COVID-19

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Three Simple Steps for Spiritual Self-Care During Quarantine

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Three Simple Steps for Spiritual Self-Care During Quarantine

What has the potential to crush you? In what area of life do you need “space” for spiritual health in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis? Here are three simple steps from Jesus’ life to protect your spiritual, mental and emotional health.

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How pastors can support mental health in the age of COVID-19.

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How pastors can support mental health in the age of COVID-19.

A Barna study reported only 30 percent of pastors feel well-equipped to help their people deal with matters of mental or emotional health.

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How Special-Needs Ministries Should Plan for Re-Entry

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How Special-Needs Ministries Should Plan for Re-Entry

As our churches make plans for reopening following the guidelines suggested, the plans we make for the families we serve may be different. Our families may be the last ones to come back. And when they are ready, we need to have a plan in place to answer their first question: will my child be safe?

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Four Questions to Help Churches Engage With People of All Abilities

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Four Questions to Help Churches Engage With People of All Abilities

As we all have a little more time at home because of Coronavirus, disability ministry leaders may be thinking ahead to summer. While summer brings an opportunity for rest, there are valid concerns for those who may be left out because of seasonal changes. There is a way of cultivating life with each other that protects the consistency of connections and cultivates an ongoing sense of belonging. Here are four questions to consider as your church builds communities of belonging to include people with disabilities.

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Caring for our neighbors in a COVID-19 mental health crisis

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Caring for our neighbors in a COVID-19 mental health crisis

Here's why I'd recommend Psychological First Aid to any pastor or church leader interested in quickly building capacity to care for large numbers of hurting people during the pandemic.

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What Happens When We Can't?

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What Happens When We Can't?

With the spread of COVID-19, we have all found ourselves in the position of not being able to gather together for corporate worship. Christians all over the world have found themselves facing very serious “can’t.” So, what happens when there is a collision between practicing my faith and the reality of life with a disability? What do I do when I can’t?

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Safety in God in the Time of Coronavirus

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Safety in God in the Time of Coronavirus

Witnessing and hearing of suffering can create a kind of paranoia for us. The unexpected can wreak fear, bitterness, and resentment. But we are kept and protected by the truth. In a world which seems to be spinning out of control, what does safety in God look like?