The Mental Health Handbook for Ministry: A Practical Guide for Supporting the Church's Mental and Emotional...

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Dr. Mark Mayfield

The Mental Health Handbook for Ministry

A Practical Guide for Supporting the Church's Mental and Emotional Well-Being

Dr. Mark Mayfield

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Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
21 October 2025

Christianity; Christian counselling; Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Christian social thought & activity

Biblical and clinical guidance for understanding and responding to common issues

· Quality mental health resource from a biblical worldview · Equips pastors, church leaders, and church members · Chapters dedicated to common manifestations of mental and emotional distress, including depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide, self-harm, addiction, personality disorders, grief, and more

Poor mental and emotional health are two of the great crises of our times, and yet most pastors and ministry leaders are not adequately trained or equipped to understand and come alongside the hurting. As a result, our efforts to help those who are wrestling with mental or emotional health struggles are at best inadequate and at worst harmful.

Combining the best of clinical research with a biblical worldview, The Mental Health Handbook for Ministry is a practical and accessible resource to help pastors, church leaders, and others who are called on to offer counsel

· identify the symptoms of particular mental and emotional health challenges · express love and support to those who are hurting · recommend healthy coping strategies · discern when to offer help and when to refer someone to a mental health professional

With chapters dedicated to common manifestations of mental and emotional distress, including depression, anxiety, trauma, suicide, self-harm, addiction, personality disorders, grief, and more, this will quickly become the go-to resource for ministry leaders who long to offer help to the hurting.

General editor: Dr. Mark Mayfield
Imprint: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 558g
ISBN: 9781540904782
ISBN 10: 1540904784
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 21 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Mark Mayfield is an author, speaker, leadership coach, counselor, and professor. He is an assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling at Colorado Christian University and also partners with the AACC as the director of practice and ministry development and editor of Marriage & Family: A Christian Journal. Dr. Mayfield lives in Texas with his wife and their three children.