Connect, Learn, Thrive: Explore Our Summit Exhibitors for Essential Mental Health Resources!

Project Exodus SA NPC

Project Exodus is a pioneering non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the global addiction and mental health crisis. Our mission is to make life-saving addiction and mental health care accessible and affordable for all. We innovate by developing cutting-edge recovery programs, collaborate with various organizations, equip communities with essential resources, and empower new leaders through comprehensive training. With a strong focus on community-based recovery strategies, we aim to make recovery possible and achievable for all. Our efforts have already made a significant impact, and we continue to expand our reach to ensure no one is left behind.

Curt Thompson, MD

Curt Thompson, MD, is a board certified psychiatrist, author, speaker, and co-host of The Being Known Podcast. He has been in private practice for over 30 years in Falls Church, Virginia, graduated from Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, and completed his psychiatric residency at Temple University Hospital. He strives to help patients develop flourishing lives by telling their stories more truly, in order to become more deeply known, for the purpose of creating beauty and goodness in the world. With conviction and humor, he trains clinicians and speaks at workshops, retreats and conferences, integrating neuroscience, human relationships and Christian faith. He and his wife Phyllis are the parents of two adult children and live in Northern Virginia.

SIL

James has a website with free resources for cross cultural workers. Feel free to check out and subscribe to the Shop Talk Podcast. In the podcast Brandi and James explore the "shop talk" of those engaging in cross cultural living and work. Having lived and worked cross culturally they will draw from their own experiences and interview others along the way. You can find "Shop Talk with Brandi and James" on Apple or Spotify.

Langberg, Monroe & Associates

Clinical Practice in Philadelphia that also provides consultation for churches and church leaders regarding trauma informed pastoral care.

Free Premium Subscription For A Year

Pray.com is the world's #1 app for daily prayer and faith-based audio content, helping people to incorporate prayer into their daily lives. As a social impact company, Pray.com is driven by a mission to grow faith and cultivate community. Pray.com is the first faith-based app to conduct research studies testing the impact of its use on mental health and well-being outcomes such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep. Free premium subscription for a year at www.pray.com/matt

Hope and Healing Center & Institute

Gateway to Hope University (GTHU) is the training wing of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute. We offer evidence-based mental health training through the GTHU Portal, behavioral health resources, and ongoing support to individuals, churches, schools, and workplaces.

Oasis: Hong Kong Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Oasis is a well-established counselling and psychotherapy practice in Hong Kong. We offer therapy session to individuals, couples, families, teens (12-17) and children (5-11). All of our therapists are clinically trained, and we are able to offer sessions in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tagalog. Our office is conveniently located in Wan Chai. 

Upon filling out an intake form (which is found on our website) you are able to request financial assistance. In which case we require disclosure of household income. We then have a matrix to determine any discount offered.

Pastoral Transitions

Every ministry faces leadership transitions, but not all are equipped to handle them well. Poorly managed changes can undermine years of faithful work and relationships. Pastoral Transitions offers specialized support in the areas of Career, Coaching, and Counseling for faith-based organizations during leadership transitions. We’ll guide you through the process, ensuring your ministry emerges stronger and more focused. We’ve walked this path with leaders coming out of their organizations and understand the unique challenges they face. 

Free download of "How Counseling Can Help Pastors: 10 Questions To Ask"

Covenant College

Kelly M. Kapic is professor of theological studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where he has taught since 2001.

He has written and edited over fifteen books, including You're Only Human, which won the Christianity Today Book of the Year Award in Theology (Popular) and the Southwestern Journal of Theology 2022 Book of the Year Award (Applied Theology/Ethics) and Embodied Hope (IVP Academic, 2017), which won the Book of the Year Award from Christianity Today in the category of Theology and Ethics and World Magazine’s Short List award for Accessible Theology Book of the year. Some of his other work includes the widely used text A Little Book for New Theologians and two volumes with the economist Brian Fikkert: Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty isn’t the American Dream and A Field Guide to Becoming Whole: Principles for Poverty Alleviation Ministries. He received the 2023 Georgia Author of the Year Finalist Award (Inspirational).

An active speaker and collaborator, Kapic has also worked on research teams funded by the John Templeton Foundation and has written for various academic journals and popular magazines, including serving on the Board of editorial consultants for the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care.

Kelly and his wife Tabitha have two adult children, Jonathan and Margot.

Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries

Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries equips the Church to support mental health and wellbeing. Our flagship resource, The Sanctuary Course, is a small group study guide that uses films and discussion to explore key mental health topics, examining meaningful ways to offer companionship, support recovery, and promote wellbeing. Our most highly-requested resource, The Sanctuary Youth Series, is currently being developed. To find out more go to sanctuarymentalhealth.org/youth. Additional resources include The Sanctuary Course for Catholics, When A Loved One Dies By Suicide, and the Sanctuary Songs album.

All of Sanctuary’s resources are free and developed in collaboration with theologians, mental health professionals, and people with lived experience of mental health challenges. These resources prepare faith communities around the world to raise awareness, reduce stigma, support mental health, and promote mental wellbeing. 

The Sanctuary Course is free for anyone to access! You can do so by creating an account at: https://portal.sanctuarymentalhealth.org/the-sanctuary-course.

To learn more about the course head to: sanctuarymentalhealth.org/sanctuary-course/

Verve Lead

The Health of a Christian Leader Assessment is designed to assist leaders in obtaining a clear wellness picture that reveals their functioning. The power of this profile is multiplied when unpacked with a mentor. This consultation strengthens self-awareness, self-reflection and self-regulation, helping you to acquire a more accurate picture of well-being and pinpoint areas for personal development. A mentor’s role is to provide further discernment and constructive feedback and to design and implement a plan for greater health. 

