by Stephen Grcevich MD | Dec 13, 2020 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
Photo by Daniel Borges from Pexels One of the most puzzling aspects of the government’s responses to COVID-19 has been their failure to recognize the importance of churches in mitigating the mental health impacts of the pandemic. The evidence base for the mental...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Nov 22, 2020 | Key Ministry
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Nov 16, 2020 | Church Support, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
With all the upheaval we’ve all experienced over the past eight months, the most unsettled I’ve felt was the first Sunday my family and I attended a worship service inside our church’s building. I’d never seen the church so empty. I’d been worried about not having a...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 5, 2020 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
I’d never noticed before how Mental Illness Awareness Week coincides with the beginning of Pastor Appreciation Month. In the process of caring for their congregations pastors expose themselves to an enhanced risk of mental illness. Pastors experience higher...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Sep 28, 2020 | Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
The past six months have presented extraordinary challenges to the church – not the least of which has been caring for all of the people who are hurting as a result of social and economic disruptions associated with the coronavirus.Last month, the CDC...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Sep 1, 2020 | Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
Church always has been a place where people can act foolish with little consequence — where people have the space to act out toward clergy in ways that aren’t safe to do toward their bosses or their spouses. Being a pastor never has been easy, but this is a new level...
