Mental Health Challenges and Belonging in the Body of Christ
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“What does the church bring to the table? We specialize in love and human kindness, manifested in Christ-like friendships.”
Dr. Swinton
John Swinton is Professor in Practical Theology and Pastoral care. He also serves as an honorary professor of nursing in the Centre for Advanced Studies in Nursing at Aberdeen University.
In 2004 he founded the university’s Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability. The Centre has a dual focus: the relationship between spirituality and health and the theology of disability.
This week on the Joni and Friends Ministry Podcast, John Swinton is back to discuss mental health and the Church. Dr. Swinton discusses how to read scripture sensitively and compassionately when it comes to ministering our friends with mental health challenges. He goes on to talk about how we can help those who are feeling distant and isolated within their community. Listen here to find out how you can help those who are struggling in your community with mental health challenges.
“When Jesus, who is God, sits in the margins with those who are marginalized, the margins change.”
Dr. Swinton
Loving our Neighbors Well
Listen as Dr. Swinton shares the important difference between mental illness and mental health, and how listening to someone’s experience with the goal of understanding can better shape our response and care.
