Description
Dr. Ed Stetzer holds the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and serves as Executive
Director of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism.
He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches, trained
pastors and church planters on six continents, holds two
master?۪s degrees and two doctorates, and has written
dozens of articles and books. In this plenary, Dr. Stetzer
will share the most up-to-date research on suicide and the
Church. In partnership with LifeWay Research and Liberty
University, the American Association of Christian Counselors
brings you the reality of today?۪s suicide epidemic and
what can be done to prevent and intervene.
Presented by: Ed Stetzer, M.Div., Ph.D.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Analyze the most up-to-date research, statistics, and trends related to suicide, including suicide among teens, veterans, elders, and other at-risk populations
- Determine the Church?s role in fighting the suicide epidemic
- Understand the clinically proven protective factors that correlate negatively with suicidal ideation
