a family like that”. It was so nice to think that a family’s biggest problems...
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Chonda Pierce Shares About Battling Depression
Chonda Pierce is an amazing woman who is a Christian comedian–who has also battled depression. I hope her interview here encourages you, as there is christian help for depression and loneliness. It’s...
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Making a Difference in the Lives of Soldiers With Illness, Disability, and More
Debbi Farmer One of the privileges of writing articles to share with the members of Rest Ministries who are looking for resources to help with their particular kind of pain is finding a “hidden jewel”...
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Am I a Hypochondriac If…
By Lisa Copen We laugh as people say, “I think I may be a hypochondriac!” but is it really a funny matter? Not so much. Am I a hypochondriac if… I get up at 2:30 AM to google a symptom I am...
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