Series: Cultivating Wellbeing in a Church Community

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Delighting in God and His Word
Tip #1 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” Have you ever noticed this verse, “Delight yourself in the Lord” (Psalm 37:4) and

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Connecting with others
Tip #2 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” Social isolation is not good for our mental health. Connecting with others in meaningful

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Kindness
Tip #3 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” Kindness Being kind is at the very heart of God’s character. Chesed, the Hebrew word

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Thankfulness
Tip #4 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, His love endures forever.”Psalm 136:1

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Prayer
Tip #5 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” James 4:8 “Pray continually…”1

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Listening
Tip #6 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to
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Transitions at all stages
“I don’t know how to relate. What will I say? I don’t understand them!” Have you thought this about a different generation? This article from Amy Yeung suggests a framework that could help us care well, no matter what generation someone is from.

Big Day In: Finding peace in the storm
What does the Bible say about our mental wellbeing, and how does that contradict or reinforce what the world says? How do we practically care for our mental health as Christians, and how do we care for others, in light of our faith?
This is what one south western Sydney church wanted to explore this year when they invited Keith and Sarah Condie from the Mental Health and Pastoral Care Institute (MHPCI) to speak.

Broken Mind Made Whole
What is mental health? What is mental wellbeing? What does the Christian gospel offer us in the midst of mental health challenges? Rev. Dr Keith Condie explores these questions and the topic of mental health – a subject that affects us all – in a talk he gave at St Barnabas Church, Broadway in Sydney in June 2023.

Staying mentally and spiritually strong as a Christian woman
In the last few weeks, as I’ve chatted with a number of women, I’ve seen how adept they are at juggling and pivoting. But we have many balls to juggle in life. Our plans go awry, and those balls just start tumbling. And this is when we feel the weariness and stress and think, ‘I can’t keep doing this.’

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Listening
Tip #6 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Prayer
Tip #5 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” James 4:8 “Pray continually…”1

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Thankfulness
Tip #4 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, His love endures forever.”Psalm 136:1

The Bible and human flourishing
Oh, to have a job you liked, a mate you trusted, a child who loved you, a purpose in life.” So said a character in

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Kindness
Tip #3 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” Kindness Being kind is at the very heart of God’s character. Chesed, the Hebrew word

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Connecting with others
Tip #2 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” Social isolation is not good for our mental health. Connecting with others in meaningful

Cultivating wellbeing in a church community: Delighting in God and His Word
Tip #1 in our series “Cultivating wellbeing in a church community” Have you ever noticed this verse, “Delight yourself in the Lord” (Psalm 37:4) and

Mental health: what Christian faith can offer
Like every aspect of our lives, our minds suffer the ill-effects of living in a fallen, broken world. All of us experience challenges to our