Feb 10, 2022 | Anger, Anxiety, Bitterness, Depression, Emotional Health, Forgiveness, Mental Health, Uncategorized
This is our second segment on the subject of the mental and emotional health. It’s February and in many regions of North America, Seasonal Affective Disorder is in full swing, so we thought it would be good to do four weeks of blogs specifically focused on mental and...
Feb 3, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized
We live in a time where depression, anxiety, and suicide are on a rapid rise in the United States. The CDC came out with this stunning report: In July 2020, 1 in 4 young adults in America ages 18-24, contemplated suicide due to the pandemic. That’s a 300% increase...
Nov 16, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Health, Mental Health, Pastor, Podcast, Suicide
Historically, the Church has not known what to do with depression, anxiety, or suicide. Our silence in the past was deafening. And while we’re grateful that increasingly, churches are talking about these three enemies more openly, we’re concerned the conversation...
Nov 9, 2021 | Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast
When you love what you do for a living—when work doesn’t feel like work because of your passion for it—you’re at more risk than most of falling into the workaholic treadmill. Pastors, missionaries, and all sorts of ministry leaders (business leaders) are susceptible...
Sep 23, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Mental Health, Pastor, Suicide, Uncategorized
The Bermuda Triangle. A place of lore and fables regarding the vanishing of boats, airplanes, and humans. Here’s a description of the triangle from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association: “For decades, the Atlantic Ocean’s fabled Bermuda Triangle has...
