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On Fire or Just Burning Out?
Dr Kate Middleton
Stress and burnout are major issues in our society today, but how do we balance the demands of our passion and our society to push the limits, with our human needs and limitations? What can the Bible teach us - and those we support - about burnout and how to truly meet our potential?
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Tablets and Talking Treatments
Dr Rob Waller
Understand the basics about psychiatric medication and psychological therapies. What works for what and what a helpful Christian perspective is.
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The Church and the NHS
Dr Rob Waller
How do you get the most from your local mental health services? What do they think of spirituality? This seminar will chart the sometimes rocky path from first symptom to helpful support. The Church needs the NHS, but the NHS also needs the local church.
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Generation Distress
Dr Kate Middleton
Emotional and mental health problems in children and young people – how your church needs to respond. This seminar will help you to think about what you can do to make a difference. We will look at the severity of the problem, consider preventative steps, and how we might promote good emotional health. With frontline mental health services in crisis, how can you and your church help save minds and save lives?
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Interview with Jonathan Clark
Jonathan Clark
Jonathan is the director of Premier Lifeline - http://www.premier.org.uk/Premier-Lifeline - the national christian helpline who help 100000 people each year.
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Interview with Alison Hogger
Alison Hogger
Alison trained and worked as a psychiatric nurse, before founding Keeping Health in Mind - http://keepinghealthinmind.org.uk - who hope to reduce stigma and to raise the profile of mental health by offering resources to the church and encouraging local churches to be promoters and protectors of good mental health so all can belong.
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Called to Leadership
Will van der Hart
We know that God has created us all individually, and called many of us to different forms of leadership in the church. But what if some of those experiencing that calling are also struggling with mental or emotional health problems? How can we provide support? Are there ever times or situations where a mental health problem might preclude someone from ministry?
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Pastoral Care
Jonathan Clark
What does it look like to lead and pastorally care for those with mental health needs? How can our responses honour those we seek to support? Exploring a model of good practice, we look at language that helps and positive approaches to prayer.
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Panel: Experiences of Church and Mental Health
Panel
The closing panel from the launch of the Mental Health Access Pack - Phase 2
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Your Mental Health
Will van der Hart
It’s all very well taking time to think about the emotional health of others, but what about our own emotional health? As leaders what should our understanding of emotional health be – and how should our appreciation of our own interact with the work we do to support those struggling? What should we be doing – particularly those of us who are leaders – to look after our emotional health?
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Building a Church Where Everyone Belongs
Corin Pilling
‘A community comes about when people are no longer hiding from one another, no longer pretending or proving their value to another’ (Jean Vanier). Creating an open-hearted church is no easy task. Drawing from real life examples, we look at the small changes that can help us journey to building genuine, inclusive church communities.
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The church and mental health
Rob Waller
A talk given at a local church by Rob Waller, covering the main issues, and including a simple exposition of John 21. Slides also available.
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Guilt
Rob Waller
Many people are paralysed with guilt. Guilt robs you of freedom, peace and joy. It can make you feel unacceptable or isolated. Jesus’ forgiveness is the ultimate remedy for guilt, but even for those who believe, guilty feelings can still present a lingering problem. This talk aims to differentiate between our true guilt, for which forgiveness is needed, and false guilt, for which a psychological approach will help
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Worry
Jonathan Clark
Jesus told us not to worry yet worry is endemic even amongst Christians. Worry is often used to create a sense of certainty and control, but the illusion is only temporary and even more worries are generated. What are the factors behind worry? How should we deal with uncertainty? And where does trust and faith fit into the equation?
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Interview
Katharine Welby-Roberts
Katharine is interviewed by Will van der Hart about her work in reducing the stigma about mental health and future plans for more work with churches
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Identity
Arianna Walker
Introducing Mercy Ministries UK who exist to provide opportunities for women to experience God’s unconditional love, forgiveness and life-transforming power
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Perfection
Will van der Hart
As Christians we have an image of the ideal perfect person, lost in the Fall. Ever since, we have striven to regain and achieve perfection to prove ourselves to God, others and ourselves. What is the Biblical teaching on perfection and how does this relate to our understanding of Mental Health?
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Introduction
Rob Waller
An overview of the last ten years since Mind and Soul started, and an introduction to the day
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Dealing With Anger in Relationships
Rev Will Van Der Hart
Many people struggle with anger in their relationships and yet they often over-express or repress it, rather than finding healthy ways of managing it. This seminar introduces some conceptual frames and offers new insights into anger for a more balanced relationship.
