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The church’s undiscovered treasure
When I see how many gifted and talented people are out there applying to speak at our conference who are doing great work our team hadn’t been aware of – exercising gifts and talents with the potential to greatly benefit the larger disability ministry movement I think that we’ve stumbled upon undiscovered treasure. And I can’t help but wonder how much undiscovered treasure the “Church” misses out upon when we fail to mine the gifts given to Christians called to vocations that don’t involve seminary degrees or serving on a church payroll. Continue reading
Medical Mistrust in the Evangelical Community
Expressions of medical mistrust in the evangelical community appear very similar to those observed in other minority groups. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, COVID-19
Tagged COVID-19, Disability, evangelicals, marginalization, medical mistrust, Vaccines
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Live and IN PERSON – announcing #IFL2021
I’m delighted to announce that Inclusion Fusion Live, the disability ministry conference we’ve hosted annually is currently scheduled to take place as a live and “in person” event on Saturday, April 17th, originating from Bay Presbyterian Church in suburban Cleveland. The theme of this year’s conference is doing ministry together after the pandemic. Continue reading
A manifesto for the disability ministry movement
Disability and the Church will likely be the most impactful book written in our field of ministry for many years to come. I also find Lamar to be “pitch-perfect” in the language he uses to speak into difficult issues with the grace and truth reflective of our faith Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, Leadership
Tagged Disability and the Church, Disability Ministry, diversity, Inclusion, Lamar Hardwick
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Recognizing a modern-day Daniel
Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with … Continue reading
More evidence churches are ESSENTIAL to mental health during COVID-19
Self-ratings of mental health declined in every demographic Gallup measured – age, race, gender, income, marital status, political affiliation except for one – weekly church attenders. Continue reading
Posted in Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged church attendance, COVID-19, Dr. Harold Koenig, mental health, public health
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Twenty ways our ministry made a difference in 2020
Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I … Continue reading
Caring well for persons with mental health struggles in our churches
We’d love for you to learn more about caring for the people of your church who are hurting while getting yourself and your ministry colleagues support for your own mental health and the mental health of your family during a challenging season of ministry.
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Posted in Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
Tagged Amy Simpson, Brad Hambrick, Brad Hoefs, COVID-19, Dr. Matthew Stanford, Dylan Dodson, Heather Sells, Jack Graham, Joe Padilla, Kay Warren, mental health, Mentally Healthy Churches, mentally healthy pastors, Michael Lyles, Online Pastors' Retreat, Pete Scazzaro, William Vanderbloemen
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