The Care Ministry Podcast

On the show today we are talking all about supporting your teams when there has been a transition in staff.  I’ve heard of so many churches that have seen significant staff and leadership changes in the past year.   Staff leaving or a leadership change can be very difficult.   For both parties, those who are leaving and those impacted by the change.  And in this episode, I’m go...

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in our 2021 Church Mental health summit with Rev. Dr. Hilda R. Davis Rev. Dr. Davis shares 10 ways churches can support their older adult congregants.   This group remains fully active, despite the reputation of being boring.  They want something new in their lives.  They want to experience life in new ways despite...

This episode is a flashback of one of our top-viewed sessions in our 2021 Church Mental health summit with Isabel Garza. In her session, Isabel shares that the fastest-growing group of people being diagnosed with eating disorders are middle-aged women, and less than 6% are considered underweight this is a silent struggle for so many people.  For full show notes go to  https://hopemadestr...

On the show today we are celebrating 10,000 downloads!   I love sharing my lessons learned as a social worker and care coordinator at a local church and having guests on the show.  This show is all about learning and being equipped with tools and resources to care for others.   Today’s episode is a highlight of two of the top four episodes and looking back it’s no surprise...

Today's episode is another flashback from the 2021 Church Mental Health Summit with Jeana Roth and Katherine Spearing of Tears of Eden.  An organization that is a  community of people who’ve been there, who know the subtle power of Spiritual Abuse. You’ll also find resources for understanding and recovery. For full show notes go to   https://hopemadestrong.org/ episode47 / &nbs...

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in our 2021 Church Mental health summit with Grace Shim. Grace is a therapist and Director of Global Advancement with Cornerstone Counseling Foundation which is located in Thailand and provides professional mental health services for Christian global workers and the local Thai community. Her talk title caught everyone’s attention, it...

Today we are joined by Kimberly Britt, the Executive Director of The Quiet Cave as she shares the value of peers and the groups.  My Quiet Cave is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating safe spaces for mental wellness through peer lead groups.  They equip peers to lead Christ-centered support groups in their churches and communities via their three small group programs. For full...

In this episode, we are talking all about self-care, what it is and what it is not, and why self-care is not selfish.  Self-care is not selfish however  I can see why people might think that.  The name itself and the whole notion of self-care has really become popular in secular, humanistic thought.   However, the concept of tending to your mental, spiritual, emotional, so...

On the show today is Dave Eckert, P astor and Social Worker who is passionate about connecting with people where they are at while offering support that is both Biblically based and holistically focused.    A great highlight about Dave is he is best known for cracking the code when it comes to the intersection of community mental health and faith or the church. A big concern for chu...

On the show today we discuss how compassion fatigue and burnout are different so that you as a ministry leader are able to identify what you are experiencing and tend to the needs that you have.   As leaders, we are focused on the needs of others and tend to overlook our own and this can lead to burnout or compassion fatigue.  While we struggle to find out what has led to this, we m...

On the show today we are talking all about how to talk to your volunteers about boundaries. Boundaries are especially important in different aspects of lives where people interconnect with one another and care ministry does bring together a number of individuals.  Amongst this bunch are the volunteers who primarily offer care ministry. While navigating their different responsibilities, this p...

On the show today we are continuing a series honoring Mental Awareness month and talking about personality disorders, a mental health disorder that causes the person to have a lack of adaptability and limited coping responses to stress and can result in significant distress for the person .  The goal this month has been to build awareness of different mental illnesses.  We have been doin...

On the show today we are talking to Dr. Matthew Stanford about how the church can prevent violence and this is a response to the Uvalde school shooting. In this episode, Dr. Stanford speaks of 4 ways the church can help prevent violence and be a part of the solution. And surprisingly, his suggestions can be done by individuals. In fact, what creates the biggest change is. When individuals seek out...

On the show today we are continuing a series honoring Mental Awareness month and talking about psychosis, which is a specific feature or symptom that is seen in a few different diagnoses.  The goal this month is to build awareness of different mental illnesses.  We are going to be doing some myth-busting and I want to highlight some incredible people who have lived experience but have ta...

On the show today we are continuing a series honouring Mental Awareness month and talking about anxiety and depression.  The goal this month is to build awareness of different mental illnesses.  We are going to be doing some myth-busting and I want to highlight some incredible people who have lived experiences but have taken what was some of the hardest and darkest moments of their life...

The show today is the first of a series honouring Mental Awareness month.  The goal this month is to build awareness of different mental illnesses.  We are going to be doing some myth-busting and I want to highlight some incredible people who have lived experience, but have taken what was some of the hardest and darkest moments of tier life and now are using them to equip and strengthen...

 The show today is all about why it’s important to talk about mental health from the pulpit.  It's almost May, which happens to be Mental Health Awareness Month.  This is a prime opportunity to talk about mental health at church.  But many are hesitant. If you don't know where to start grab the FREE Mental Health Sunday Resource pack at www. MentalHealthSunday.com   Access...

Today's Bonus episode is all about The Mental Health Sunday Resource Pack and how to get the most out of this incredible resource.  We are going to walk through the three sections and I’ll identify what each component is and how you can get the most value out of it so that it will serve your church, community and your team, www. MentalHealthSunday.com The Mental Health Sunday resource is a FR...

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in our 2020 church Mental health summit with Executive Pastor Colin Nanton Colin’s approach to this topic is unique.  He began his career as a police officer, left to pursue a successful career as a consultant where he trained and coached executive leaders and currently is an executive pastor while in doctoral studies specializin...

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in the Church Mental health summit with Regina Chow Trammel.   This talk was originally aired at the 2020 Church Mental Health Summit. But it couldn’t be more relevant today.  So many people are having their lives washed away by their thoughts.   In Regina’s presentation, she not only destigmatizes mindfulness, but...

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in our 2020 church Mental health summit with Robert Vore.  Robert is a therapist, specializing in adolescent and young adults and the founder of CXMH Podcast.  His Summit talk is titled How to have conversations that facilitate healing and foster resilience  and has a ton of power-packed moments.  For full show not...

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in our 2020 church Mental health summit with Shantelle Jacobs.  Shantelle is a therapist and founder of Pure Mind Counselling Center. Her talk on Overcoming Anxiety was a highlight for many at the 2020 Summit and I’m excited to share it with you today. For full show notes go to  https://hopemadestrong.org/ epsidoe30 /  ...

This week on the Care ministry podcast we are talking with Dr. Michelle Pearce about thriving in adversity.  Her book Night Bloomer; 12 principles for thriving in adversity, will be your go-to resource.   Dr. Pearce guides readers through her story of devastating loss and pairs it with best practices methods she uses with her clients as a clinical psychologist.  T his book is a...

On the show today we talking about how to know when it’s time to refer someone you are supporting.     This is a conversation that can be really hard to navigate.  People are looking to you for support, but you only have a limited amount of resources, skills and capacity to support people.  As supporters or ministry leaders people often think we have the answers to so...

In the show today we are talking all about the value of companionship with Rev. Jermine Alberty, Executive Director of Pathways to Promise.   With waitlists for clinical supports getting longer and longer more and more people are looking to the church for support.  Pathways to Promise is a resource center that offers faith communities tools, training and assessments to become a church th...