Mental Health in Your Congregation
For pastors, care teams and volunteersTell ordinary struggle from a real concern at any age, and open the conversation well.
Training for the hard moments.
Someone tells a volunteer something worrying. A member quietly stops showing up. A family is grieving. These workshops give your leaders plain language, real scenarios, and a clear next step.
Explore the six topics below. Sessions can be shaped to your group and context.
Workshop topics
Walking With People Through Grief
For pastors, care teams and parentsHonest words for death and loss, and how to keep showing up for adults and children.
Trauma-Informed Ministry
For pastors and all ministry leadersMove from “what’s wrong with them?” to “what’s happened?” in how you welcome and respond.
Including Teens in Your Church
For pastors, youth leaders and parentsWhat is going on for teenagers, and how a church becomes a place where they belong.
Noticing, Asking, Connecting
For pastors, care teams and youth leadersNotice warning signs of suicide and self-harm, ask directly, and connect a person to help.
Responding to a Child Abuse Disclosure
For everyone serving children and youthWhat to say, what not to do, and how the duty to report works in Ontario.
Every workshop makes three things clear
What your church can do
Care, presence, and first response that belong with you.
When to consult
Situations worth talking through before you act.
When to refer
What needs clinical, child protection, or emergency services.
Looking for something not listed here?
These six are a starting point. If your team wants to explore helping people navigate community services, healthy relationships, technology and social media, or substance use, reach out and we can shape a session around your context.
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