Pastors create mental health group

Pastors are leaning on each other to make it through the mental strain of the pandemic.

SURE TO TUNE IN FORTHAT.AS WE'VE NAVIGATEDTHROUGH THIS YEAR....IT'S BEEN HARD... AND FORMANY PASTORS ANDMINISTRY LEADERS.... IT'STAKEN A MENTAL TOLL.WHILE SUPPORTING THEIROWN FAMILIES -- THEY'VESWITCHED TO ONLINESERVICES, PROVIDSERMONS EACH WEEK,HELPED THEIR MEMBERSGET FOOD, JOBS ORUTILITY ASSISTANCE....AND HAVE EVEN HANDLEDDEATHS OF LOVED ONES.IT'S ONE OF THE REASONSCHUCK ALLEN CREATED 'IAM MY BROTHER'SKEEPER.'IT'S A SPACE THAT HELPSURBAN MINISTRY LEADERSAND THEIR SPOUSESMAINTAIN PROPER MENTALHEALTH.... AND ONE OFTHEIR BIG COMPONENTS ISCOUNSELING....TO HELPTHOSE WHO MAY HAVESUPPRESSED THOSEFEELINGS FOR YEARS.goING into ministry in anurban community wherethere's so many people thatare under resourced andfacing these, these difficultsituations that you now haveto be the strong person andagain suppress your feelingsbecause you have to bestrong for everybody else.

Soit's hard for men especiallyAfrican American men inparticular who continually facethese, these, these strugglesto have anybody that they canreally talk to because we don'twant to look weak or pureweak.Finally when I get a chance totalk to a counselor.

And hestarted helping me see thingsthat were just not right.

And tohave a free, open space toexpress myself and say, Inever thought about whatyou're pointing out and hothat actually was trauma.THE THREE THINGS 'I AMMY BROTHER'S KEEPER'FOCUSES ON WITH ITSURBAN MINISTRY LEADERSIS COACHING, COUNSELINGAND RESTING.COACHING THEMTHROUGH MATTERSRELATED TO MINISTRY.CONNECTING THEM TOPROFESSIONALCOUNSELORS FOR THEIRMENTAL HEALTH....ANDDEVELOPING A RHYTHM OFREST AND RESTORATION.HERE'S HOW YOU CANHELP YOUR PASTOR ORMINISTRY LEADER IN YOURLIFE -- SEE WHAT THEIRFAVORITE RESTAURANT ISTO BUY THEM A GIFT CARD-- TALK WITH THEM, ASK IFTHEY'RE DOING OKAY, ANDSEE WHAT THEIR FAMILYMAY NEED DURING THISTIME TO TAKE A BREAKAND RESTORE.WE HAVE MORE WAYS ONHOW YOU CAN HELP ONOUR WEBSITE ATKSHB.C