by Stephen Grcevich MD | Aug 23, 2020 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
While much uncertainty remains about the status of sports and other extracurricular activities in our home region, most districts have announced back to school plans. Only 38% of Ohio students will be returning to school for full-time, live instruction as...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jul 20, 2020 | Church Support, Key Ministry, Leadership
Church as we knew it before the second Sunday in March is never going to return to “normal.” Two developments from the past fourteen days illustrate the extent of disruption resulting from closures ordered to reduce spread of the virus.The Barna Group released results...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jun 14, 2020 | Down syndrome, Inclusion, Key Ministry
One unanticipated blessing of the disruption caused by COVID-19 is the appreciation we’ve gained for being gathered together for worship.We’ve also had a relatively brief taste of what church is like for families caring for children with intellectual,...
by datc3 | May 3, 2020 | Key Ministry, Mental Health
The Barna Group surveyed pastors in mid-April regarding their personal mental and emotional health and the mental health of their congregations. The most significant finding from the survey was that only 30 percent of pastors reported feeling...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 12, 2020 | Key Ministry, Spiritual Development
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve posted prayer requests on Facebook for a young single mom who was critically ill and near death with a respiratory distress syndrome like that seen with COVID-19, and more recently, a young father who contracted the virus working as...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 8, 2020 | Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry
It was one month ago today when most Christians last experienced a Sunday worship service inside a church building. The quarantines and social distancing necessitated by the coronavirus have produced the unintended benefit of reminding us of how much we value...
