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Founder of NetSuccess Lori Barber: On Her Company, Social Media and Her Battle With Cancer

by Rhett Smith on October 8, 2009

Back in August I sent out a tweet about cancer in our family and how my wife and I created a team (The Shade Runners) for the Susan G. Komen, Race for the Cure. And later that day I received an @ reply on Twitter from Lori Barber that said the following: @rhetter I should [...]

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When Kids Hurt Conference…And It’s Free!

by Rhett Smith on October 1, 2009

Here is an amazing opportunity that our church, HPPC, along with some other churches are putting on for people this weekend in Dallas. I hope to see you there. “For youth pastors, volunteer leaders, and parents, When Kids Hurt challenges caring adults to help self-protective teenagers who are struggling to make the transition to adulthood [...]

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“Cancer Affects Everyone”–And Breast Cancer Has Affected Us

by Rhett Smith on September 11, 2009

[photo of my mom Melodee and my aunt Judie] I have heard that phrase time and time again and I know it to be true, at least in my life and the many lives around me. The cancer I am speaking of is breast cancer, and it has affected our family in every possible way. [...]

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Is Your Addiction to Technology Transforming Your Life

by Rhett Smith on August 25, 2009

[image by David R. Carroll] Do you remember what life was like before your cell phone, or before you had an internet connection in your house? It seems like such a long time ago. We even wonder at times how we could have lived life without them. The scary thing is that it wasn’t that [...]

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Some Practical Tips for Dealing with Depression

by Rhett Smith on July 30, 2009

If you haven’t noticed yet, I have been covering the topic of depression quite a bit the last couple of weeks. This is going to be the last post on this topic for a while, but I wanted to leave you with an article that I thought had some great practical tips, and coping skills [...]

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Leading on Empty

by Rhett Smith on July 29, 2009

Recently I have been very intrigued by the topic of burnout and depression in ministry, and I have been writing on the topic mainly because it seems to not only be so prevalent, but it’s rarely talked about.  In fact, I would say that the symptoms (burnout and depression) are often a result of a [...]

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Depression and Burnout: Anne Jackson Interview, Part 2

by Rhett Smith on July 28, 2009

Yesterday I posted the first of two interviews I did with Anne Jackson back in January of 2009. Check out part of the interview below, and read the rest of it here. From your own perspective, what is at the root behind the stigma of counseling and therapy in the Church? What would you say [...]

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Depression and Burnout: Anne Jackson Interview, Part 1

by Rhett Smith on July 27, 2009

I had the privilege of interviewing Anne Jackson back in January 2009 on the topic of depression and burnout, especially as it relates to ministry and the church. Since I have been writing about depression over the last week I wanted to link again to her interview. Here is a piece of the interview below, [...]

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Depression: Discernment in Pastoral Caregiving

by Rhett Smith on July 25, 2009

Discernment As we talk and think about the issue of depression in ministry one of the most important factors that we have in helping us determine what exactly we are dealing with is discernment. the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure Discerning what type of help a person needs can [...]

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Depression: Christians and Medication

by Rhett Smith on July 24, 2009

“you may have questions about whether Christians should take this or that. You get in that state, I assure you, you will take rat dung.” Pastor Tommy Nelson on his depression Why the Stigma? Let me start this post by saying this. When it comes to the issue of taking medication for depression…there are some [...]

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