Church Health

Equipping the church to serve and outside and inside the building

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Jeremy & Anastasia Thomas

Jeremy & Anastasia Thomas

Founders/ Directors/ Practitioners, Daybreak Academy

Dr. Brie Turns LMFT, ASDCS

Dr. Brie Turns LMFT, ASDCS

Associate Professor, Arizona Christian University

Mark L Waltz

Mark L Waltz

Founder / Consultant / Coach, Mark Waltz & Partners

Daniel Whitehead

Daniel Whitehead

CEO, Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries

Jessica Young Brown PhD, LCP

Jessica Young Brown PhD, LCP

owner, Choices to Change, LLC

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Talks

Welcome to the Church Mental Health Summit

Laura Howe

Building Cultures of Care Rather Than Programs of Care

Laura Howe

5 Common Spiritual Practices that Re-Traumatize the Traumatized

Janyne McConnaughey

5 Ways a Behavioral Health Coach Becomes Your Church’s Most Sustained Impact

Karl Benzio

Becoming a WISE Congregation for Mental Health: Tools for Churches and Clergy

Karl Shallowhorn

Building A Resilient Church: A Radical Renovation of Care in the Church

Brenda Cochran

Developing Resilience

Patrick Regan

Feeling it All Without Falling Apart

Evan Owens

Frequently Asked Questions for Church Leaders

Danny Cheah

Grief & Loss- How to create sacred spaces for your church.

Avrey Royal

Healing Together: Toolbox for Unleashing Latent Love

Paul Hemminger

How the church can prevent violence: A response to the Uvalde tragedy

Matthew Stanford

How to host a Mental Health Sunday

Laura Howe

How to Stay Calm When Working with (or raising) Children

Brie Turns

I Am Not Sick, I Don't Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept Treatment

Xavier Amador

In Whose Image? How Disordered Eating is Secretly Damaging Your Church and How to Reclaim God’s Truth About Our Bodies

Christie Dondero Bettwy

Making Space at the Well: Mental Health and the Church

Jessica Young Brown

Member Caring & Linking - Roles & Cycle

Jeremy & Anastasia Thomas

Mental Health And Young People With Special Needs - How The Church Can Help

Mark Arnold

Mental Health Ministry: The Struggle is Real

Dr. Jared Pingleton

Ministering to People Who are Addicted to Substance: Why and How for the Church

Tanner Clements Andrea D Clements

Modeling Wellness: Your Health Determines the Health of Your Team

Mark L Waltz

Recover of Self & Community-Models for a Healthier Way of Life

Jermine D. Alberty

Reducing the negative impact of anxiety disorders on church attendance

Stephen Grcevich

Spiritual First Aid: Simple, Practical Ways to BLESS Others

Jamie Aten Kent Annan