Mental Health Support Group

What is the purpose of this group?

To have a loving, supportive and confidential meeting place that is hosted by our faith community where those challenged with mental health issues, [and/or their families and friends,] can share and can hear how faith and reliance on Jesus helps, comforts and brings healing.

Our mental health support group with be:

1. Place where people can share in an atmosphere of love and encouragement.
2. Place that will bring people together who are facing similar challenges
3. Place to get valuable information and resources
4. Place where people can be healed and restored
5. Place where people can do life and journey together

And like everything we do at NBC it will be a place that points to Christ.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1 3-4

What happens in a meeting?

ZOOM Format – 12:30pm THURSDAYS – 45minutes

• Welcome – meet & greet
• Devotion
• Sharing time
• Prayer time

We meet every second Thursday, starting 2nd September 2021. Bring your lunch!

What will the meetings be like?

• Very informal
• Strictly confidential (everything will be vaulted)
• We will get some encouragement from God’s word
• There will be opportunities if you want to share
• And we will pray for one another

Who can come?

Simple answer is everyone. It’s open to all fellow strugglers, but you must be over 18.

Why do we need a group like this?

• Being loved by Jesus compels us to loves other and be compassionate
• The need is there. We have increasing numbers in our community of people impacted by mental health concerns.
• Applies the ‘one another’ principles of the NT so that each person is not alone in their journey or struggle
• Provides are positive experience of a Church engaging with mental health issues without being dismissive, simplistic or insensitive.
• Creates a sharing environment where we can learn from each other and have iron sharpening iron.