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Disability and Mental Health Relationships

How Jesus Calls Us To Be Humble in Our Advocacy Efforts

I was struck by the beauty of the Beatitudes and by how they dovetail with the mission of ending ableism.

Jenna C. HoffOctober 6, 2022

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Disability and Mental Health Leadership

Why Are So Many Pastors Burnt Out, And What Can We Do?

Like Luisa in "Encanto," some pastors are wondering, "Who am I if I can't carry it all?"

Rev. Annalise RadcliffeApril 8, 2022

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Disability and Mental Health Mission

Why I Pursue Justice for the Marginalized in My Own Communities

I'm not called to be an overseas missionary, but the more I look, the more I realize I have work…

Becky JonesAugust 3, 2021

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Disability and Mental Health Theology

What Mephibosheth Reveals about People with Disabilities in the Kingdom of God

People of all abilities need a place at the table

Rev. Lamar HardwickJuly 20, 2021

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Disability and Mental Health Theology

What Church Is Like for Me as a Person with Schizophrenia

I participate differently, but the church means a lot to me

Michèle GyselinckJuly 14, 2021

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Disability and Mental Health

How to Break the Stigma around Mental Health in the Church

Sometimes it just takes someone willing to go first

David Finnegan-HoseyJuly 6, 2021

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Disability and Mental Health

People with Disabilities Have a Voice. Are You Listening for Us?

"Nothing about us without us"

Miriam SpiesJuly 6, 2021

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Disability and Mental Health

The Hidden Impact of Abled Privilege in the Church

Sometimes the barriers to inclusion are hard for people without disabilities to see

Amy Julia BeckerJune 29, 2021

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Disability and Mental Health

“How Do We Help People with Disabilities?”

The answer might not be what you're expecting

Allison WatersJune 25, 2021

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Disability and Mental Health

How Shaming Holds People with Disabilities Back in the Church

A culture of shame left me feeling worthless compared to my former self

JungSeong (Samuel) KimJune 23, 2021