The first twenty who complete the profile will be offered a confidential, complimentary feedback session.

The Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers

We are a Lay Association of the Christian Faithful whose members are called to be a healing presence in the lives of people with mental illness. Members of the CMHM see Christ in those who live with a mental illness and help them find the pastoral support and services that they need. 

These are our two books:

Responding to Suicide: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/responding-to-suicide

When a Loved One Dies by Suicide: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/when-a-loved-one-dies-by-suicide

20% off these titles with code RESPOND20

30% off 5 or more copies of either/ both books with code RESPOND30

Hong Kong Dignity Institute

At Hong Kong Dignity Institute, we believe dignity for the most vulnerable among us is dignity for all of us. The city's most vulnerable individuals fight trauma away from the public eye. We find them, restore dignity to them, and work tirelessly to fix the broken systems that perpetuate these abuses.

Neurocycle (Dr. Caroline Leaf)

Neurocycle is a leading evidence-based mental health app designed by renowned neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf. Clinically tested to enhance well-being, resilience, and empowerment, Neurocycle guides users in identifying the root causes of their challenges, breaking them down, and creating healthy new neural networks and habits for lasting change. 

30% OFF any web subscription with code WELCOME

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation and to improve the lives of individuals living with mental and substance use disorders, and their families. SAMHSA’s mission is to lead public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes. SAMHSA envisions that people with, affected by, or at risk for mental health and substance use conditions receive care, achieve well-being, and thrive.

Edify - Building the Soul

The Wholeness Pastoral Care Course is a 10 week online live training using zoom, that will equip you with a biblical framework for unpacking people's stories, whilst pointing them back to a right relationships with Jesus, along with basic counselling skills. This course is specifically designed for those wishing to serve on their churches "pastoral care" team as a volunteer. Madz has empowered hundreds of churches to start a pastoral care ministry through this training. Her next course starts January 2025. Email [email protected] for more info.

Ten weeks of once a week training will only cost you $75.

Boone Center for The Family

The Boone Center for the Family is a relationship training and resource center that integrates sound theology and the best of psychology, transforming families, communities, churches, and workplaces into God's intended design. Through our RelateStrong, RelateStrong | Leadership Series, and Relationship IQ programming, individuals, leaders, and young adults will gain transformative tools and skills designed to foster healthier relationships. Engage with our resources to enrich your friendships, deepen your marriage, enhance your work relationships, and empower you to fulfill God's purposes in every aspect of your life.

Online store (https://shop.boonecenter.pepperdine.edu).

Receive 25% off your entire purchase with discount code (25OFFBCFF). One use per customer.

CARE Arts Ministry

Crisis, Disaster, and Traumatic Events have increased by 400% in recent years. 70% of people worldwide experience trauma in their lifetime, and 50% struggle with a mental health disorder. Churches and believers know we should be responding to these events and issues but often we don’t know exactly how.

CARE Arts Ministry offers a how: an innovative yet clear pathway for churches and Christians to respond creatively and appropriately to continuing Crisis, Disaster, Trauma and Mental Health challenges. To walk in the compassionate way of Jesus. It is a healing form of creative arts ministry, based on proven Art Therapy principles and practices, and done with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

CARE = Compassionate Artistic Response and Engagement. It is the subject of the handbook, "How to CARE: Crisis, Disaster, Trauma, and Healing Ministry with the Arts," releasing October 2024.

For Church Mental Health Summit 2024 Attendees only: We are offering our new handbook "How to CARE: Crisis, Disaster, Trauma, and Healing Ministry with the Arts" for $6.99 (30% off) in ebook!  The link is :  https://CAREArtsMinistry.org/specialoffer

Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions

ACC is a professional body for Christians, which provides support, guidance and information, networking and training for those involved in counselling, pastoral care and other linked professions. ACC also provides for the public directory of counsellors, who are Christians. We have a range of courses for those involved in pastoral care and churches that are delivered on-line and in person.

JRC Counselling

Welcome to JRC Counselling! I believe in a custom approach to therapy that is tailor made to each of my clients. I practice from a trauma informed approach using Narrative Therapy as my framework, and use techniques from Solution-Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. My mission is to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for my clients to work through their challenges and achieve their goals. 

For CMHS attendees receive 20% discount on therapy services using coupon code MH

Kolber Counseling, LLC

Welcome! This is the resource page for Aundi Kolber. Aundi is a licensed professional counselor (MA, LPC) and the best selling author of the critically acclaimed books Try Softer™️ and Strong like Water. She has received additional training in her specialization of trauma- and body-centered therapies and is passionate about the integration of faith and psychology. Aundi's work has been featured widely, including on Good Morning America, The Center for Action and Contemplation, and Christianity Today. As a survivor of trauma, Aundi brings hard-won knowledge about the work of change, the power of redemption, and the beauty of experiencing God with us in our pain.

Carey Nieuwhof Communications

Finally… a community you can turn to when you feel stuck, overwhelmed, and out of ideas to grow your church. Get a proven plan to lead with confidence — only in the Art of Leadership Academy. Lead with the answers and clarity that fuel your church for growth. Starting today.

Bread for the World

Bread for the World urges the U.S. Congress and Administration to do all they can to address hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.

We educate and equip anti-hunger advocates, community and faith leaders, and partners of many kinds to advocate for policies and programs that will end hunger in the U.S. and around the world.

Terra McDaniel Soul Care

We need to rediscover lament to heal and hope again.

We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward.y.

Love Beyond Walls

Love Beyond Walls' Dr. Terence Lester's A Sanctuary of Hope: The Church’s Role in Addressing Homelessness and Healing Trauma