About us

Clergy Reflections on Mental Health offers wisdom, encouragement, and motivation for faith communities. It is a forum for NC faith leaders to share insights and observations about their connection to mental health through stories of their own ministry experiences.


Our mission is to offer multiple perspectives on how faith communities can reduce stigma around mental health and offer hope for all. Contributors provide examples and ideas of how our different faith communities address our mental health challenges, navigating crucial topics each month. The written experiences that our clergy contributors share allow other faith leaders to hopefully feel less alone in dealing with mental health issuesThe written experiences that our clergy contributors share allow other faith leaders to hopefully feel less alone in dealing with mental health issues, while providing others with examples of pastoral care in regards to our mental health.

 

We welcome diversity of thought and perspective.  The view of authors are their own and do not represent the views of the blog as a whole.


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Our committee: 
 
The Rev. Amy Brundle, M.Div. 
Marketing & Communications Manager, NAMI North Carolina
 
The Rev. Barbara Elder
Clergy-at-Large

Warren Kinghorn, MD, ThD 
Psychiatrist, Theologian, Duke University Medical Center and Duke Divinity School

Krisha Miller
Faith Connections on Mental Illness Board Member



 



 



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