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The Guilt Trip
Will van der Hart
Will speaks on guilt - recorded at the HTB Free to Be Conference 2013 - http://www.htb.org.uk/whats-on/events/free-be-conference-2013
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Fear and Anxiety - sample sermon
Hannah Montgomery
Part of a series looking at things that hold believers 'Bound' - this sermon takes Jesus's emotions in the garden of gethsemane as a way to approach fear and anxiety - with honesty but also with hope. Preached by Hannah Montgomery, Central, Edinburgh
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Emotional Intelligence Lecture Series Session 4
Will Van Der Hart
In this final session of the Emotional Intelligence Lecture Series we examine how to shape the future that you want, breaking out of negative thought spirals and embracing a more flexible outlook. This session also offers signposting for effective future steps to enjoy greater emotional freedom.
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Emotional Intelligence Lecture Series Session 3
Will Van Der Hart
This third session of the Emotional Intelligence Lecture Series examines the present, the relationships and outlooks that affect us as well as the thoughts and predictions that can limit freedom. In this session we explore the power of anxiety, guilt and perfectionism on our lives.
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Emotional Intelligence Lecture Series Session 2
Will Van Der Hart
The primary focus of this second session of the Emotional Intelligence Lecture Series is to explore how our past experiences can shape our responses to the present. It helps to identify where we may have a negative thought bias based of previous experience of loss.
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Emotional Intelligence Lecture Series Session 1
Will Van Der Hart
This first session of the Mind and Soul Emotional Intelligence Lecture series introduces the basic framework for understanding our emotions. It sets the scene for the work being undertaken in subsequent sessions and seeks to identify issues that need to be explored more deeply.
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Youth Ministry and Mental Health
Rob Waller
Rob Waller talks about the key mental health issues involved in doing youth work in churches - anorexia, self harm, addiction - as well as the mental health of youth leaders themselves. From http://powerpointscotland.com/resources/youth-leaders
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Dont Worry Be Happy
Will Van Der Hart
Will's talk on worry from the HTB Free To Be Conference in London - see the video too at http://www.htb.org.uk/media/dont-worry-be-happy
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Personality Disorders
Rob Waller
Dr Rob Waller, one of the Directors of Mind and Soul [mindandsoul.info] and a Consultant Psychiatrist talks about personality disorders, especially Borderline Personality Disorder and where help is available.
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21st Century Fixes – An Introduction to Addictions and Mental Health
Lucy Cockayne
Substance misuse is a hidden issue in the church. This open discussion session explores the problem and ways of enabling recovery
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21st Century Families – Friends you can choose
Pete English
We spend a lot of our lives at home, and blood is thicker than water. What happens to our mental health when families don’t work well, and how can we make things better.
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21st Century Wallets – Money and your Mood
Helen Johnson
Money cannot buy happiness but a lack of it can sure make you miserable. This seminar looks at how money and mood relate and what you can do about it.
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21st Century Challenges
Rob Waller
What are the particular pressures we will face over the next ten years. A lively vision of the future.
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Living Life To The Full – With God
Chris Williams
Prof Williams explains the basics of CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy and launches our new course - Living Life To The Full With God
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How to work well with others
Viv Dickenson Alasdair Bennett
Many initiatives require council funding, health service contacts and local church volunteers. This session explains how to work together with integrity and effectiveness
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One Head, Two Cures?
John Swinton
Exploring the relationship between Christian healing and contemporary psychiatric practice Prof Swinton offers some joined up thinking for the future of the relationship between Christianity and psychiatry
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Living Life To The Full - With God
Dr Rob Waller
A short introduction to this new resource - online help for anxiety and depression using cognitive behavioural principles
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Healing Together
Rob Waller
“To live is to love”. In our culture, you are often on your own: your faith [or lack of it], your ‘personal’ Saviour. But then God invented church. In a true community healing is a gift, responsibility is shared and journeys are as important as the destination. Learn how to heal, to grow, to love – and, in doing so, to live all the more.
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Stayin' Alive
Rob Waller
“To change is to live..,” but what next? What does it mean to stay emotionally healthy? There are no gyms, no five-a-day and no Olympics on the horizon. So here are some tricks of the trade: have healthy habits, discover discipleship and learn to r-e-l-a-x.
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Making Changes
Rob Waller
“To live is to change..,” or so goes many an inspirational quote. But we are notoriously bad at this. You will learn how humans can change and how they dig their heels in. We will cover the role of friends, faith and ferapists [sorry].
