Pathways to Promise: Ministry and Mental Illness

About Us

Pathways to Promise is an interfaith cooperative of many faith groups. We provide assistance and are a resource center which offers liturgical and educational materials, program models, caring ministry with people experiencing a mental illness and their families. The resources are used by people at all levels of faith group structures from local congregations to regional and national staff.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES OF NOTE

Events

Check our Event Calendar

(Please send your calendar events to Bob Dell at )

NEW – 3 STEPS TO A MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY
"Developing the capacity of congregations to support recovery and wellness with individuals and families facing serious mental health issues."

Welcome to Mental Health Ministry Training resource site.

1. Here you will find three downloadable presentations in various formats:

Mental Health 101: An Introduction to Mental Health Ministry:
Powerpoint | Word | PDF

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E-Newsletter

The occasional Pathways newsletter is available online. For a notice of each new issue, send your contact information to: pathways@mimh.edu

Pathways Goes Green—Online Notes Here:

Poster Packet — "Sunshine from Darkness" — is free to congregations. The back of this NARSAD Artworks poster contains helpful information about Mental illness and resource.
Read Press Release (PDF)
Poster Project Final Report (PDF)

Pastoral Crisis Intervention

Helping the Family

Helpful Links

Models of Ministry

Resources and Organizations

Poster Project - 2007

Annotated Mental Health Resources
Books, other printed resources, audio-visual

About This Site

Our interactive site is designed for clergy and people in local congregations to get a "snapshot" of:

what to do when a person with mental illness or a family member comes for help or simply makes his or her presence known (see Pastoral Crisis Intervention),
what activities and programs can be developed in congregations that are supportive of people with mental illness and/or their families (see Helping the Family),
what agencies and organizations have helpful resources and referral information (see Resources).

Our site is intended for clergy, interested laity, people with mental illness and their families, friends and supporters and mental health professionals interested in working with the faith community.

Pathways Brochure | Resources Order Form

PRESS RELEASE

The new National Training Cooperative begins additional site selections for a National Training Initiative (NTI)...READ

Presentations from the 2009 National Mental Illness Summit are now available as free downloads: More info

Resolutions of Faith Groups

Address given by Bob Dell (PDF)

Contact Information

Pathways to Promise
5400 Arsenal Street
St. Louis, MO 63139
FAX: (314) 877-6405
E-mail: pathways@mimh.edu