Mental wellbeing

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.

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Press On Course

Press On: the why and the how

Serving in ministry, Paul and Margie Sheely saw the benefit the Press On course could be to their wider church community. Now 40 people are being encouraged to ‘Press On’, as they do the course at Albury Presbyterian Churches! In these videos, the Sheely’s share why they decided to do the course themselves, the benefits they experienced and how they went on to share the course with others in their church.

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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.

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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.’

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Everybody Stresses

We all know we aren’t immune to stress. It’s a part of life. We can make changes in our lives to manage the stresses in our lives in a more helpful manner. But how?

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wellbeing

At the start of a new year—or any new season of life— it’s important to reflect on our own wellbeing and pay attention to self

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