mental illness Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Thu, 15 May 2025 20:43:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg mental illness Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 Why Be a Leader in the General Conference? https://baonline.org/why-be-a-leader-in-the-general-conference/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 10:00:37 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=25653

GC 2019 business meetingWhy Be a Leader in the General Conference? Read more to find out why. When I first started taking classes through LifeSpring School of Ministry (now Artios Christian College), my main motivation was to learn more about the Bible. After the first semester, I realized that I could be a support to the leaders of […]

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There are various ways that all of us, including our international brethren, can go about implementing plans of action to promote mental wellness among our congregations: Leadership Assessment, Care and Accountability Every leader who desires to do so can take some form of self-assessment evaluation, such as the one found in The Emotionally Healthy Leader.[1] […]

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[bctt tweet=”People have been made to feel guilty about their illness”] In talking to people at the various meetings and workshops that I have attended, I have heard that some people have left their church because of the way that they or a family member were treated after it was discovered that they had a […]

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Fostering mental wellness in Christian leaders

Forming a network of support and accountability As we transition into the next decade, there is no time to waver between the world and the Kingdom. Those of us who have taken on the mantle of “Christian Leader” must be good stewards of the commission that has been bestowed upon us. The responsibility for being […]

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]]> How My Struggle with Anxiety Proves My Victory https://baonline.org/struggle-anxiety-proves-victory-christ/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 04:00:21 +0000 https://equipmagazine.org/?p=2565

person staring at a mountain landscape“When a person struggles with anxiety, that person is not living in the victory of Christ.” That’s what I was told by someone with spiritual clout. During our first conversation, he picked up on the fact that I deal with anxiety. In an attempt to encourage me with the reminder of the victory I have […]

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