Accepting people with mental health issues has greatly improved in past years, especially in our churches. Organizations like Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries are doing much to help churches learn how they can show God’s love to such individuals. They are… Read more →
Author Archive for Marja Bergen
In my shoes: How to support people who live with mental illness
by Marja Bergen • • 0 Comments
Marja Bergen wrote this personal reflection to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week (October 2 – 6). Most of us who follow Christ want to help sick people, including those who live with mental illness. We would like to be… Read more →
Mental Health Week: Breaking down walls
by Marja Bergen • • 0 Comments
Across the nation, Canadians are commemorating Mental Health Week, May 2 – 8. Here Marja Bergen describes the traumatic experience of being stigmatized, and encourages fellow Christians to welcome those – and they are in every church – who experience… Read more →