The Care Ministry Podcast

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... more

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The Care Ministry Podcast episodes:

August 10, 2023100: Let's Talk About Anxiety
Pastoral leaders are entrusted with the emotional well-being of their congregation. They are the go-to source for comfort, guidance, and support during difficult times.
This expectation to always be the pillar of strength can create immense emotional pressure. When pastoral leaders experience anxiety themselves, they might fear that their personal struggles will undermine their ability to provide effective guidance.
And this was the case for Curtis Chang and in this episode, he shares why one should not hide away from embracing anxiety and how anxiety is an opportunity for growth.

Quotes
To be anxious is to be human
Anxiety is the fear of future loss
Christian growth involves facing loss with something other than avoidance
Resurrection is the restoration through loss, it’s not the promise that you will avoid loss

Resources
The Anxiety Opportunity: How Worry Is the Doorway to Your Best Self
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39min
August 03, 202399: Self-Care: Building A Plan That Actually Fits In Your Life
Individuals who are naturally nurturing may have a hard time offering self-care to themselves as they are always preoccupied with offering it to others.
But we all know this can tend to be detrimental to them in the long run. So how can they incorporate self-care into their lives?
In this episode, I share two strategies that they can incorporate into their lives to make self-care part of their daily routine.

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Quotes
Self-care is your responsibility.
Our happiness cannot come from others.
Self-care is the foundation of living a flourishing life.

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15min
July 27, 202398: Developing Resilience with Patrick Regan
Resilience is incredibly crucial as one navigates through life’s circumstances because it offers an anchor for one to hold onto.
Yet most times we run short of it or barely hold on to the little left. In this episode, Patrick Regan shares the vitalness of resilience and 3 things that can push your resilience levels up and down.
Quotes
Resilience is like a river. Its levels can go up and down.
Shame is a belief that I am wrong, guilt is I've done something wrong.
Perfectionism always drives our inner critic.
Self-compassion is talking to yourself, the way that you would talk to your best friend
Gratitude is nature's nature's solution to anxiety.
Beauty comes out of brokenness.

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21min
July 20, 202397: Love Slows Down, Anger Speeds up with Joel Malm
Most times when we are struggling with anger, it is because of a threat to our security, connection, or control, and for many people, this may mean different things however anger isn’t a sin, it is just a sign that something is happening inside of us because something outside us has happened to us.
So how do we deal with anger? We have to keep in mind that anger and anxiety are interconnected and with them coupled up, fear is brought into the picture.
However, the Bible is clear that perfect love drives out all fear so whenever anger sprouts up in us, it is crucial that we commit what we are feeling to God and also find professional help to deal with it.
In this episode, Joel Malm shares a framework for understanding the root of all anxiety and anger and gives insight into how to turn these emotions into a tool for walking in the fullness of all that God has for you.

Quotes
Anger and anxiety don’t have to rule your life.
Anger is always a second emotion.
Anger isn’t a sin, it’s just a sign.
When we get angry about something that is happening to us, it's always because of something happening inside of us.
All anxiety, all anger comes from feeling a threat to either our security, our connection, or our control.
We don't have to live in anger, we don't have to let anger rule us.

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20min
July 13, 202396: Rhythms of Renewal with Rebekah Lyons
With the current state of overwhelming distress in the world right now, anxiety continues to spike at a high level than ever before.
Majority of people find themselves in a whirlwind of thoughts and this affects their wellbeing.
However, we have the power to change this situation.
In this episode, Rebekah Lyons, presents a pathway that leads to establishing four revitalizing patterns that calm inner turmoil and create space for a thriving existence. By dedicating time to rest, restore, connect, and create, you incorporate rejuvenating routines into your daily life that lead to hope.

Quotes
Hope can look like the healing rhythms of renewal.
We don't run to earn rest, we run fuels from a posture of rest.
In affliction, God is creating endurance, character, and hope. It's hope that ignites a calling, passion, and purpose.
We also rejoice in our affliction, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces character, and proven character produces hope.

