Articles for Pastors
Rick Warren: ‘It’s Not a Sin to Be Sick’
Pastor Rick Warren has praised a pastoral letter discussing mental health and the church. The letter, titled, “Hope and Healing,” calls for an end to the stigma around mental illness and for greater collaboration between science and medical professionals and people of faith.
Articles for Pastors
50 Good Mental Health Habits
Good mental health does not happen by accident. Mentally healthy people make small, daily choices that contribute to their mental health.
Christian News
The Surprising Way This Group of Nuns Provides Mental Health Ministry
You can see in the numbers how much mental health was just a real concern. These nuns are not psychologists and they needed extra help. Here's what they're using today.
Articles for Outreach & Missions
Can Someone Be Spiritually Healthy and Still Experience Mental Health Challenges?
“Can someone (a) embrace the gospel, (b) practice spiritual disciplines, display (c) personal devotion and (d) devout character, and (e) have a robust theology and still experience mental health challenges?”
Articles for Children's Ministry Leaders
Do You Need to Update Your Kidmin Wellness Policies and Procedures?
As we begin to slowly reopen our children’s ministry, we are updating our wellness and sick policies. I wanted to share them in case your church is in this process as well.
Articles for Pastors
Quarantine’s Psychological Toll: 3 Disorders to Watch Out For
Learning from the history of SARS and other illness-related quarantines, mental, emotional and relational health will have suffered under the period of social distancing. Here's what church leaders need to know.
Christian News
Korn Guitarist Helps People Heal by Launching Wellness Centers
Brian “Head” Welch of the band Korn has recently launched a series of wellness centers to help people pursue healing of mind and body. At the same time, he and his daughter are continuing to share their story of redemption.
Mental Health
Steve Cuss: The Anxiety That Is Unique to Church Leaders
"Church leadership puts us under tremendous pressure, every one of us," says Steve Cuss. Steve gained valuable insights about dealing with anxiety when he was a trauma chaplain, insights he has found to be highly relevant to church leaders today.