Posts Tagged ‘suicide’
CNLP 431: Chris Hodges on Being on the Doorstep of Ministry Suicide, Battling Anxiety and Depression, and Finding Resilience
Chris Hodges had a battle with depression back in 1999, but the last thing he expected was to face it again in the summer of 2020. In a very transparent interview, Chris explains his battle with anxiety, depression and panic attacks, what felt like a season of ministry suicide, and how he came back and…
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CNLP 385: Kayla Stoecklein on Handling the Pressures of Ministry, Suicide in Leadership, and How to Help Leaders Who are Struggling
In August 2018, Andrew Stoecklein died by suicide. His death made news around the world and rocked not only his congregation, but the wider church leadership community. His widow, Kayla Stoecklein, joins Carey today to talk about the unique pressures of ministry, what it’s like to be a pastor’s wife of a growing church, Andrew’s…
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Suicide, Leadership and the Dark Inner Struggle Few Understand
So how are you doing, really? It’s a question I ask friends, leaders, family and myself more and more. Too many church leaders have died by suicide in the last few years, and I find it heartbreaking to see. It often seems that leaders don’t show immediate signals about how deep their struggle really is.…
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Leadership And Suicide: When Ending It Seems Like the Only Way Out
It’s so hard to write a post like this. Hard because it’s something that has impacted so many people and it’s so close to so many of our hearts. As many of you have likely heard, last week Andrew Stoecklein, the pastor of Inland Hills Church, took his own life at age 30 after a…
Read More CNLP 002: How Perry Noble Hit Bottom While Pastoring One of America’s Largest Churches & How He Battled Back
Anxiety. Depression. Simply feeling overwhelmed. Ever been there as a leader? Welcome to Episode 2 of the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast. In this episode, I interview Perry Noble, Lead Pastor of NewSpring Church. Perry Noble had all the markings of success—one of the largest and fastest growing churches in America and a great family—but as…
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