Pastor Rick Warren, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County, Mental Illness, and Ecumenism

I suppose the title of this post says it all, but it does leave one with questions, so I will try to explain a bit. Rick Warren’s son, Matthew Warren, shot himself almost a year ago on April 5, 2013. Mathew struggled with mental illness for many years, and sadly his suicide was a tragedy. But, that less than a year later, Mathew's father, Rick Warren has begun a Mental Illness Ministry at Saddleback Church. Saddleback Church, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Orange County, last week on March 28th, 2014 hosted an event. More than 3,000 people came together for this event which was called: The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church. Now, why am I talking about it on this blog? Well, did I mention that Saddleback Church is an Evangelical church? Well, it is! Did I mention the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange? Yes, I did! Well, if you put Roman Catholics and Evangelicals together in one room than you are having ecumenism. And, on this blog ecumenism among any Christian denominations seems like good thing, and focusing on mental illness is also a good thing because maybe it can prevent another person from ending their life just like Mathew Warren. If you want to learn more about the event I spoke about, please read the article by Sophia Lee on World Magazine at the link below. 

WORLD | Rick Warren launches mental health ministry | Sophia Lee | April 1, 2014



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http://www.worldmag.com/2014/04/rick_warren_launches_mental_health_ministry