On this special edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Pastor Brad interviews Kay Warren from Saddleback Church. Kay and her husband, Pastor Rick Warren, cofounded Saddleback church. Rick is the author of New York bestseller, Purpose Driven Life.
Three years ago the Warrens youngest son, Matthew, lost his battle with a mental illness. And in the three years that have followed the Warrens have become advocates for hope for mental health. (www.Hope4MentalHealth.com) They have held two conferences on the church and mental health the past two years with another one in planned for this coming October of 2016.
We apologize in advance for the poor quality of the audio of this podcast post. It is the backup audio of the original online live video interview.
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Pastor Brad Hoefs, host of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, is the founder of Fresh Hope Ministries, a network of Christian mental health support groups for those who have a diagnosis and their loved ones. In other words, Fresh Hope is a Christian mental health support group.
Brad was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1995. He is a weekly blogger for www.bphope.us(Bipolar Magazine). He is also a certified peer specialist and has been doing pastoral counseling since 1985.
Brad is also the author of Fresh Hope: Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis, which is a available on Amazon or at: www.FreshHopeBook.com
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Just discovered your ministry last night in my class at Spring Arbor University. We are in a Masters Program for Family Life Education and needed to locate resources for families living with mental illness. We all commented on the “Awesome” ministry you have created out of your broken-ness. Hearing Kay Warren’s message is so hopeful! God uses broken people, to give hope! I am parent in search of support like this! I am praying about how God can use me to promote this ministry in my church, 2|42 Community Church, Michigan. It does not appear any groups are in Michigan yet?
May God continue to protect and grow this ministry,
Lisa Marshall
Howell, MI
Thanks really liked this one on ruminating. I have trouble with obsessive thinking, same thing, I believe. The tips you gave were right on.