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Recent Podcast Episodes
61. How to get the most out of a pastoral care meeting
In this episode, I want to share a few strategies to take the awkwardness out of pastoral support sessions and allow you to get the most out of your time.
60. 12 ways to offer care without a care ministry
HOW PEOPLE ACCESS CARE SUPPORT In Episode 59, I went into detail about how people access care support. They do so through 5 different methods: Self Care Community Care Peer Care Expert Care Professional or clinical care. So often we think that care...
59. What is the role of the Church in supporting others
On the episode this week we are going to be talking about the Role of the Church in Caring for People. Whether it’s mental health, addiction, housing, or relationship conflicts people are turning to the church for help. This might be a no-brainer for some, but for others, this is a real shift in how they have engaged with their community
58. What’s Next. Future Steps to Strengthening our Community
In this episode, I share our next steps as we shift from an event to a movement. And it starts with asking… You sharing what you need to care for your community well?
57. Kay Warren – Top viewed session from 2021
This week I’m highlighting the top viewed session from the 2021 Church Mental Health Summit and I’m so pumped that it’s with Kay Warren because her talk is just so amazing. Her session is titled Taking Care Of Your Soul. Kay and her husband Rick...
56. Sneak Peak of the 2022 Church Mental Health Summit
Despite being supporters of others, ministry leaders need support too, and this is what Rev. Dr. Thad Austin’s research focuses on, at Duke Divinity University. On the show today we are talking about Caring for Clergy with Rev. Dr. Thad Austin and how he is creating a network of clergy supporters.
55. Caring for Clergy with Rev. Dr. Thad Austin
Despite being supporters of others, ministry leaders need support too, and this is what Rev. Dr. Thad Austin’s research focuses on, at Duke Divinity University. On the show today we are talking about Caring for Clergy with Rev. Dr. Thad Austin and how he is creating a network of clergy supporters.
54. 4 ways you can prevent becoming depleted while continuing to serve.
As ministry caregivers, how can we continue to support others without burnout? How can you stay well, so that you don’t get impacted by workplace hazards like burnout and compassion fatigue?
In this episode, I offer 4 ways you can prevent becoming depleted while continuing to serve others.
53. Cultivating Church Spaces Where People with Disabilities can Fully Belong, Flourish, and Lead with Amy Kenny
On the show today we are talking with Author and advocate Amy Kenny and her book My Body is not a Prayer request. I was in my late teens and my church at the time was in a building project. It was a very exciting time for our church, we were growing...
52. How to Create a Care Process That Serves Your Unique Church Needs
Today’s show is the one-year anniversary of the Podcast and I’m going to share some practical ways to create care systems that help manage the needs which flexible to serve the variety of different needs and complexity of issues.
HEY THERE, I’M LAURA
I’m a mental health clinician and community development strategist for churches that want to care for their communities without burning out.
Supporting local church leaders to overcome and prevent burnout, create effective and sustainable care ministries and be a beacon of hope for their community is what I love to do!
I believe that when church leaders are healthy and when congregations are healed and transformed, they are more able to fulfill the gospel mission.