Sandra Peoples: Is Your Church Accessible to Families With Disabilities?
“The way a pastor treats families that have a member with a disability, the way he preaches, the way he talks about suffering, all of that matters.” -Sandra Peoples
“The way a pastor treats families that have a member with a disability, the way he preaches, the way he talks about suffering, all of that matters.” -Sandra Peoples
The key is establishing real community, authentic friendships and a true relationship with the Lord.
When we become our own chief advocate, we are once again taking the place of God. Because advocating for us is actually not our job; it’s Jesus’s job.
Don’t sacrifice your peace for a hollow victory. Choose instead to release your "right of way" so that you can hold onto peace instead of pain.
“We don’t want our denomination to close one more church without first offering it to us to send a team to revitalize it.” -Sarah Jackson
Ministry has always had its challenges, but today it feels like something has shifted. Pastoring in 2025 is not like pastoring was in 2015, or even in 2020. The last few years have seen a radical reshaping of the social, emotional and spiritual terrain. The ambient anxiety of a pandemic, the velocity of cultural change, … Continued
Where you are burned out, and you’re just desperately craving some real comfort, Jesus breaks himself into a feast for you, so that you can savor and taste and see that the Lord is good, and your heart can burn with hope within you again.
As churches of every size strive to reach Gen Alpha with the gospel, small churches are uniquely positioned to meet this moment.
When people visit Community and decide to stay, Pastor John Scott says, it’s because of the worship, the teaching, the children’s ministry and, most importantly, the feeling of belonging.
If we want to see a church planting movement in every place and people group, we must engage with covocational leaders.