PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Helping you and the whole church family understand, nurture, and support those with mental health conditions.

Many people are struggling with mental health conditions, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and life in our image-conscious culture. Statistics tell us that, worldwide, one in six of us will have experienced a mental health struggle in the past week, and serious depression is the second-leading cause of disability (Mental Health Foundation).

That means there are brothers and sisters in our church families battling with thoughts, feelings, impulses, and even voices that distract, drag down and nudge them towards despair. But when it comes to helping, it can be tricky to know where to begin, especially if we have very little knowledge of mental illnesses and are afraid of making things worse by saying and doing the wrong things.

This wise, compassionate, and practical book is written by Steve Midgley, psychiatrist and Executive Director of Biblical Counselling UK, and Helen Thorne, Director of Training and Resources at Biblical Counselling UK. It will help readers understand and respond with biblical wisdom to people who are struggling with their mental health.

While acknowledging the importance of liaising responsibly with medics and counsellors, this book focuses on equipping readers to play their part in making churches places where those who struggle with mental health conditions are welcomed, understood, nurtured, and supported: a foretaste of the new creation.

This is a useful book for anyone who cares for others pastorally: pastors, elders, small-group leaders, and congregation members.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Helen Thorne is Director of Training and Resources at Biblical Counselling UK. She formerly worked with the London City Mission and has written Hope in an Anxious World, Purity is Possible, Walking with Domestic Abuse Suffers and 5 Things to Pray for Your City. She attends Dundonald Church in Raynes Park, London.

Steve Midgley is executive director of Biblical Counselling UK and a senior minister at Christ Church, Cambridge. Steve is a conference speaker, a board member for the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation, and a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition. He and his wife, Beth, have three adult children.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Good Book Company (March 1, 2023)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1784987786

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1784987787

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches