Theology for Lunch: Conversations about God and mental health

Mental health is a massive mission field for the church, as we serve a God of healing, restoration, peace and fullness of joy. But the church can also get in the way of people finding good mental health; our theology can build barriers of shame and blame.

Join a conversation about our amazing God. What is good theology in the face of mental illness and the deep struggles people are going through?

'Theology for Lunch' is a free series, brought to you by the emerging Mental Health Network of church leaders in Aotearoa.

12 noon for 1 hour

Wednesday 22 July: Julia Grace

Thursday 13 August: Kath Bier

Friday 4 September: Pene Dewhirst

Julia Grace is our top public speaker and musician addressing a wide audience, and well known across the church in NZ. Author of ‘Be Kind to Your Mind’ mental wellbeing resource book. Julia gets to have a lot of conversations with a lot of people; what is she learning about what good theology sounds like?

Kath Bier is Vicar of St Mary’s Anglican Parish, Silverstream, Upper Hutt. Kath brings to ministry a successful career in radio, a keen mind and a wholehearted willingness to follow Jesus. God has been speaking to Kath recently about shame, and how to help people move into the victory that Christ has won for us.

Pene Dewhirst is a busy young mum, in worship, music and family ministry at Darfield New Life church. She has some excellent emerging insights in pastoral theology ‘on the ground’ to share.

Hosted by Silvia Purdie, Conversations Seminars:

https://www.conversationscounselling.nz/seminars.html