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Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture the congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. By Natalie Renfrow, Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology, Regent University When I was a child, Christmas was pure wonder. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve come to see what I missed back then: the quiet strain behind the sparkle. While I was lost i

Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. By Sarah Haught Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Regent University , Program Evaluation Director for The Church Cares. She is passionate about faith integration and active in the Charis Institute and Society for Christian Accommodative Treatm

The New Year is a good time to dig into a good new devotional. I wrote a 30-day devotional just for helpers like you! Dr. Jen Ripley, Co-director of TCC This 30 day devotional plan is especially created for those who are in caregiver roles for others who are hurting such as pastors, church ministers, chaplains, mental health providers, medical providers, youth leaders, lay-helpers, teachers, family caregivers, and good neighbors. If you find that you tend to sit with people w

Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture the congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. By Reema Smith Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Regent University , Social Media Coordinator for The Church Cares What we say matters, but what we don’t say often matters more. Have you ever been sharing how you feel with someone and inst

Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture the congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. By Dr. Jen Ripley, Co-director of The Church Cares You want to help. You care deeply about people. You’re the first one to show up to share a coffee with a hurting friend, send a text when someone is struggling, or stay a little longer at small gro

Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture the congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. By Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D. Dr. Ripley is Co-director of The Church Cares, Hughes Chair and Professor of Psychology at Regent University Sometimes the Church just needs to sound more like a mom with a mission. If you haven’t seen this yet, stop what

By Nyasha Flores Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture the congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. The Heart Behind the Call It usually starts with a phone call. Someone in your congregation has just lost a parent. Another is struggling quietly with depression. A young couple is considering divorce. And while you, the pastor or

Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. By Luan Sy Associate Clinical Social Worker and doctoral student in Regent’s PhD program in Counselor Education and Supervision. She is a Church Implementation Liaison for The Church Cares. “Oh boy. This is like a bad made-for-TV movie: Awake in the O

Here at The Church Cares, we aim to nurture the congregational care helpers. That’s why we’re proud to offer free high-quality support to those who want to pray, care, and engage more effectively with the hurting world around them. By Elisha Wisener Linda isn’t a counselor. She’s not a pastor. She doesn’t have a psychology degree or a crisis line in her pocket. But Linda is  the person people in her church trust enough to say, “I’m not okay.” Maybe you’re like her—faithful, w

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