Walking With the Brokenhearted
Grief and depression are common human experiences, yet many Christians struggle to understand them without guilt or confusion. This public workshop offers an integrative Christian perspective that brings together psychological insight, theological wisdom, and pastoral sensitivity. Participants will learn to appreciate grief and clinical depression psychological through both and Christian lenses, normalising grief and lament as alternative responses to loss. The workshop will help attendees discern when grief remains a healthy process and when it may develop into clinical depression, requiring additional care. It will also introduce Christian spiritual resources for recovery that support believers who are suffering, as well as practical steps for assessing and managing suicide risk systematically and responsibly.
Learning Objectives:
- • Appreciate grief & depression using psychological & theological lenses
- • Normalise grief and lament within the Christian faith
- • Discern when grief becomes depression
- • Integrate practical Christian spiritual resources for recovery
- • Understand suicide risk and establish a framework for assessing and managing risk
- • Engage in participative learning through case studies
Who should attend:
It is suitable for:
- • Christians interested in understanding and improving their own mental health
- • Christian leaders who want to learn how to respond thoughtfully to those in their care
- • Family members and friends supporting someone who is grieving or depressed
- • Professionals in caring roles who support Christian clients
EVENT DETAILS
Date:
Saturday, 28 March 2026
9.30am–4.30pm
Fees:
$110 per pax (without lunch)
Venue:
Asian Pastoral Institute, 20 Aljunied Road, Singapore 389805
For enquiries, please contact Sam Leow at 6304 3782 or email sowerinstitute@biblesociety.sg
Organised by:
Sower Institute for Biblical Discipleship & Asian Pastoral Institute
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About the Speaker(s)
Mr Lim Cheng Yong
MPsy (Clinical Psychology), MA in Pastoral Studies
Cheng Yong is currently a clinical psychologist at a public hospital, working with a range of patients from youth to the elderly. Prior to this, he served as an educator in the local education system for 30 years. In his work as an educator. Cheng Yong received the Caring Teachers Award; as a healthcare professional, he received the Best Newcomer Award. His late-career switch was driven by a call to mend broken lives in mental health.
Dr Matthew Lim
DClinPsy (Clinical Psychology), DPhil, GradDip in Pastoral Studies
Matthew has worked in inpatient and outpatient public mental health services and has supported adolescents and adults with severe emotional difficulties and histories of childhood adversity. He is a registered practitioner psychologist and clinical supervisor with the Singapore Psychological Society, and he actively serves in the counselling ministry of his local church.
