I have shared, posted about, blogged on and advocated for the proposition that “disability ministry” must not be seen as “optional equipment” on the “vehicle” of the church, but that it is essential to the church BEING (and becoming) the Church. I want to take some time to develop an argument that, I believe, leads…
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Questions Jesus Asked 9 | I would have thought that was obvious…
Do you want to be well? (John 5:6) Jesus has arrived to Jerusalem for a festival and stops off at the pool of Bethesda, the “house of mercy.” There he sees a man who has been bedridden for thirty-eight years. That tells us that he’s no spring chicken – by the standards of the day, he was…
Questions Jesus Asked 8 | The Horizons of Possibility
Do you believe that I am able to do this? Matthew 9.28 A pair of men who are visually impaired see a golden opportunity – a teacher, whose reputation for performing miraculous healings is growing like wildfire, just happens to be passing by. Approaching him, they cry out, “Have mercy on us,” calling out to…
Questions Jesus Asked 6 | What’s REALLY going on in there?
Why are you harboring evil thoughts? (Matt 9:4) | Why are you raising such questions in your heart? (Mark 2:8) | Why are you questioning in your hearts? (Luke 5:22) Already, early in his public ministry, Jesus was becoming increasingly popular. At one point, while inside a home preaching the “good news of the Kingdom” to crowds…
Every one matters
The SERVEurope Catalyst Team helps our teams and partners see opportunities to maximize their Gospel impact. We offer expertise and connections, consulting, coaching and collaboration in some key areas we believe God is calling his Church to engage. One of these spheres is disability ministry. That’s why Oksana Elsinger recently joined our team as a Disability…
Gospel Initiatives and Disability Culture – An Interview with Carole, Part 2
“Sharing life with a person with a disability can teach important lessons about how people who are dealing with struggles, challenges, and situations that we couldn’t imagine ourselves to be in, can deal with them, and not only remain human but be victorious.”
Disability Culture and Gospel Initiatives – An Interview with Carole, part 1
“That is how we will change the world. But the first step must be to love and foster a genuine relationship.”
Why are leaders from a church planting mission in Europe attending a conference on disability in L.A.?
Our SERVEurope Catalyst Team, Tom Becker and I will be heading for California next week. While we hear they have sunshine in abundance there, we are seeking a different sort of enlightenment. We will be attending the Global Access Conference, put on by Joni and Friends, a wonderful organization with which ReachGlobal has a solid…
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