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Thoughts on faith

Recovery Friendly Church

8/6/2017

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Recovery Friendly Church is a network of Churches committed to supporting good mental health and wellbeing in our Churches and Communities. It works with the Recovery model and recognises the unique contribution Churches can make to supporting people in their recovery. Recovery is seen as the process that enables someone struggling with mental health issues to engage with life on their terms. It may mean learning to live with symptoms or finding ways of managing them. For some people faith will be an important part of that Recovery. Here people might discover hope that things can be different, that tomorrow need not be like today. When we realise that we are more than our diagnosis and that we still have hopes and desires we are engaging with our healing. The Church can be part of enabling a person to engage with those hopes and dreams and provide a nurturing Community that supports that journey. We are not professionals and can not replace professional services, but we can offer something different. Places of friendship and support that value and empower everyone regardless of their mental health or well being issues. For more information please contact Rev Patrick Jordan or visit our facebook page. Recovery Friendly Church Norfolk.
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David Austin (Rev)
10/26/2017 12:34:05 pm

Hi Patrick - keen to talk more with you about this .
My background was mental health & supportive housing - working with complex needs in alcohol/ drugs/ mental health etc wondering if St Luke’s can use this model of ministry - 12 step recovery etc

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Teagan Warren link
1/13/2021 01:55:15 am

Good sharre

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    Patrick Jordan

    I am the Vicar of St Matthews. I am also passionately interested in Mental Health and faith and will be blogging about faith, Thorpe Hamlet and Mental health.

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