Resilient Ministry: How to Lead Others While Protecting Your Mental Health

Your team is watching how you respond — and that response will determine whether they ever open up to you. Leading a ministry team through mental health challenges is one of the hardest parts of pastoral leadership. In this training, Sam Marin (Campus Pastor, Life.Church) and Kay Gackle (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) break down what it actually looks like to create a team culture where people feel safe, seen, and supported. IN THIS VIDEO, YOU'LL LEARN: ✅ How to become a safe leader your team will actually open up to ✅ The clinical warning signs of burnout to watch for on your team ✅ How to balance empathy and accountability when someone is struggling ✅ When to walk with someone yourself — and when to refer them to professional help Whether you're a lead pastor, campus pastor, or team leader, this training will help you build a culture where struggle doesn't disqualify — it just makes you human. 00:00 Leading Through Mental Health 00:27 Be a Safe Person 01:39 Trusted Listening Skills 02:25 Regulating as a Leader 04:50 Spotting Burnout Signs 07:42 Pastoring Your Team 08:36 Leading Through Team Struggles 11:58 When to Refer Out 16:10 Permission to Share 18:32 Not an Interruption 21:10 Balancing Care and Work 22:47 Struggle Does Not Disqualify 23:40 Next Steps and Resources 📥 DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES: Mental Health Resources: https://open.life.church All Training Resources: https://open.life.church/training ABOUT LIFE.CHURCH OPEN NETWORK: We equip, encourage, and challenge churches to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. We offer thousands of resources and training videos for free! 🌐 Explore resources: https://open.life.church 📧 Subscribe for updates: https://open.life.church/signup #PastorMentalHealth #ChurchLeadership #MinistryLeadership #PastorTraining #LifeChurch

Your congregation is waiting for you to go first — and when you do, everything changes. Half of your church will experience a mental health struggle at some point in their lifetime. The question isn't whether mental health will show up in your church. It's whether your church will be a safe place to talk about it. In this training, Sam Marin (Campus Pastor, Life.Church) and Kay Gackle (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) share how to open up the mental health conversation in your church — and keep it going. IN THIS VIDEO, YOU'LL LEARN: ✅ How to normalize mental health conversations from the stage and in small groups ✅ How to break the faith stigma around depression, anxiety, and burnout ✅ The difference between pastoral care and professional help — and when to refer out ✅ How to build a church culture where no one has to struggle alone Whether you're a lead pastor, campus pastor, or ministry leader, this training will help you create a church where people feel safe enough to be honest — and find the help they actually need. 00:00 Leading Church Conversations 01:11 Why Mental Health Matters 01:55 Breaking Stigma in Church 02:57 Modeling Openness as Pastor 04:07 Faith and Mental Health Together 05:03 Using Outside Resources 06:00 Lobby Talks and Discernment 08:12 When to Refer for Help 08:57 Healing Through Community 09:37 Pastor Encouragement and Hope 10:57 Free Resources and Next Steps 📥 DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES: Mental Health Resources: https://open.life.church All Training Resources: https://open.life.church/training ABOUT LIFE.CHURCH OPEN NETWORK: We equip, encourage, and challenge churches to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. We offer thousands of resources and training videos for free! 🌐 Explore resources: https://open.life.church 📧 Subscribe for updates: https://open.life.church/signup #PastorMentalHealth #ChurchLeadership #ChurchCulture #PastorTraining #LifeChurch