Emotionally Healthy Discipleship resonates, but does its emerge from Scripture?
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The Anxiety Epidemic
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Mental health issues in America have growing at a staggering rate. During the 90’s when I was a teenager, most of my friends and peers were unhappy. This all changed with the Millennial Generation. Those who reported feeling “very happy” increased significantly among Millennials. And yet, we see that there’s been precipitous drop in happiness among people born after 1995.
In a major survey administered by the American Collegiate Health Association, college students are now more likely to say they feel overwhelming anxiety and that they felt so depressed they could not function.[1] Many experts believe we’re in the middle of the worst mental health crisis in decades with teen depression and suicide skyrocketing since 2011.
Read MoreMinistry Greed: Diagnosis & Treatment
Conrad Hilario | Dennis McCallum | John Ross
In most American churches, leaders feel disappointed by members’ lack of interest in developing personal ministry. Many members don’t have a category for personal ministry and can’t understand why people would exert energy to win disciples or develop other consistent outlets to build up the body of Christ.
At Dwell, we see a different picture. Our leadership has stressed the importance of every-member ministry and lay leadership. This has created a hunger among our members to engage in ministry. Even younger members desire to win lost people and help newer Christians become disciples of Christ. Our members relish the idea of spending numerous hours every week meeting with younger believers for study, sharing and prayer.
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