Ministering Support Resources
Ministering Support Resources
These instructions can invite revelation if they are used to provide an understanding of principles, policies, and procedures to apply while seeking the guidance of the Spirit.
Out of ward membership records
(For Bishops trying to determine if someone is a member or not. Bishop can call 800-537-5950 and ask for membership records. Will need name and birth date. )
(For all members, many resources, Sign In to see Stake, Ward and Branch directories and calendars.)
(Richmond Virginia Stake Website, start here for access to many online resources) (For all members)
(For all members)
(For all members)
Christy Peterson
Area Employment Services Manager
christyp@ChurchofJesusChrist.org
(801) 386-3724
Rebecca Raphael
Development Counselor
Rebecca.raphael@churchofjesuschrist.org
(For all members wanting to learn to speak English)
(For all members)
Robert Mackay
Family Services Agency Manager
mackayrs@ChurchofJesusChrist.org
(804) 743-0727
(Providentliving.lds.org/ leader/ministering-resources) (You will need to sign-in if you are not already signed-in. Aimed at leaders but most pages are available to all members)
US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Non-Church)
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is getting a three-digit makeover that has been in the works for over two years. Individuals experiencing a mental health crisis can now call or text 988—a much shorter, more memorable option than the 11 digits used previously—to access mental health professionals. Still, some experts worry that the new number, which is intended to make the service more accessible, is undercut by a lack of resources available once that number is reached.
The backstory: The OG suicide prevention hotline was launched in 2005 (with the 1-800 number). Despite Logic’s best efforts, health experts warned at the time that the number might be difficult to remember, and the federal government passed a bipartisan bill in 2020 that designated 988 as the official mental health emergency line.
People can still call the longer number—988 is just a bonus way to contact the Lifeline.
One major goal of 988 is to replace the use of 911 for mental health-related emergencies and reduce law enforcement’s involvement in those situations.
The government has also given the Lifeline about $400 million in the last six months to beef up the number of call centers across the US (from 180 to 200+), increase its Spanish-speaking and digital messaging services, and improve backup call centers nationally where calls are sent if local centers are at capacity.
(Starts with your Bishop/Branch President)
Self-Reliance Services Presentation (takes a few minutes to display)
Steve Greenhalgh
Regional Manager
Welfare and Self Reliance Services
SKGreenhalgh@ChurchofJesusChrist.org
(703) 627-0036
MINISTERING SPOTLIGHT
Highlights from Brother Rob Mackay’s Combined Lesson for Relief Society, Priesthood and Youth 5th Sunday Meeting:
• Ministering brothers and sisters are entitled to the spirit of revelation.
• Curiosity opens the door, judgement slams it shut.
• Become friends so you can have comfortable conversations. Follow the other person’s lead.
• People know the right answers, they can solve their own problems. Don’t offer solutions. Listen and allow them to sort through their problems to discover their answers
• Listen with compassion, empathy, validation. You don’t need to condone an action in order to validate their emotions.
• Don’t judge emotions for yourself or others. They are simply chemicals in the body that have been labeled as emotions.
• Allow people the chance to share. We are not fixers but rather project managers.
• Invite them to use resources.
Life Help Go to churchofjesuschrist.org. Click on Living Life. Click on Life Help.
Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience. Go to churchofjesuschrist.org. Click on Gospel Library. Click on Life Help. Click on Self Reliance. Click on Finding Strength in the Lord: Emotional Resilience
• Example: Read this and let’s get together and talk about it.
• Sample questions: What do you think? Do you want my advice?
• Allow people to think for themselves. Let the other person talk at least 70% of the time.
• Be compassionate with yourself when you discover you are talking too much.
• Set healthy boundaries. Know your limits, know yourself.
• Recognize when the person needs professional help and help them find options.
Welfare and Self-Reliance
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Products and Services Tool Kit
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Welfare and Self-Reliance Toolbox
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Self-Reliance Tools Quick Reference
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