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Fellowship of Healing
Christian Fellowship of Healing prayer secretary Kirsty Urquhart tells her story of love, acceptance and healing in a robust and long-lived community
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Overcoming worry seminar and workshop
Will van der Hart
A seminar to accompany The Worry Book - www.mindandsoul.info/worry
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Spirituality in the NHS
Various
A panel debates why this is important and how this works in practice. If you work in the NHS or access NHS services, this will explain what is being done to make sure Spirituality is valued as an aid to mental health. From our conference in Bradford in 2009
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HTB Focus - The Church, Mental Health and Spirituality
Rob Waller
Given at Holy Trinity Brompton's summer festival called 'Focus' - this seminar covers how churches can be more mental health friendly and looks at some common themes people ask about the church and mental health. See original talk at http://www.htb.org.uk/ai_media/188
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HTB Focus - Worry Seminar
Rob Waller
Given at Holy Trinity Brompton's summer festival called 'Focus' - this seminar covers the first half of The Worry Book. See original talk at http://www.htb.org.uk/ai_media/187
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How can I make a difference locally?
Rachel Welch
Examples and practical tips from a group of projects set up by the churches in Luton, including how to network and get funding
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Should I take medication or see a psychiatrist
Rob Waller
The larger playing field – what is mental illness, when to seek help, what medication is – and how Christians feel about these things
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Why can’t I eat normally?
Jane Smith
Core seminar on eating disorders, looking at what they are, spotting the signs, treatment and recovery.
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Why do I harm myself?
Donna Wade
Core seminar on self-harm, looking at the definition, causes, consequences and approaches to change
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Question and Answer Session and Closing Prayer
Panel
From the MindSet Conference 2011
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Passion for Problems
Rob Waller
Problems we currently face. Predictions we can make. Preparations we can plan. Passion we can bring.
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Freedom From Worry
Rob Waller
Rob Waller speaks from Matthew 6 on the topic of Freedom From Worry, combining Jesus' famous teaching on worry with modern psychological principles. Given to Destiny Church Edinburgh.
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Self Harm
Jonathan Clark
Self harm and suicidal ideas are more common than we think and give rise to a lot of concern. Yet they are distinct from suicide and usually do not progress to this. In this seminar you will learn how to tell the difference and how this relates to a Christian faith.
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Five Things to do in a Pastoral Crisis
Will Van Der Hart
Pastoral ministry is filled with challenges, but occasionally it gets really hairy. This practical talk emphases the role of personal preparedness, good local knowledge and strong policies which will see you though in difficult times.
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If we claim to be without emotion
Kate Middleton
...then we deceive ourselves. In this talk, Kate explains why emotions are central to who we are, that you don't really want to be like Mr Spock from Star Trek. However, if you allow yourself to feel emotions, these can be nasty as well as nice!
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Conference Introduction and Commendation
Rt Rev Mark Rylands
The Bishop of Shrewsbury opens the conference, drawing on his own experience in ministry of challenge, stigma and opportunity. He started the day in prayer.
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Spirituality in Mental Health Services
Hari Sewell
Hari Sewell from the National Mental Health Development Unit explains, from his background as someone brought up in the church but not currently attending, some of the policy, tensions and challenges that professionals, patients and managers face in making the NHS a place where spiritual matters can be helpfully addressed to the benefit of the individuals mental health. He emphasises the importance of understanding a persons narrative as being the best way spirituality can be introduced.
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Cities and Networking
Rob Waller
Do you know is doing what in your town or city? Think what you could accomplish together if you did. Video from the Telford 2010 conference.
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‘If we claim to be without emotion...’
Kate Middleton
Emotions are crucial to the way our brains operate. But for Christians some emotions can be seen as ‘undesirable’; even sinful. This seminar explains what emotions really are for, and considers how attempts to suppress them can itself lead us into sin. What should we change about the church’s attitude toward emotions?
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A short sermon on Identity
Rob Waller
This sermon was preached when we were invited to speak at a 'mental health sunday' at a fairly traditional anglican church in yorkshire. a smaller group met for a simple lunch afterwards. simple, to the point and easy to deliver.
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The CLOTS guide to mental health - AUDIO
Ian Smith
A tongue in cheek parody of what might happen when the well-intentioned but not well-thought-through try to 'fix' your church. Glib, simplistic and offensive answers to complex problems abound. Do not listen to without a sense of humour!!!
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A Thorn in the Flesh: Finding Strength and Hope Amid Chronic Suffering
Pablo Martinez
Understanding and helping when you have a thorn in the flesh (situations of chronic suffering) is not an easy task. We need to focus on the light of hope rather than on the darkness of the trial; to speak of victory rather than defeat; not to be paralysed by the thorn’s venom but rather strengthened by the supernatural antidote of grace. Victory is forged along a costly road that ultimately leads to serene acceptance and to experience the power of Christ that is perfected in our weakness.
