Ep 125: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis, with Shaunti Feldhahn & James N. Sells

Karl Vaters talks with Dr. Shaunti Feldhahn and Dr. James N. Sells about the state of mental and emotional care in our culture, and how churches are uniquely situated to alleviate these needs in healthy, life-giving ways.

The conversation focuses on the CARE strategy (Coordinated Attention, Restoration, and Encouragement), and how churches of any size can be better equipped to help, starting with renewing friendships, training a CARE coordinator, and more, based on the content of their book, When Hurting People Come to Church: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis, which was named one of Karl’s top books of the year for 2025.

Links:

• When Hurting People Come to Church: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis
• CARE Pyramids Illustrations
• My Top Nonfiction Books Of 2025
• When Hurting People Come to Church (Free first chapter)
• The Church Cares Initiative
• The Church Cares Kit
• Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (by Andy Crouch)

Bonus Content

Three Key People Every Church Needs to Help Hurting People, with Shaunti Feldhahn & James N. Sells

Your church doesn’t need a licensed counselor to help people with emotional needs. Karl Vaters talks with Dr. Shaunti Feldhahn & Dr. James N. Sells about the three key people every church should have in place to help the hurting people who come to every church.

This conversation is based on the content of their book, When Hurting People Come to Church: How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis, which was named one of Karl’s top books of the year for 2025.

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