The event was a success!!

Bethany Christian Church hosted its Mental Health & the Church Event on August 30, 2025, to educate and increase awareness about the intersection of mental wellbeing and communities of faith. Participants learned how to replace stigma, harmful theology, and traditional religious practices with welcome, inclusion, affirmation, and accommodation. Did you miss the event but want to know more? Click the following links to the morning and afternoon session videos. For a copy of the handouts, click HERE. Feel free to share. Bethany hopes that mental wellness ministry grows through all congregations, and the sooner, the better!

Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund

Sarah Griffith Lund was ordained in 2002 and has pastored congregations since 2003. She holds degrees in divinity, social work, and ministry, and serves nationally as Board Director of Mental Health America, Board Director of Disability Ministry Network, and on think tanks for mental health and faith with the U.S. Office of Faith-based Neighborhood Partnerships. Rev. Dr. Lund is the author of several books, including Blessed are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness and Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence About Neurodiversity.