On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Christine Chappell discuss our identity in Christ, how the Church should speak to mental health issues, and support those with mental health challenges, advice for caring for family members and friends with mental health challenges, along with her mini-book, Help I’ve Been Diagnosed With a Mental Disorder (Shepherds Press, 2021).What you’ll hear in this episodeHow knowing our identity rooted in Christ helps those with a mental disorder.The meaning purpose of whole-person care.The danger of a cookie-cutter approach to discipleship and care.How the Church should speak to the growing issue of mental health.How the local church can support those with mental health issues.Why Christians should trade the fix-it mentality for the glorifying God mindset.What it means to engage God in our experience.Advice for those who have family or friends who have someone they know with a mental illness and help to walk alongside them.About the GuestChristine is the author of Clean Home, Messy Heart, Help! My Teen is Depressed, and Help! I've Been Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder. She presently serves as the Outreach Director and Hope + Help Podcast Host for the Institute of Biblical Counseling and Discipleship, and is passionate about advocating for biblical one-another care and discipleship in the context of the local church. Her writing has been featured at Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, Risen Motherhood, and other Christian platforms. Christine also serves her local church as a biblical counselor and lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!