Mammoth Spring Seventh-day Adventist Church issued the following announcement on June 19.
The 2022 CALLED Pastors’ Family Convention started on June 19, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky, with a special pre-session on mental health. Of the nearly 6,000 expected CALLED attendees, more than 1,100 registered for the Kettering Health Mental Health Seminar, which ran in two parts from 1 to 4 p.m. The third and final session, on pastors’ mental health, is scheduled for June 21.
“The pandemic has highlighted the need for pastors to be aware of mental health needs and how to ensure that their congregants receive mental health care,” said Ivan Williams, NAD Ministerial Association director. “The pandemic has also demonstrated that pastors, too, need mental health support. We are honored to partner with Kettering Health to provide this to our CALLED attendees.”
The first segment was entitled “The Mind: God’s Design and What Went Wrong and What You Can Do About It.” Sul Ross Thorward, a psychiatrist from Sitka, Alaska, hosted the discussion with presenters/panelists Torben Bergland, psychiatrist and psychotherapist, and associate director of the General Conference Health Ministries department; Daniel Xisto, pastor of the Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Maryland; Andrea Xisto, clinical psychiatrist; and Andrea Jakobsons, lead pastor at the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ohio. Several shared their stories as they’ve dealt with extremism, racism, and polarization — and how this has impacted them personally as well as their experiences in the church.
Panelists Daniel and Andrea Xisto talked about their experiences with racism. Daniel said, “White supremacy ... I think it's a major blind spot in our church that we need to confront. We need to recognize the impact that it's having on our church and have the courage to stand up and speak out.”
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Source: Mammoth Spring Seventh-day Adventist Church
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