Former Pro-Athlete is Bringing Mental Health Conversation to Churches

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Former Pro-Athlete is Bringing Mental Health Conversation to Churches

Jay Barnett may have been raised in the church, but he met God, he said, as an adult in therapy. The son of a pastor, Barnett, now 42, grew up in Mississippi attending a Baptist church and an Assemblies of God congregation. He preached his first sermon at age 9, and by age 12 had spoken at Christian conferences and youth events across the state.   Barnett is still speaking at churches — and on podcasts and social media — now as a family therapis…