Many in our churches suffer silently. Depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and burnout are rarely spoken of—especially in spiritual settings—ecause many fear that admitting such pain is evidence of a lack of faith, unrepented sin, or demonic influence. Yet Scripture tells another story.
Helpful practices for overcoming mental health stigma and misconceptions in the church include education and awareness, open dialogue, using respectful language, challenging discrimination and many more.
See photos of over 600 pastors and ministry leaders from 43 workshop groups in 14 countries throughout Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean as well as 18 National Missionary Partners
In both church and community, mental health is often seen as a spiritual failure, a personal weakness, or something shameful and dangerous, rather than as a real health issue that can affect anyone and often needs both spiritual and professional… Read More ›
The intermediate state is important for a couple of reasons: First, we need to wrestle with our own mortality. What will become of us when we die? Second, we must consider how we minister to the dying and bereaved.
“The mediator, who was to reconcile God and humanity, had to be himself both God and human and in one person to make the works appropriate to each nature acceptable to God on our behalf and counted on by us as the works of the whole person.” (Westminster Larger Catechism Q.40)
Beth Sonnenberg recently taught a Timothy Two Project International workshop for a group of twenty Children’s Ministry Leaders from fourteen local local churches in Fortaleza, Brazil located in the northeastern coastal State of Ceará.
We Are His Workmanship 