Volume 20 ~ Issue 4
A Publication of the American Association of Christian Counselors
INTHIS ISSUE
Lead Articles
From the President
Clinical Practice
Innovative Thought & Practice
Trending Now
Lay Helping
Pastoral Care
News & Notes
Pass It On
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31
God, Help Me Stop the
Insanity with Food!
Page 16
Resiliency and
Vulnerability: Longevity
and Effectiveness in
Cross-cultural Ministry
Page 22
Ministering to this
Generation of Couples
and Families
Page 31
T
he inaugural “The Struggle is Real” Sum-
mit in beautiful Mount Pleasant, South
Carolina, at Seacoast Church, focused
on mental health and the larger mission
of the Church. Anchored and developed by the
world’s leading Christian counseling organization,
the American Association of Christian Counselors
(AACC), along with co-host, Seacoast Church, the
Summit’s focus was to ignite a movement within
the Church to break the silence and stigma of men-
tal illness and offer a gateway of grace, love, under-
standing, help, hope, and direction for those who
struggle, as well as their families and loved ones.
“Praise be to the God
and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of
compassion and the God of
all comfort, who comforts
us in all our troubles, so that
we can comfort those in any
trouble with the comfort we
ourselves receive from God.”
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Inaugural "Struggle is Real" Summit
Unites the Church and
Mental Health Professionals