Tuesday 28 April 2009
BCAN: Church's Response to the Recession - Sat 13th June
Date: Saturday 13th June 2009
Time: 9.30am - 4pm
Venue: tbc
Speaker: Marvin Rees
Details will follow but please book this date into your diaries.
BCAN: Overcoming Depression: Mental Health in a Spirtual Context - Sat 9th May
Date: Saturday 9th May 2009
Time: 9.30am - 4pm
Venue: Christchurch Clifton, Bristol
Speaker: Dr Maarit Brooks
"We live in a society that professes to offer us everything we want – the newest technological product to enhance existence, fairtrade food for the fair-minded, fast food for the furiously busy, even the space to define oneself as one would like to be defined. Yet not only is depression currently the most common psychological illness but it is on the rise. In fact, the World Health Organisation estimates that by 2020 it will be second only to heart disease as the leading cause of illness and death. Christians are not immune to depression."
"As our understanding of mental illness becomes more holistic, several new therapy methods are emerging. This day is based on the Human Givens approach. It considers that getting our basic emotional needs met in the right measure forms the foundation for good mental health. The Human Givens approach is positive and based on how our brain functions. There will be information about mental health, depression and how to connect this with wisdom from the Bible. There will also be some practical exercises and group discussion. The goal is to equip participants with several practical and effective “tools” for helping others and for taking good care of their own mental health."
This event be appropriate for counsellors, those involved in pastoral care with no professional background, those who have personal experience of suffering, or anyone with an interest in mental health and spirituality.
Dr Maarit Brooks has practised as a GP for over 20 years in this country and many others around the world. She is also a fully qualified and passionate Human Givens therapist. She uses the Human Givens approach in her work daily to help her patients. She has also run courses in Rwanda teaching how to help survivors of the genocide recover from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She is a mother of three and married to Ian. She is a member of Christ Church, Clifton.
For more information, download the PDF:
http://www.bcan.org.uk/downloads/overcoming_depression_9thmay.pdf (447k)
BCAN / Hope's Place Mental Wellbeing
This workshop is one in a series on mental wellbeing and spirituality organised by Hope's Place and BCAN. These organisations are working together on a new initiative that aims to equip churches in the South West to engage in the area of mental health. If you would like more information on our work, please email Kate Virgo.
BCAN: Releasing the energies of the people of God - Bishop Mike 27/04/09
Thanks to all who came along to hear Bishop Mike speak yesterday. We had about 40 people (which isn't too bad for a lunchtime!!!)
Don't worry if you couldn't make it along (there's always next time - just email us at bcanemail@gmail.com and we'll let you know of any further events!) you can always check out the audio downloads from the seminar:
Part One Mp3 * - 28MB
Part Two Mp3 - 31MB
(Mac users: Please control-click and “Download Link to Disk”)
(PC users: Please right-click and “Save File as…”)
* Apologies for the poor quality of part one due to technical difficulties.
BCAN Retro: Sleeping rough for Bristol homeless charities
Sleeping rough for Bristol homeless charities
More than 60 people spent a damp night sleeping rough in Bristol to raise money for local charities supporting the homeless.
Volunteers aged between 14 and 81, did their best to get a few hours sleep on Friday night in the grounds of Pip 'n' Jay Church on Tower Hill, despite low temperatures and drizzly rain.
Alan, who works for Crisis Centre Ministries and Alabaré Christian Care Centres in Bristol, used to live on the streets in Cardiff after his relationship with his family broke down when he became addicted to alcohol.
He said: "It brought back a lot of horrible memories. At least this time, when I got up in the morning I knew I was going home to get clean and warm."
"But when you're homeless, you wake up and realise you have to walk around outside all day, find some food, and then do the same thing the next night. I think it was good for people to realise what the conditions can be like for people living on the streets."
He estimated that there are more than 50 people sleeping rough in Bristol every night.
Go to the Evening Post for the full article
More than 60 people spent a damp night sleeping rough in Bristol to raise money for local charities supporting the homeless.
Volunteers aged between 14 and 81, did their best to get a few hours sleep on Friday night in the grounds of Pip 'n' Jay Church on Tower Hill, despite low temperatures and drizzly rain.
Alan, who works for Crisis Centre Ministries and Alabaré Christian Care Centres in Bristol, used to live on the streets in Cardiff after his relationship with his family broke down when he became addicted to alcohol.
He said: "It brought back a lot of horrible memories. At least this time, when I got up in the morning I knew I was going home to get clean and warm."
"But when you're homeless, you wake up and realise you have to walk around outside all day, find some food, and then do the same thing the next night. I think it was good for people to realise what the conditions can be like for people living on the streets."
He estimated that there are more than 50 people sleeping rough in Bristol every night.
Go to the Evening Post for the full article
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