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20min
July 06, 202395: Developing a Holistic Understanding of Mental Health - Mind, Body & Soul with Brittney Moses
When it comes to mental health, there are a number of perspectives shared by people ranging from biological to spiritual causes of mental health.
However, there isn’t one size fits all when it comes to mental health due to the diversity of issues individuals may face.
Due to the nature of the church, individuals struggling with mental health tend to run to it for support first rather than a mental health professional.
Therefore, it is important for the church to get a holistic approach to understanding what factors are raising mental health issues in an individual in order to provide the right resources to them.
In this episode, Brittney Moses shares how mental health is deeply rooted in mind, body, and soul.
This holistic approach to understanding mental health encompasses major mental health struggles.

Quotes
When an individual is in psychological distress, they are more likely to turn to their church or their clergy, their ministry leaders before they ever step foot to a mental health professional.
People are suffering in silence in the church.
The church really is a first line of response to people's journey to healing and recovery, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
You can be Christian and struggle with anxiety and depression.

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34min
June 29, 202394: 4 Components Of A Strategic Care Ministry
A strategic care ministry is essential to a church's mission to love, serve, and support its congregation and the wider community.
It provides pastoral care, crisis support, outreach opportunities, discipleship, connection, and holistic ministry, all of which contribute to the overall spiritual health and growth of the church community.
In this episode, we get down to 4 components of a strategic care ministry.

Quotes
Ministry is the support and care provided by the church with the intention of strengthening belonging, purpose, and hope, and with the goal of equipping the whole person to flourish.
No longer is the pastor, the primary caregiver, but people become neighbors to one another and care for one another as neighbors.
Care is anything that strengthens belonging, purpose, and hope
Care can't be isolated ministry or, or something that's done as an afterthought. It's actually the glue that holds everything together.

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Resources
Episode 77
Episode 18
Care Ministry Cohort
4 Components of Care Ministry
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17min
June 22, 202393: Exploring Deliverance Ministry and Offering Safe Ministry Practices
Deliverance Ministry is not a common practice of every care ministry. There are some firm believers that it has transformed their lives, and others have shared it cause significate trauma.
In this episode, I speak with Margaret Clarke head of the Counselling department at Briercrest Seminary about the intersection of faith and mental health specifically around deliverance models and how ministry leaders can explore deliverance ministry in a way that is supportive to the person in need.
We highlight:
What is deliverance ministry?
The models of the deliverance ministry
The connection between healing, mental health, and deliverance
Advice to churches considering deliverance ministry
The importance of follow-up in pastoral care.

Quotes
There are many ways that people can pursue and find healing and you know, deliverance, for some people, might be that, but there are other options.
There isn't only one way to care for people.
Anytime a church offers belonging, purpose, and hope they are providing care.

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37min
June 15, 202392:How Would You Build Your Care Ministry With No Limits
If there were no limitations on your budget, what would your care ministry look like? This thought is every care ministry leader's dream and this conversation came up in the care ministry community when a question was posed about dreaming about what your care ministry would look like if nothing were off the table.
Sonia Miller shared this and joins me in Episode 92 to talk about how care ministry would look without limitations.
Our conversation is all things good and practical, you ought to listen in.
Quotes
Legitimate care can simply be sending a text saying I'm thinking about you and praying for you today.
Our biggest strength is our people love people.
People heal when they're loved well.
No act of care is too small.
There's so much vulnerability in grief.
You can't quantify the support someone receives.
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39min
June 08, 202391: Overcoming A Pornography Addiction
Pornography is often associated with feelings of shame, guilt, and personal struggle.
Individuals who consume or have struggled with pornography may feel embarrassed or judged within the church environment, making it challenging to open up about their experiences.
This was the case of Sathiya Sam as he shared in this episode. Growing up in a Christian home, when Sathiya developed a pornography addiction he did not know how to resolve it however with determination he was able to develop coping mechanisms and has been free from his pornography addiction for seven years now.
We speak about:
His struggle with pornography
How the church can offer support to individuals deal with pornography addictions
Resolving pornography addictions by getting to the root of the problem

Quotes
Community is really the incubator for recovery
The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, it’s connection.
The more connected you are, the more your sense of community
Do the hard things first and stop beating yourself up.

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Book: The Last Relapse
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36min

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