Daniel Whitehead

Daniel Whitehead 2024Daniel Whitehead

CEO, Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries

Vancouver, BC

About the Presenter

Daniel Whitehead is the CEO of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries. He spearheads the movement to equip churches to support mental health and wellbeing in their community. Previously, he spent ten years in full-time vocational ministry, serving as senior pastor of a church for eight years. He is a graduate of Regent College and has spent 10 years in full-time vocational ministry. He has advised large organizations on how to better understand mental health individually and collectively. He is also a certified mediator and a double theology graduate of Regent College (MA 2017, ThM 2021). Daniel hails from the UK, but now resides in Vancouver, BC.

About the Presentation

Topic: "A Christian Perspective on Mental Health & Building A Flourishing Culture"

  • What was your journey to getting involved in Sanctuary Ministries?
  • Describe the growth of Sanctuary Ministries from an entrepreneurial perspective.
  • How do you define mental health and well-being?
  • What does flourishing mean?
  • What are informed and empathetic approaches to mental health
  • What are stigmas around mental health?
  • How does a person enter into recovery and maintain the mental health through self-care?
  • How is mental health relevant for organizations?
  • What is a toxic workplace?
  • What are mental health dimensions regarding hiring and firing?