One valuable way that churches can show its care and compassion to people, both for its congregation members as well as those living nearby, is to host a Mental Health Sunday to have a sermon, share resources, and even more as God would provide people and open opportunities for a church to grow its mental health ministry beyond one Sunday per year.
This article has several of the best resources we’ve found so far. (with more being added as we find more; please email us and add to this list)
- Mental Health Sunday Toolkit by Hope Made Strong hopemadestrong.org/mhs (Everything you need to host a Mental Health Sunday service at your church)
- Resources from The Mind and Soul Foundation https://www.mindandsoulfoundation.org/Articles/428328/Mental_Health_Sundays.aspx (good planning outline and how to prepare well; from the UK)
- Example of Mental Health Weekend at Fort Bend Community Church (in English and Chinese) fbcchome.org/FBCC/Page/32 and fbcchome.org/FBCC/Page/123
- mental health sermons by Asian American pastors