by Key Ministry | Mar 5, 2019 | Autism, Mental Health, Special Needs Ministry
Not every church has the resources for a special needs ministry. It’s not always the best time to launch a new outreach program either. I get that. But it’s not about programs.It’s about the ministry of the Gospel. It’s about God’s call on the church to see people, to...
by Gillian Marchenko | Jul 2, 2017 | Depression, Key Ministry, Mental Health
It is enough: now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers. (1 Kings: 19:4 )“Will you speak with a visitor named Jean?” my husband asks at church. “I think she’s depressed.”I’m confused. How can he suspect depression after one conversation?Of...
by Key Ministry | Aug 23, 2016 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
A month ago, I wrote a post titled Four Reasons Teens Cut to COPE, sharing my own history of self-injury as well as the four most common reasons kids and adults hurt themselves. We do/did it for control, as an obsessive behavior, as punishment, or as an emotional...
