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Destigmatizing Mental Illness

by Rhett Smith on October 21, 2009

I came across Bring Change 2 Mind via DJ Chuang’s twitter stream. On Bring Change 2 Mind’s website it states the following: 1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Yet, for many, the stigma associated with the illness, can be as great a challenge as the [...]

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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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Of Course Christians Can Be Depressed

by Rhett Smith on July 26, 2009

A couple of different times this week people brought (thanks @justinwise and @witheringfig) this article to my attention, Can ‘Real’ Christians Be Depressed? And of course, I say EMPHATICALLY YES! (Plus, I’m not really sure what they mean by ‘real’ Christians anyways). By the way, it’s a good article, and I’m glad they wrote it. [...]

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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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Depression: Hope Through Hospitality

by Rhett Smith on July 23, 2009

The fourth and final video I shot for LifeChurch.tv on depression aired today and is titled Finding Hope. Monday’s video was An Anchor in the Journey-Exodus 17:1. Tuesday’s video was Depression-At the Movies continued. Wednesday’s video was Walking Through Depression. As we end this week looking at depression I wanted to focus on the idea [...]

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Depression: Soren Kierkegaard on Actuality, Freedom and Possibility

by Rhett Smith on July 22, 2009

Today, LifeChurch.tv posted the third of four videos that I shot with them on depression. Monday’s video was An Anchor in the Journey-Exodus 17:1. Tuesday’s video was Depression-At the Movies continued. Today’s video is Walking Through Depression. In today’s video I share about the prophet Elijah wanting to die, and actually asking God to take [...]

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