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Mental Health Friendly Churches
Rob Waller
How can we make our churches welcoming places for people who struggle with their mental health? How are they currently unhelpful and what do they have to offer that is so vital?
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Why we do what we do: Three Irrefutable Laws!
Rob Waller
So important to do well, yet so easy to do poorly – the placing of emotional health within our faith needs a firm foundation. Grace before Works. Integration before Isolation. Redemption before Recovery.
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Why we do what we do: Three Irrefutable Laws! - VIDEO
Rob Waller
So important to do well, yet so easy to do poorly – the placing of emotional health within our faith needs a firm foundation. Grace before Works. Integration before Isolation. Redemption before Recovery
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Messy Church: The tension unresolved
Will Van Der Hart
Is 21st century church able to hold together the tension of giftedness and unresolved emotional and mental health issues? Do we need to be healed to be useful for the kingdom?
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Messy Church: The tension unresolved - VIDEO
Will Van Der Hart
Is 21st century church able to hold together the tension of giftedness and unresolved emotional and mental health issues? Do we need to be healed to be useful for the kingdom?
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Capturing The Affections: getting to the heart of the problem
Steve Timmis
In the Word of God we have all that we need to address the human predicament; not only by way of analysis, but also by way of treatment. In Christ and the gospel there is sanity. Problems of behaviour and emotions are always related in some way to issues of belief. And that belief relates to the Word of God, and the promises God makes to us. That is why we can have confidence in the Bible to speak directly and effectively to our lives and circumstances.
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Perfectionism: Thomas Cramner’s Gospel for the Overachiever
Ashley Null
Are we called or driven? Is our identity based on our performance or the performance of Christ on the cross? Drawing on the stories of Paul, the Prodigal Son, the theology of Thomas Cramner and his work with Olympic athletes, Ashley challenges our own attempts at self-medication through achievement and shame-based motivation. He explores how we can make our activities reflect God's healing love instead."
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Prayer Ministry and Psychology: The Relationship and the Risks
Tara Gormley
What are the psychological aspects of prayer ministry? What do you do when prayer ministry doesn’t work? Can prayer ministry and psychological therapy work together? What can go wrong...
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Growing up into Christ: some insights from psychology
Joanna Collicutt
This talk will look at some contemporary psychological theories of spiritual growth and explore some connections with biblical themes. The areas explored will include spiritual growth as goal directed behaviour; processes of change, continuity, and transformation; Christ as model and guide; spiritual fruits and gifts. Video also available
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Growing up into Christ: some insights from psychology - VIDEO
Joanna Collicutt
This talk will look at some contemporary psychological theories of spiritual growth and explore some connections with biblical themes. The areas explored will include spiritual growth as goal directed behaviour; processes of change, continuity, and transformation; Christ as model and guide; spiritual fruits and gifts. High Resolution Video available at http://www.blip.tv/file/3400811/
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Demons: Do they, Don’t they, What If?
Jonathan Clark
Invariably the passage of Jesus healing the ‘Demoniac’ is used an example of mental illness in the Bible, however, this raises more questions than it answers. Was he suffering from schizophrenia? Do demons really exist? Was it just a cultural interpretation? If he was demon possessed, does the deliverance ministry offer the cure for all mental illness?
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Torch Trust Interview
Rob Waller
Dr Rob Waller is interviewed by the Torch Trust, www.torchtrust.org, about the mental health problems of blind and partially sighted people. Torch is a Christian fellowship where blind and sighted people meet on equal terms. Some 130 Torch Fellowship Groups meet informally on a monthly basis across the UK, with many more overseas.
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Beyond the Edge
Hazel Rolston
Hazel Rolston talks about her new book - Beyond The Edge [IVP] - in which she tells the story of her struggle with postnatal depression
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Self Harm
Jonathan Clark
Self Harm and Suicidal Ideas are common today - affecting an increasing number of people, especially teenagers. Jonathan explains how to tell the difference, how to know when to act and what to do
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Christian Counselling
Greta Randle
Covering why we need counselling, something of Greta's own journey and what the Association of Christian Counselling stands for, this session will equip you to be a better listener and know where to get more training.
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Worried - Why?
