0:02 pastors say believers go to church to
0:04 lay down their burdens but they may not
0:06 always find the relief they're looking
0:08 for they encourage worshipers to explore
0:10 another outlet one they won't find at the
0:16 like the altar
0:19 between these worship singers [Music]
0:20 [Music]
0:28 with the body and the soul
0:30 and when one is not taken care of it
0:33 impacts another part of your life if you
0:35 read the gospels as believers these
0:37 church goers know they must bear their
0:39 own cross
0:41 but they may not realize it's okay to
0:44 ask jesus and a therapist for help when
0:46 you look through the bible you always
0:49 see where god tells us to find counsel
0:51 in fact he said in proverbs where there
0:53 is no counsel people fall
0:55 but in the multitude of counselors their
0:58 safety grand rapids first lead pastor
1:00 sam reichkogel acknowledges some
1:02 christians have historically peddled the
1:05 theory jesus is the only therapist
1:07 worshipers need
1:09 when they speak that they really harm
1:12 other people and themselves i just think
1:13 that people thought all you need to do
1:15 is pray and god will heal you according
1:17 to the national alliance on mental
1:19 illness nearly one and a half million
1:22 adults in michigan have a mental health
1:24 condition that's more than seven times
1:28 the population of grand rapids and still
1:30 some church folks treat mental illness
1:33 like a dirty little secret we as pastors
1:35 leaders in the community have to
1:38 normalize giving people the confidence
1:40 in trusting another voice it is through
1:43 other people pastor jason austin says
1:46 god does some of his best work we want
1:48 to hear god from a miss and he gives us
1:49 this voice
1:51 child do this
1:53 but oftentimes it's that neighbor next door
1:55 door
1:59 that has some wisdom some tools
2:01 as christ followers look for deliverance
2:05 through songs signs and wonders
2:07 pastors encourage them to take another
2:11 route that leads outside the sanctuary just
2:12 just start
2:13 start talking
