Pastors are uniquely positioned to help people contemplating suicide

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald

By offering honest talk, a sense of belonging and hope, clergy can help prevent suicides. New research and resources debunk assumptions and point to actions that address this growing problem.

Strategy questions: • How can you form and equip a team to encourage life-affirming choices in a crisis? • What do your congregation’s theological ideas about suicide say about God?

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