Join us in our live Sunday broadcast as we addressed questions regarding mental, emotional and relationship health. Mark responds to a question from someone expressing the frustration of trying to heal through perfectionism, but doing it with perfectionism, which is making it so much more challenging and confusing. Mark also took some extended time to […]
Are you a ministry leader who values living more whole from the heart? Is spiritual, mental and emotional health important you, even if it means making tough decisions about what you do in your ministry? In today’s video, I want to give you a passionate exhortation about the need for health in the body of […]
How can a pastor cultivate a healthy life of the heart with all that may be going on in the church? Is it even possible for a pastor to live emotionally healthy amidst all the demands, pressure and struggles that are going on? In today’s episode, we want to continue our series on Healing from […]
The discussion of mental health in the church has been a needed subject to address for quite some time. Headlines are arising where pastors and church leaders are sharing their own struggle with battles of the mind and mental health struggles. Reports of pastors committing suicide should be awakening us to the realization that we […]
When addressing the subject of spiritual abuse, I have observed two factors that can make it challenging. Many times the word “abuse” can be thrown around in a way that doesn’t allow for proper inspection. Is everything that happens to us abusive? What about when a church member acts in an abusive way towards a […]
Here are eight helpful mindsets to prevent spiritual abuse from forming in an organization. For more insights, check out our course on Healing from Spiritual Abuse.
Words are really tricky, so addressing the term “cult” can get very complicated, especially because it’s not always used in the right context. This may come as a surprise to you, but the real meaning of the word cult is not 100% negative. Cult is derived from the word culture and can describe the unity […]
I’ve spent years helping people recover from abusive situations. They range from abusive marriages, homes and even abusive church environments. Over the years, there has become an awareness of how church and ministry environments can misuse their influence and authority in a way that damages the spiritual and emotional life of people. This has become […]
I have been concerned over the years that what is often looked at as pastoring is not always true pastoring. A pastor is a shepherd, who watches over and bring nurture to the life of the sheep. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, so He certainly is the greatest model of pastoring. I am not sure […]