Your church doesn’t need a licensed counselor to help people with emotional needs. In fact, according to thorough research done by Dr. Shaunti Feldhahn and Dr. James N. Sells about the state of mental and emotional care in our culture, small churches are uniquely situated to alleviate these needs in healthy, life-giving ways.
Our conversation focuses on the CARE strategy (Coordinated Attention, Restoration, and Encouragement), and how churches of any size can be better equipped to help people, starting with renewing friendships, training a CARE coordinator, and more.
This conversation is based on the content of When Hurting People Come to Church: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis, which was named one of my top books of the year for 2025.
Links
- When Hurting People Come to Church: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis
- CARE Pyramids Illustrations
- My Top Nonfiction Books Of 2025
- When Hurting People Come to Church (Sign up for free first chapter)
- The Church Cares Initiative
- The Church Cares Kit
- Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (by Andy Crouch)
- 100 Days to a Healthier Church Online Leadership Series
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Three Key People Every Church Needs to Help Hurting People, with Shaunti Feldhahn & James N. Sells
In this subscribers-only content, I interview Dr. Shaunti Feldhahn & Dr. James N. Sells about the three key people every church should have in place to help the hurting people who come to every church.
This conversation is based on the content of their book, When Hurting People Come to Church: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis, which was named one of my top books of the year for 2025.
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