Mental Health resources for the local church

The Shepherds Keeper is a mental health resource for churches. Clergy and ministry leaders can access mental health orientation videos, schedule vetted Christian Counseling services online, and take continuing education courses on our portal. 

Our goal is to resource local churches with professional mental health tools to keep individuals connected to their local church.

The Shepherds Keeper is available by invitation only, clergy and ministry leader will be invited to create a secure login Password.

In the portal, they can communicate live with other kingdom servants regarding church matters, staffing needs, prayer requests, and general announcements. If needed they can go switch to an incognito mode to post personal or church struggles without being identified. 

Our hope is that individuals will share on deeper levels with others who will pray for them or post that they are available to meet or communicate hope.

Here is a sample of some of the mental health orientation topics available at The Shepherds Keeper.

Suicide, prevention, and intervention. Anxiety. Mood Disorders.

 Anger / Rage. Couples’ Conflict. Domestic Abuse. 

Infidelity. Addiction. Alcoholism. Codependence. Grief. Family Intervention. Trauma/PTSD. EMDR.

Self-Harm. Pornography/sexual addiction. Eating Disorders. Ministry Burnout. Spiritual Abuse.

About Us

Dr. Guy Grimes, founder and president of The Relationship Warehouse in Southern California has been noticing a pattern throughout his 38 years of ministry. 

The pattern has not changed in its nature, but it has changed in its intensity and frequency. The pattern is that the average local congregations in America are not educated or equipped to deal with not only the growing mental health needs, but also the shame that accompanies them. The burden grew and then he got an idea. 

The idea is this: Why not create a perpetual and private way for pastors and leaders to get help shepherding their congregation through mental health issues while doing so, why not double down with dedicating part of that platform for those on the front lines?

Pastors and their families! Soon after he received yet another call from a desperate pastor struggling with isolation and suicidal thoughts. Dr. Grimes hung up the phone and put his hands in the air. 

With tears in his eyes, he turned to his wife Roxanna and said, “It’s time to do whatever it costs to provide a tool to help clergymen and women on the front lines and provide resources for their mental and emotional health as well.

 The next day he took his first step in trying to raise the money to build a portal platform filled with education on mental health topics, information talks from experienced therapists and professionals, and a way to talk to someone immediately online – just for pastors and leaders.