Today’s episode is all about communication strategies that help diffuse conflict. With the holidays approaching it's a great time to offer some communication strategies that could be used to deflate conflict. 

 I hope you can share these strategies as a tool to help yourself and others improve communication.

Click HERE to download the emotions vocabulary chart.  

On the show today is my friend Jeanette Yates.  She is a community manager for Text In Church a communication tool for churches that helps you utilize text and emails to build community and engagement. 

And what does this have to do with prayer requests you might ask??

Utilizing texting/emailing software is a great way we can connect and care for people.  Listen in to hear how you can develop a strategy in how you can build community and offer care with prayer requests. 

 To see full show notes go to hopemadestrong.org/episode62

Download the full prayer request pathway that I use click HERE

Offering Pastoral care can be tricky.  Often times you're not sure what you're walking into. Then, once you're there it can be hard to navigate the conversation.  

In this episode, I want to share a few strategies to take the awkwardness out of pastoral support sessions and allow you to get the most out of your time.

Grab the free downloadable intake form that will help clarify the purpose of Pastoral care sessions. 

Care happens anytime your church is intentional in building a safe community for people to belong to, strengthening a person's gifts, identity, and purpose, and offering hope.

So in this episode, I want to identify 12 ways your church can offer care outside of the traditional methods of care ministry.

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On the episode this week, we are going to be talking about the Role of the Church in Caring for People.

Whether it’s mental health, addiction, housing, or relationship conflicts people are turning to the church for help.  

This might be a no-brainer for some, but for others, this is a real shift in how they have engaged with their community.

If you want to join the care community gathering, a live, but virtual call where we can connect to collaborate and learn from one another go to HopeMadeStrong.org/community

This week has been incredible.  We just had the 2022 Church Mental Health Summit and I'm excited to share that what is happening is more than just an event but it’s a movement.  People are coming together, collaborating, building partnerships, and finding common ground around mental health. 

In this episode, I share our next steps as we shift from an event to a movement. And it starts with asking... You sharing what you need to care for your community well?

This week I’m highlighting the top-viewed session from the 2021 Church Mental Health Summit and I’m so pumped that it’s with Kay Warren because her talk is just so amazing. Her session is titled Taking Care Of Your Soul.  

Kay doesn’t come as a ministry leader who has successfully grown a large church but as a mom.  Someone who has personally touched my mental illness and who had to do a lot of work to be a caregiver of someone who struggled with serious mental illness.  

She says that she questioned “How can I survive my child’s mental illness with my soul intact? “ At some point, most of us have asked a similar question.  Listen in as Kay shares strategies and resources to take care of your soul. 

For full show notes go to hopemadestrong.org/episode57/

On the podcast this week we have a preview or a mini trainer of 6 different talks that are going to be offered at the Church Mental Health Summit on October 10th. 

Now there are over 50 talks so this is just a very small sample of what you will find and let me say this isn’t like the movie trailers that once you watch it you think, well that pretty much sums up the whole movie or the trailer shows all the best parts. 

For full show notes go to https://hopemadestrong.org/episode56/

Despite being supporters of others, ministry leaders need support too, and this is what Rev. Dr. Thad Austin’s research focuses on, at Duke Divinity University.

On the show today we are talking about Caring for Clergy with Rev. Dr. Thad Austin and how he is creating a network of clergy supporters. 

For full show notes go to www.hopemadestrong.org/episode55/

As ministry caregivers, how can we continue to support others without burnout?  How can you stay well, so that you don't get impacted by workplace hazards like burnout and compassion fatigue? 

In this episode, I offer 4 ways you can prevent becoming depleted while continuing to serve others.