Bringing quality mental health care into the church setting
I am excited to announce these online support groups just for pastors! We all need emotional support, but it can be extra hard for pastors to get it. I want to help encourage mental health for all pastors — you don’t need to wait until you hit a crisis point to connect with others who can walk alongside. Check out these groups available on Tuesdays or Saturdays.
Under 10 minutes, this Pastor Training Video will equip you to understand and respond to various anxiety disorders as a pastor or fellow Christian. Thanks for watching!
Check out this Pastor Training Video, in which I offer tools for helping someone who is struggling with depression to move forward spiritually. Too often, we use traditional discipleship methods when working with someone who has a mental illness. These methods may not work due to additional challenges that the symptoms of a mood or anxiety disorder can bring.
How do you as a pastor come alongside this person and connect them to their own path of spiritual growth?
Watch the video to find out! It’s worth 10 minutes of your time.
I’m excited to bring you this brand new Pastor Training Video on the topic of Psychological First Aid (PFA). In this video, I overview the 8 core actions of PFA which are used when responding to crisis situations. This can be a help for church staff members, ministry leaders, or lay volunteers.
Watch the video here (under 10 minutes) and then check out these additional resources where you can learn much more about PFA:
Free online courses:
https://learn.nctsn.org/enrol/index.php?id=38
https://www.coursera.org/learn/psychological-first-aid
World Vision PFA Field Guide:
https://www.wvi.org/health/publication/psychological-first-aid
Are you afraid your church will be at risk if you hire a professional counselor onto your church staff? Find out the risks and benefits in this Pastor Training Video on liability.
Don’t forget to subscribe to ChurchTherapy.com to get your FREE ebook, The Pastor’s Guide To Mental Illness.
Also check out all the previous Pastor Training Videos on this playlist.
Unless you are using the Church Therapy model and have an on-staff counselor at your church, most likely the pastor will refer parishioners to a nearby counselor or agency. Unfortunately, these referrals often fall apart because the counselor’s caseload is full, or they do not take a particular health insurance or they do not see clients of certain ages, etc. In this Pastor Training Video, I help pastors (or lay leaders or Christian friends) learn how to make sure that the referrals they make actually turn into people getting the help they need. Thanks for watching!
In the Church Therapy model, pastors and counselors work closely together on a team. While there are many forms of Christian counseling, this model emphasizes that multiple people in differing roles can work towards common goals, providing a strong healing affect.
In the Church as a whole, pastors and counselors have sometimes been at odds, with pastors feeling that counselors may lead parishioners astray and counselors feeling that pastors may be too heavy-handed or insensitive.
In this Pastor Training Video, I explain how our different roles serve important purposes when we work together.
Enjoy and thanks for watching!
Check out this NEW Pastor Training Video: How Healing Happens.
Learn how to view the person and the process of change from a bottom-up perspective.
Check out this Pastor Training Video to hear a breakdown of how the Church Therapy model works
Human development is an important consideration when we as the Church think about effective strategies for outreach and discipleship. Erik Erikson, a leading theorist on developmental stages, has much to offer the Church as we explore what it means to meet people where they are. Find out more in this Pastor Training Video