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The Care Ministry Podcast

The Care Ministry Podcast

Hosted by: Laura Howe

Building a culture of care in your church can feel as complex as the people you serve. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Laura Howe offers listeners practical resources and actionable strategies to support...

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45. What Counsellors Wished Missionaries Knew About Their Mental Health with Grace Shim

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in our 2021 Church Mental health summit with Grace Shim. Grace is a therapist and Director of Global Advancement with Cornerstone Counseling Foundation...
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44. Equipping Peers to Lead Groups with Kimberly Britt

Today we are joined by Kimberly Britt, the Executive Director of The Quiet Cave as she shares the value of peers and the groups.  My Quiet Cave is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating safe spaces for mental...
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43. Self Care, What It Is and What It Is Not

In this episode, we are talking all about self-care, what it is and what it is not, and why self-care is not selfish.  Self-care is not selfish however  I can see why people might think that.  The name itself and the...
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42. How to Build Community Partners with Dave Eckert

On the show today is Dave Eckert, Pastor and Social Worker who is passionate about connecting with people where they are at while offering support that is both Biblically based and holistically focused.    A great...
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41. What's the difference between compassion fatigue and burnout

On the show today we discuss how compassion fatigue and burnout are different so that you as a ministry leader are able to identify what you are experiencing and tend to the needs that you have.   As leaders, we are...
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40. 5 boundaries that you need to talk to your volunteers about

On the show today we are talking all about how to talk to your volunteers about boundaries. Boundaries are especially important in different aspects of lives where people interconnect with one another and care...
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39. Mental Health Awareness: Personality disorder

On the show today we are continuing a series honoring Mental Awareness month and talking about personality disorders, a mental health disorder that causes the person to have a lack of adaptability and limited coping...
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38. How the church can prevent violence: A response to the Uvalde tragedy

On the show today we are talking to Dr. Matthew Stanford about how the church can prevent violence and this is a response to the Uvalde school shooting. In this episode, Dr. Stanford speaks of 4 ways the church can...
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37. Mental Health Awareness: Psychosis

On the show today we are continuing a series honoring Mental Awareness month and talking about psychosis, which is a specific feature or symptom that is seen in a few different diagnoses.  The goal this month is to...
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36. Mental Health Awareness: Anxiety & Depression

On the show today we are continuing a series honouring Mental Awareness month and talking about anxiety and depression.  The goal this month is to build awareness of different mental illnesses.  We are going to be...
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35. Mental Health Awareness: Bipolar

The show today is the first of a series honouring Mental Awareness month.  The goal this month is to build awareness of different mental illnesses.  We are going to be doing some myth-busting and I want to highlight...
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34. Why it’s important to talk about mental health from the pulpit

 The show today is all about why it’s important to talk about mental health from the pulpit.  It's almost May, which happens to be Mental Health Awareness Month.  This is a prime opportunity to talk about mental...
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