Tag: mental health

The Pastoral Handbook of Mental Illness

Steve Bloem: A Guide for Training and Reference

Leadership and Suicide: When Ending It Seems Like The Only Way Out

“Maybe you’ve thought the only way through your pain is to end your pain. It’s not.”

3 Things That Helped Me Through Depression

Early in ministry, I thought I had the answers for hurting people, then God allowed me to become depressed myself.

How the Church Can Take the Lead in Suicide Prevention

"The church is for the broken. A church without the broken is a broken church."

How Should Christians Think About Depression?

The Western world treats depression and melancholy as simply a biological disorder, but that is only part of the story.

Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life

Michael Lundy: Practical Wisdom from Richard Baxter

How to Bring Mental Illness Into the Light

There are a lot of resources available to those with mental illnesses, here are ways to start the conversation.

Words of Hope From a Depressed Pastor

"Knowing that the Lord is with me, even when I can’t detect him with my senses, has been a huge comfort to me."