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Tag Archives: Inclusion
Call for Speakers for Disability and the Church 2024
The opportunity to apply to speak is open to any and all mature Christians with important or innovative thoughts or ideas to help grow or advance the disability ministry movement. 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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Race, reconciliation, disability and the church
We know the lives of our Black brothers and sisters are precious to God. It’s important they know their lives matter to us. Continue reading
The pandemic as an unexpected blessing to the disability community
It’s very possible that the COVID-19 pandemic will have provided the impetus for introducing many local churches to people in their communities with conditions that would otherwise make in-person attendance either highly unlikely or impossible.
Coronavirus, church and the “least restrictive environment”
“Inclusion” during this time may mean doing what we need to do to ensure that our friends with disabilities are safe while demonstrating to them that they’re loved. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Tagged church, coronavirus, COVID-19, Disability, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, least restrictive environment
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What Derek and his mom can teach the church about inclusion
I will never label him and I will never limit him. Continue reading
What the Babylon Bee can teach the church about mental health ministry
He regularly provides a lighthearted, first-person perspective as a prominent individual in Christian culture whose ministry has been shaped by his mental health condition. The Bee shines a spotlight on the challenges many people with anxiety experience in trying to be part of church. Continue reading
The “church kid” who fears she won’t be accepted
A conversation I had with a college student has been bothering me for the last couple of weeks. My interaction was indicative of the challenges churches will need to overcome if they are to truly become effective at welcoming and … Continue reading
Discovering God’s Purposes in Mental Illness
Is it possible that God might be using mental health concerns as an instrument for bringing about the salvation of those affected? What if God plans to use someone’s mental health condition…or the condition of a loved one as the means of connecting them with individuals and churches positioned to introduce them to the Gospel? Continue reading
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