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Mental Health and Your Church by Helen Thorne and Dr Steve Midgley

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  How long is Mental Health and Your Church ? Mental Health and Your Church is 188 pages long. Is Mental Health and Your Church easy to read? This is a very straightforward book to read considering the topic. Firstly, the printed text is presented pleasantly. Secondly, it is divided nicely into even and well-structured chapters. Thirdly, the authors completely minimise any technical language. What will I get out of reading Mental Health and Your Church ? To condense the authors’ own afterword: ‘It is our conviction that the calling to care is for the whole congregation of God’s people, and not just pastoral professionals or specialists. This book won’t equip you for every situation, but we do hope it will encourage some to move toward those who struggle when previously you might have moved away.’ The first section of the book is all about understanding. In particular, what mental illness is, and how we can understand the world of mental health from a Christian perspecti...