S3.E4 - Mental Health

Leadership Lesson Podcast: Season 3 Episode 4 - Mental Health

Pastor Daniel talks with Bryan Saylor, Young Adults Pastor at Calvary Chapel, Melbourne, FL and cohost of the podcast Thought Life with counselor Crystal Turman, about the subject of mental health. God has placed the highest priority on what we do with our mind. When Jesus was asked what is the greatest commandment, He answered: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37) What does it mean to be mentally healthy and how can we deal with the issues surrounding mental health? How have spiritual disciplines helped maintain good mental health? What about the stigma of mental health treatment? An open, honest and compassionate discussion about a timely subject.

QUOTES: “Mental health is understanding that we are body, soul and mind and trying to get all those things under the submission of Jesus Christ.” -Bryan Saylor

“Your beliefs affect your body.” - Daniel Williams

“We are wholistic beings and the things that we do actually have an effect on each other.” -Bryan Saylor

“We are literally addicted to our phones. That can be such a huge cause of anxiety and can lead to negative mental effects. Purposefully disconnect from that.” -Bryan Saylor

“Silence and solitude is forcing myself to get out of that rat race.” -Bryan Saylor

“People come to us for crisis management. I’m always trying to point them to Jesus.” - Daniel Williams

3 MINUTE MESSAGE:

Your Community by Casey Cleveland | Proverbs 13:20

"Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm."

RECOMMENDED BOOK OF THE MONTH:

On Being A Servant of God by Warren Wiersbe

LINKS:

Thought Life Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thought-life/id1458248051

Contact Daniel: daniel@eeleaders.com

Leadership Lessons/One Piece of Advice/Blog/Recommended Books: eeleaders.com

S2.E2 - Comparison

EE Leaders | Leadership Lessons 2 Season 2 Episode 2 - Comparison

Bryan Saylor, Young Adults Pastor at Calvary Chapel, Melbourne, FL, talks about the problem of comparison, what happens when you begin to evaluate what God is doing in your ministry by comparing it to what God is doing in someone else’s ministry. This can be a result of insecurity or of pride. Someone else’s ministry looks better, so you feel bad. Or someone else’s ministry looks less than, so you are filled with pride. Either is dangerous because it distracts us from what God has called us to do in ministry. Bryan shares three important questions God asks us, questions that will help us identify the root of comparison and eliminate it from our lives. “When it comes to comparison, my prayer is that we would preach the gospel to ourselves and remind ourselves of the glorious riches that we actually have in Christ.”

QUOTES: 

“Comparison is one of the greatest things that can derail us or distract us from the mission God has given us.” -Bryan Saylor

“Comparison can be insecurity, but it can also be pride. Either way you look at it, it is dangerous.” Bryan Saylor

“These questions are gut punchers—they are difficult to hear. But as we wrestle with them, we discover the true heart of God and the fact that God wants us to move closer into trusting Him.” Bryan Saylor

One Piece of Advice | Who Am I?

AJ Pierre, Lead Pastor at Empower Hope in West Palm Beach, FL shares his one piece of advice: Ask yourself this simple question—who am I? You have to deal with this issue in your life. God has created you for a specific purpose at this exact time. Figure this one thing out and reconnect to what God uniquely created you to do.

QUOTES:

“This is a question I believe we all have to eventually answer in our lives—who am I?” -AJ Pierre

“You have been created by God for this exact time for a specific purpose to accomplish a specific task. For that to happen, you have to be authentic. You have to be exactly who you’ve been called to be.” -AJ Pierre

“There are people out there whose ears are tuned to your voice. The only way to reach them is if you are functioning in who God has truly called you to be.” -AJ Pierre

Links: 

Contact Daniel: daniel@eeleaders.com

Leadership Lessons/One Piece of Advice/Blog/Recommended Books: eeleaders.com