🏆The Vote is Open📮
In the world of church and mental health, there’s a remnant of advocates called to stand up to raise awareness and erase stigma. From Christ-following mental health clinicians to peers with lived experience, pastors to nonprofits, podcasts to broadcasts, these are dedicated servants in God’s kingdom, sharing the gospel of Christ and ministering to the least of these: those affected by mental illness.
March 30th is World Bipolar Day, and author and advocate Katie R. Dale hosts the fifth annual BipolarBrave Mental Health + Faith Awards again.Qualifications
For nominees to qualify, they meet the following requirements:
● Have been around for at least 6 months
● Be actively working to educate, enlighten, and transform the way the church perceives and treats those with mental illness (mental health conditions and diagnoses as defined by: Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Schizo-affective Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder, and other universally-recognized mental illnesses)
● Have produced measurable work and successes related to both mental health AND faith arenas (Christian-based faiths only) and share those results for the past year
This year, the voting ballot is open March 16th through 28th.
Here’s the link to VOTE:
https://forms.gle/6uo9LowC9qJJopdNA
Winners and those who place second and third will be announced on March 30th through KatieRDale.com’s BipolarBrave blog, newsletter, and social media outlets (Facebook.com/katierdale, LinkedIn.com/in/katierdale, katierdale.Substack.com, and Instagram.com/katierdale). Deadlines are in Eastern Standard Time Zone midnight their respective dates. Only one vote per person will be accepted through the voting window timeline.
More about these awards:
The awards showcase blogs, influencers, organizations and broadcasts that have been instrumental in enlightening and educating the church on mental health and mental illness. Hosted by author and advocate @katierdale, these are held to highlight the efforts of faith and mental health ministries for the past year.
The awards are a fun way to shed light on these different ministries and encourage them. We don’t compete against one another, but rather fight for justice and compassionate treatment together. Every ministry listed is a winner for Jesus.
Please take a moment to show your support for our ministry and cast your vote by March 28th in the link below:
#bipolarbrave #mentalhealthandfaith #churchmentalhealth #mentalhealthawards #christianmentalhealth
Thank you for your support and sharing the link to gather the votes.
Godspeed!
🫡Stay bold, brave, and real,
Katie R. Dale
Matthew 25:37-40
“37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[f] you did it
What do you think?