Adult Education

Sunday, January 12th, Rachael Keefe is the pastor of Living Table United Church of Christ in Minneapolis. She’s a favored conference presenter on topics related to mental health, suicide, and congregations. She has written several books, the most recent is The Lifesaving Church (Chalice Press, 2018). For this session, we will examine the role congregations can play in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. We will discuss all aspects of suicide including signs and symptoms of a person is at risk, how to respond to someone who may be suicidal, and how a congregation can respond after suicide. We will also look at some of the theological questions and common beliefs around suicide. We will meet in the Fireside room after worship.