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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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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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Bonus: How to get the most out of the Mental Health Sunday resource

Today's Bonus episode is all about The Mental Health Sunday Resource Pack and how to get the most out of this incredible resource.  We are going to walk through the three sections and I’ll identify what each component...
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33. Pastoral Care and Mental Health Counselling with Colin Nanton

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in our 2020 church Mental health summit with Executive Pastor Colin Nanton Colin’s approach to this topic is unique.  He began his career as a police...
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32. A Guide to Christian Mindfulness: Biblical practices the work with Regina Chow Trammel

The show today is a flashback to one of the top viewed sessions in the Church Mental health summit with Regina Chow Trammel.  This talk was originally aired at the 2020 Church Mental Health Summit. But it couldn’t be...
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