Will Van Der Hart
Why is worry such a problem and how can we learn to worry the right amount about the right things
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Pastoral Care and Mercy Ministries
Various
Rob Waller interviews Stephen Matthew about being the Associate Pastor of a very large church and how they deal with pastoral issues, and Arrianna Walker about the principles underlying Mercy Ministries and their current plans
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Bradford Conference Extracts
Various
Listen to extracts from three speakers from our major conference in Bradford in March 2009
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Spirituality and Mental Health
Rob Waller
An over view of the history of Mind and Soul, of Rob's journey and of the relationship between Spirituality, Christianity and Mental Health
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A Safe Place - Summary
Marion Carson and Rob Waller
Conclusion and summary from the A Safe Place? conference
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Older People's Faith and Mental Health
John Wattis, Christine Chapman
John Wattis and Christine Chapman explore the issues and suggest a model of care.
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Caring for the Carers
Amanda Stevenson,Sheryl Ashton
Sheryl Ashton and Amanda Stevenson show how we need to look after another whole group of people.
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Bradford Conference Q&A
Rob Waller, Will Van Der Hart
Rob Waller and Will Van Der Hart answer questions after the keynotes at the Bradford 09 conference
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Emotionally Heathy Church
Will Van Der Hart
How can we make our churches places where we can healthily express and heal emotions, and why does this not happen at the moment?
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Five Things To Do In A Pastoral Crisis
Will Van Der Hart
Will Van Der Hart covers this topic in a seminar at the Mind & Soul London Conference held in October 2008. Please note: Due to a recording error, this audio file only covers the first three points.
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Emotionally Healthy Leadership
Jack Graham
Dr Jack Graham, of PowerPoint Ministries in Texas USA, spoke at the Mind & Soul London Conference in October 2008, on the emotional aspects of leadership. He leads a large church in the USA.
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A Safe Place - Intro
Marion Carson and Rob Waller
Introduction to the Safe Place conference.
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Should Christians Take Antidepressants
Rob Waller
Dr Rob Waller speaks about whether Christians should take antidepressants as part of a Seminar. This seminar was held as part of the Mind & Soul London Conference in October 2008.
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In Good Company
Will Van Der Hart
Will Van Der Hart is interviewed by Jeff Lucas and Ruth Dearnley as part of the regular premier programme - in good company
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Stranger on the Shore
Anthony Rose
Revd Anthony Rose explains why he wrote his book [of the same name] - how he learned to come to terms with a difficult upbringing and understand his emotions better.
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Mind and Soul Vision
Mind and Soul Directors
Short video - file version, Quicktime 7MB
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Overseas Mental Health
Rob Waller
PRIME is an international charity developing person-centred healthcare in many developing countries. At this conference, their first on mental illness and health, Dr Rob Waller speaks about how mental health and Christianity relate in developing countries
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Suicide and Debt 3
Rob Waller
Dr Rob Waller teaches Centre Managers for Christians Against Poverty how they can help with suicidal ideas by helping with debt, and how to spot when they need to act on suicidal threats. Session 3 of 3.
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Suicide and Debt 2
Rob Waller
Dr Rob Waller teaches Centre Managers for Christians Against Poverty how they can help with suicidal ideas by helping with debt, and how to spot when they need to act on suicidal threats. Session 2 of 3.
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Suicide and Debt 1
Rob Waller
Dr Rob Waller teaches Centre Managers for Christians Against Poverty how they can help with suicidal ideas by helping with debt, and how to spot when they need to act on suicidal threats. Session 1 of 3.
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Mental Health of Pastors
Will Van Der Hart
25% of clergy time off is cause by depression - but very few pastors feel they can raise this in their churches. Will Van Der Hart explores this topic, drawing on his own experience in ministry
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Student Mental Health
Rob Waller, Will Van Der Hart
Recorded at the Fusion Conference in Oxford. Over 120 students crammed into a room designed for 40!
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Vicious Circles
Rob Waller, Will Van Der Hart
We can end up getting into vicious circles in our behaviours, but if we stop long enough to understand them, they can be undone and unwound, even to the point of being in a better and stronger place than before
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Mercy Ministries, Antidepressants
Various
Mercy Ministries have just opened their first house in the UK helping up to 12 girls at a time with life controlling issues. Antidepressants - should Christians take them [Interview by Rob and Will]?
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Identity and being open at church
Will Van Der Hart
Identity - a sermon from a recent Mental Health Sunday we ran. Church communities - how they can help your mental health.
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Stressful churches and obsessional thinking
Will Van Der Hart, Rob Waller
Churches today can ask you to be very busy - and all on top of a busy job and family life. Will Van Der Hart talks about some recent 'space services' at St Mary's London. Rob Waller then explains how some Christians can become very obsessional in their thinking about sin and hell, even to the point of getting OCD
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Worry and How To Deal With It
Will Van Der Hart
Identity - a sermon from a recent Mental Health Sunday we ran. Church communities - how they can help your mental health.
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