Faith

When Hurting People Come to Church

By July 17, 2026September 12th, 2026No Comments

We are facing a mental health crisis, and many people cannot afford counselors, or it takes months to get in to see someone. How can the Church respond to the need? Author and researcher Shaunti Feldhahn teamed up with James N. Sells, PhD, to survey pastors on how best to address the need and include laypeople when possible. Shaunti joins us with the details and why this is so important for the Church today.

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Shaunti Feldhahn, author and researcher, joins us to explain further how the process of caring for hurting people can work in any church. Appropriate levels of care can free up the leadership team and pastors, while also giving people a chance to minister to others. The survey of 2,000 pastors helped to create a plan that gives the Church permission to do what it has always done: disciple, care, love, and walk alongside others.

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Shaunti Feldhahn is a Contributor for Influential Women’s Forum.

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Shaunti Feldhahn, Ph.D, holds a doctoral degree in Counseling and Psychological Studies from Regent University. She earned a master’s degree from Harvard University and was an analyst on Wall Street before unexpectedly becoming a social researcher, best-selling author, and speaker.. Today, she applies her analytical skills to investigating eye-opening, life-changing truths about relationships, both at home and in the workplace. Her groundbreaking research-based books, such as For Women Only and For Men Only, have sold more than 3 million copies in 25 languages; her books and studies are popular in homes, counseling centers, and corporations worldwide. Shaunti (often with her husband, Jeff) speaks at events each year around the world, sharing her findings with a wide range of audiences such as churches, corporate conventions, women’s conferences, universities, arena events, marriage seminars, youth camps and cruises (yes, those are particularly painful…). Her research and commentary are regularly featured in media as diverse as The Today Show, Focus on the Family, The New York Times and Family Life. Shaunti, Jeff, and their two adult children live in Atlanta and enjoy every minute of living life at warp speed.