Caring for One Another Well in Your Local Church with Helen Thorne-Allenson

Welcome to Bookish Talks with Leah, your cozy corner for all things Christian books.

I'm Leah Ross, the voice behind the bookstagram Leah Ross Reads.

Here we dive into the latest Christian reads, chat with the authors behind these inspiring stories, and have real conversations about living out our faith.

Whether you're looking for your next great read or just want some uplifting and relatable talks, you'll find it all right here.

So grab your favorite

tea or coffee, get comfy, and join me for some Bookish Talks.

On today's episode, I'm joined by author Helen Thorne Allison.

Helen is a director of training and resources at Biblical Counseling UK.

We're discussing her newest book, A Church That Cares, A Biblical Guide to Loving One Another Well.

This book is so good, y'all.

Like I say that about all the books, but this book is so good.

It's so practical.

You need to read it.

Like all pastors should read this book.

But just everyone who's a part of a local church, this book will be so valuable to you.

If you've been listening to Bookish Talks with Leah for a while, you know how I am such an advocate for mental health.

And so this book doesn't just talk about mental health issues and just how to love those people well, but it talks about creating a culture of care.

And Helen and I get into that in this conversation.

But how do we create a culture of care? So when people are going through hard situations, when people are going through, whether it be sickness, illness, any kind of suffering, how do we come alongside those people? But how do we create a culture of care when those moments aren't happening, that we're loving one another? Well, we're bearing burdens with one another during those everyday moments.

So when crisis comes, we're already prepared to step in and not just taking a meal, not just doing those things, right? It can be so easy to send the meal and do the card.

And I'm not saying those things are insignificant, but how do we just bear our burdens with each other, sending the text when we've had a hard day? sending a text when we're going through hard trials whether it be with our kids with our marriage how do we care for one another well in the church and that the local church can feel like such a safe place for us and so helen and i jump into all of that we talk about how leaders can lead in the caring and being vulnerable about things that they're struggling struggling with and not necessarily being a christian tmz and telling everything But how do leaders show their vulnerability so that those within the local church can feel more comfortable sharing their weaknesses? You know, creating that culture of everyone not feeling like they have to have it all together.

And so this is such a valuable conversation, guys.

I hope you listen to it and enjoy it.

I hope you can take at least one or two things that you're like, OK, I'm going to take those two things and start doing those things now because it's really that kind of episode.

So grab your coffee or tea and let's get started.

Welcome to Bookish Talks with Leah, your cozy corner for all things Christian books.

I'm Leah Ross, the voice behind the bookstagram Leah Ross Reads.

Here we dive into the latest Christian reads, chat with the authors behind these inspiring stories, and have real conversations about living out our faith.

Whether you're looking for your next great read or just want some uplifting and relatable talks, you'll find it all right here.

So grab your favorite

tea or coffee, get comfy, and join me for some Bookish Talks.

On today's episode, I'm joined by author Helen Thorne Allison.

Helen is a director of training and resources at Biblical Counseling UK.

We're discussing her newest book, A Church That Cares, A Biblical Guide to Loving One Another Well.

This book is so good, y'all.

Like I say that about all the books, but this book is so good.

It's so practical.

You need to read it.

Like all pastors should read this book.

But just everyone who's a part of a local church, this book will be so valuable to you.

If you've been listening to Bookish Talks with Leah for a while, you know how I am such an advocate for mental health.

And so this book doesn't just talk about mental health issues and just how to love those people well, but it talks about creating a culture of care.

And Helen and I get into that in this conversation.

But how do we create a culture of care? So when people are going through hard situations, when people are going through, whether it be sickness, illness, any kind of suffering, how do we come alongside those people? But how do we create a culture of care when those moments aren't happening, that we're loving one another? Well, we're bearing burdens with one another during those everyday moments.

So when crisis comes, we're already prepared to step in and not just taking a meal, not just doing those things, right? It can be so easy to send the meal and do the card.

And I'm not saying those things are insignificant, but how do we just bear our burdens with each other, sending the text when we've had a hard day? sending a text when we're going through hard trials whether it be with our kids with our marriage how do we care for one another well in the church and that the local church can feel like such a safe place for us and so helen and i jump into all of that we talk about how leaders can lead in the caring and being vulnerable about things that they're struggling struggling with and not necessarily being a christian tmz and telling everything But how do leaders show their vulnerability so that those within the local church can feel more comfortable sharing their weaknesses? You know, creating that culture of everyone not feeling like they have to have it all together.

And so this is such a valuable conversation, guys.

I hope you listen to it and enjoy it.

I hope you can take at least one or two things that you're like, OK, I'm going to take those two things and start doing those things now because it's really that kind of episode.

So grab your coffee or tea and let's get started.