May was mental health awareness month and you might be wondering, Jeremy, why are you just now talking about this? Wouldn’t it have been better to discuss it in April or May so churches could be prepared and spread it? I love what churches have done about mental health awareness in the last couple of years, but I’m going to approach this differently this year. We need to act an and think about a more effective plan for mental health in church life; action beyond awareness.
Besides promoting mental health awareness during May, what is your church doing about mental health throughout the year? Instead of giving it a day, what if we pushed to incorporate it into several parts of church life so that it’s not a shock to your congregation and community when May comes around and you bring up mental health awareness?
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