Articles by Katie Swafford

Surviving the secret of abuse is hard, and everyone has a different way of processing their experience.

Now, more than ever, we have to be conscious of our parents, kids’, and our own mental health.

Now, more than ever, we have to be conscious of our parents, kids’, and our own mental health.

La pandemia del COVID-19 sin duda está aumentando el nivel de estrés para la mayoría en los Estados Unidos.

The Covid-19 pandemic is no doubt increasing stress levels for most everyone in the United States.

During the Texas Baptists Executive Board meeting May 20-21, outside experts, as well as convention leadership, staff, and officers repeatedly emphasized the importance of safeguards to protect those at church.

Katie Swafford, director of Counseling Services, discusses ways leaders can care for survivors of sexual abuse within the church.

During the February meeting of the Executive Board, members voted to approve the allocation of $100,000 from the J.K. Wadley Endowment Fund to continue providing to churches sexual abuse prevention training and resources through a relationship with MinistrySafe. Executive Director David Hardage addressed the recent reports on sexual abuse in Southern Baptist churches.

Pastors are always surrounded by people; whether they are preaching a sermon to a full church on Sunday, attending crowded prayer meetings or ministering to the hurting. Yet crowds of people don’t necessarily bring connection. And isolation can be a serious reality for the person behind the pulpit.