{"product_id":"the-mental-health-handbook-for-ministry-a-practical-guide-for-supporting-the-churchs-mental-and-emotional-well-being-paperback","title":"The Mental Health Handbook for Ministry: A Practical Guide for Supporting the Church's Mental and Emotional Well-Being - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Mayfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiblical and clinical guidance for understanding and responding to common issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Quality mental health resource from a biblical worldview\u003cbr\u003e- Equips pastors, church leaders, and church members\u003cbr\u003e- Chapters dedicated to common manifestations of mental and emotional distress, including depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide, self-harm, addiction, personality disorders, grief, and more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePoor mental and emotional health are two of the great crises of our times, and yet most pastors and ministry leaders are not adequately trained or equipped to understand and come alongside the hurting. As a result, our efforts to help those who are wrestling with mental or emotional health struggles are at best inadequate and at worst harmful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining the best of clinical research with a biblical worldview, \u003ci\u003eThe Mental Health Handbook for Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical and accessible resource to help pastors, church leaders, and others who are called on to offer counsel \u003cbr\u003e- identify the symptoms of particular mental and emotional health challenges\u003cbr\u003e- express love and support to those who are hurting\u003cbr\u003e- recommend healthy coping strategies\u003cbr\u003e- discern when to offer help and when to refer someone to a mental health professional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith chapters dedicated to common manifestations of mental and emotional distress, including depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide, self-harm, addiction, personality disorders, grief, and more, this will quickly become the go-to resource for ministry leaders who long to offer help to the hurting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiblical and clinical guidance for understanding and responding to common issues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor mental and emotional health are two of the great crises of our times, and yet most pastors and ministry leaders are not adequately trained or equipped to understand and come alongside the hurting. Combining the best clinical research with a biblical worldview, \u003ci\u003eThe Mental Health Handbook for Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e will help you \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- identify the symptoms of particular mental and emotional health challenges\u003cbr\u003e- express love and support to those who are hurting\u003cbr\u003e- recommend healthy coping strategies\u003cbr\u003e- discern when to offer help and when to refer someone to a mental health professional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith chapters dedicated to common manifestations of mental and emotional distress, including depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide, self-harm, addiction, personality disorders, grief, and more, this will quickly become your go-to resource to offer help to the hurting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A timely and vital resource for addressing the issues every community and church faces today.\"--\u003cb\u003eChap Clark\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ePhD, author of \u003ci\u003eHurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers\u003c\/i\u003e and executive director of Institute for Ministry Leadership: Increase Your Influence \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Accessible and practical, The \u003ci\u003eMental Health Handbook for Ministry \u003c\/i\u003emeaningfully adds to the necessary conversation we must have about how the church can flourish in its role as a place of hope and healing for all of our wounded souls.\"--\u003cb\u003eCurt Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, psychiatrist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Deepest Place\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book will be an invaluable resource to all who desire to care for those who suffer and provide solid counsel from a spiritual perspective.\"--\u003cb\u003eDr. Jack Graham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esenior pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Mark Mayfield\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, speaker, leadership coach, counselor, and professor. He is an assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling at Colorado Christian University and also partners with the AACC as the director of practice and ministry development and editor of \u003ci\u003eMarriage \u0026amp; Family: A Christian Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. 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