Title
Mental and Emotional Illness and Youth Ministry: Ministering with Eyes Wide Open
Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership (MAML)
College
College of Christian Ministries and Religion
Department
Department of Christian Ministries and Religion
Primary Advisor
Brian M. Kelly Ph.D.
Abstract
There is a definite need for youth ministers to have a clearer understanding of mental and emotional illness in Pentecostal young people so they can then expand the way they minister to those young people and their families. Youth pastors may not expect that one or more young people in their youth group could be struggling with mental illness. "Most people are surprised to learn that mental illness is incredibly common. In fact, mental disorders are the number-one cause of disability in North America." A pastor's job extends far beyond preaching on Sunday morning or Wednesday evening. Pastors are expected to be confidants, counselors and encouragers.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Elizabeth F., "Mental and Emotional Illness and Youth Ministry: Ministering with Eyes Wide Open" (2014). Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership (MAML). 36.
https://firescholars.seu.edu/maml/36