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Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Check out this exciting episode with Jodi Wolkerstorfer, focusing on how churches can support families with members with special needs.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
BOOKS
Mental Health and the Church: A Ministry Handbook for Including Children and Adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, and Other Common Mental Health Conditions by Stephen Grcevich MD
Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church by Bethany McKinney Fox
ARTICLES
The Mixed Messages of Welcoming and Belonging - Feb 10, 2020
Ten disability ministry trends to watch in the 2020s - Jan 6, 2020
Being Included Without the Needed Supports is Simply Physical Proximity - Dec 16, 2019
AJB Recommends: Resources on Inclusion and Belonging - Oct 17, 2019
The Spectrum of Welcome: Moving from Exclusion to Tolerance to Inclusion to Belonging - Oct 2, 2019
WEBSITES
Collaborative on Faith and Disabilities - Part of this is the Institute of Theology and Disabilities which is held in Holland, MI each spring.
Key Ministry - Based in Ohio. Founded to help churches minister to families of children with "hidden” disabilities. Serves churches seeking to become more intentional and effective in ministry with children, teens and adults (and their families) impacted by mental illness, trauma and developmental disabilities. Website provides great resources for both churches and families.
Special Needs and Disabilities Ministry Leaders Forum - private Facebook group with close to 2,000 members nationwide. Provided by Key Ministry.
Joni and Friends - advancing disability ministry world wide - resources, conferences, retreats for families
MN One Body Conference - I’ll be speaking at this on April 4, 2020 on how churches can be “Set up for Success” for families of kids with disabilities.
Autism Faith Network - started in 2016 by a mom who has two boys on the autism spectrum. Equipping faith-based communities to become more autism friendly. Based in GA.
valuedbeyondmeasure@gmail.com - my email address that I use for all things faith and disability related, launching a website as well soon. Focused on connecting churches with resources, providing training to staff and volunteers, and continuing to walk with families to find ways to experience ministry within the local church.
Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
This episode features a conversation with Cara Wald, Bethel University's Chief Human Resources and Strategy Officer. We discuss important considerations in hiring and making terminations in church ministry, and how to approach these endeavors in a Christ-honoring way.
NOTE: In the episode, we refer to some documents that would be posted in the show notes. We can post links but not documents here. If you would like the documents mentioned, please email Cara Wald directly at c-wald@bethel.edu. Thank you!
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Special guest Justin Giboney is featured on this episode. Justin is one of the co-founders of the AND Campaign. The AND Campaign believes that politics is a limited, but essential forum for pursuing the well-being of our neighbors. It is limited in both its scope and its effectiveness. Politics can and should only reach so much and so far, and political solutions will never approach the perfect justice that Jesus will bring and is bringing. Our hope in all things is in Him. There is rarely one Christian position on a public policy issue, but every Christian should be thinking Christianly about politics. In the policies The AND Campaign promotes and in the positions we take, we believe social justice (&) moral order are not at odds, but are two sides of the same coin. We seek to act as faithful Christians, applying the timeless values of our faith and Christianity’s true account to the reality we all face, in this political moment. We invite all who affirm our approach to join us in our work to assert a compassionate and convictional witness into the public square.
Justin Giboney is an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, GA. Mr. Giboney has managed successful campaigns for elected officials in the state and referendums relating to the city’s transportation and water infrastructure.
In 2012 and 2016, Georgia’s 5th congressional district elected him as a delegate for the Democratic National Convention and he served as the co-chair of Obama for America’s Gen44-Atlanta initiative. A former Vanderbilt University football player and law student, Justin served on the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Board of Directors. Additionally, Justin has participated in LEAD Atlanta, Outstanding Atlanta and the Georgia Bar Association’s Leadership Academy. He’s written op-eds for publications such as Christianity Today.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Church Politics Podcast The "Church Politics" Podcast is where you can get in-depth political analysis from a Christian worldview with Michael Wear & Justin Giboney
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Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
Wednesday Oct 16, 2019
This episode features a special guest, Leif Erickson, from Thrivent Financial Services.
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Resources mentioned on this episode:
- Thrivent Financial - https://www.thrivent.com/
- Kingdom Advisors - https://kingdomadvisors.com/
- Crown Financial Ministries - https://www.crown.org/
- Howard Dayton - Your Money Counts - https://www.amazon.com/Your-Money-Counts-Biblical-Investing/dp/1414359497
- Randy Alcorn - Managing God's Money - https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Gods-Money-Biblical-Guide/dp/1414345534
- Randy Alcorn - Giving is the Good Life - https://www.amazon.com/Giving-Good-Life-Unexpected-Purpose/dp/1496425936
- Randy Alcorn - Money, Possessions, and Eternity - https://www.amazon.com/Money-Possessions-Eternity-Randy-Alcorn/dp/0842353607
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
A conversation with Dr. Justin Irving, Professor of Ministry Leadership and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Bethel Seminary, and Dr. Mark Strauss, University Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary, discussing their new book, Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Practices for Servant Leaders.
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Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
This episode features a conversation with Rev. Laurel Bunker about the recent announcement by evangelical leaders that they are leaving (or at least seriously reconsidering) their faith.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Stephanie Williams O'Brien, Stay Curious: How Questions and Doubts Can Save Your Faith. Pre-order at Amazon by clicking here.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
A conversation with Dr. John Dunne, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary.
Works mentioned in this show:
Paul and the Gift, by John M.G. Barclay
"A Perplexing Gift: Toward Clarity In The Evangelical-Mormon Interfaith Dialogue On Grace." John Anthony Dunne. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 60:2 (Jun 2017)
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
This episode features a conversation with Dr. Denise Muir Kjesbo, Professor of Children and Family Ministry at Bethel Seminary, and Pastor of Discipleship at The Point Is to Serve Church in Sioux Falls, SD.
Links to references in the show:
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
This episode features a conversation with Tina Watson Wiens, Assistant Professor and Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Bethel Seminary.
Saturday Aug 03, 2019
Saturday Aug 03, 2019
Let us know what you think of the podcast and suggestions for future episodes! Email us at whole-and-holy@bethel.edu