#Disability&theChurch2025, Care and Support, Church Support, Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health, Mental Health Ministry
Elaina Marchenko
Mental Illness and How it Draws Us Closer to ...

Elaina sits down with Pastor Sergei Marchenko to discuss his experience with mental illness both in his home and church. Pastor Sergei shares hope for the hurting and discussed the importance of mental health awareness in the church, and from the pulpit.

Mental Illness and How it Draws Us Closer to God with Sergei Marchenko: Podcast EP 127
Adult Advocates, Care and Support, Disability Ministry, Special Needs Ministry, Stories
Shannon Blosser
What I Am Thankful For As a Pastor with ...

Ah, Thanksgiving. That festive time of year where we gather around the table with family, friends, or those who are like family to us to share in a feast of turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and all the foods that can fit on one plate and then some. While Thanksgiving can be about the food and the endless hours of football on television, it also provides us an opportunity to give thanks to God for the blessings we have experienced in life.

What I Am Thankful For As a Pastor with Disabilities
Care and Support, Caregiving, Church Support, Families, Parents, Special Needs Parenting
Elaina Marchenko
How to Care for Caregiving Families with Lisa ...

Elaina sits down and talks with Lisa Jamieson from Walk Right In Ministries about family caregivers, the holidays, and ways the church can better support them.

How to Care for Caregiving Families with Lisa Jamieson: Podcast Ep 126
Key Ministry, Resources, Training Events, Leadership
Stephen Grcevich MD
The Case for Supporting Key Ministry

The training, content, gatherings and experiences that we’ve created for pastors, church staff and ministry volunteers produced with the assistance of like-minded colleagues serving in disability ministry have become our principal service. So much of what we’re able do to help churches welcome and support families, we accomplish by bringing together experts from other ministry organizations.

The Case for Supporting Key Ministry
Caregiving
Jolene Philo
November Is Family Caregiver Awareness Month

November is Caregiver Awareness Month. As someone who became one of my dad’s caregivers before I started school, I grew up thinking everyone in the world was aware of caregivers and caregiving. As a young adult my husband and I cared for a son born with a life-threatening medical condition, and his typical sibling. As members of the sandwich generation, my brother, sister, and I cared for our mother for 15 years after she was diagnosed with dementia. This explains why, when I first heard that November is Caregiver Awareness Month, I was incredulous, and I still am. 

November Is Family Caregiver Awareness Month

Mental Health

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Preventing Parentification: Protecting Typical Children in Families with Disabilities: Podcast Episode 028

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Preventing Parentification: Protecting Typical Children in Families with Disabilities: Podcast Episode 028

In this episode, Catherine talks about a little-known issue called “parentification” and how we can protect typical children in families with disabilities from experiencing its effects.

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5 Ways to Find Gratitude and Comfort this Thanksgiving

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5 Ways to Find Gratitude and Comfort this Thanksgiving

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” -1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always? Pray continually? Give thanks in all circumstances? It’s not as easy as the scripture makes it sound, is it?

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Tuning Your Ear to God in the Midst of Depression and Mania

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Tuning Your Ear to God in the Midst of Depression and Mania

Over the last two years, I have been on a journey to understand my mental health. I wanted to know why my brain works as it does so I could grow. What I’ve found is that I can trust God to show up in my lowest of lows and highest of highs. He is present even in the in-between.

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Ten thoughts about the new LifeWay study on pastors, mental health and the church

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Ten thoughts about the new LifeWay study on pastors, mental health and the church

LifeWay Research released the results of an updated study exploring U.S. Protestant pastors’ experiences with mental illness and the support their churches offer to affected individuals and families.

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Cheerleaders versus Dinner Guests: Why Belonging Should Be Your Disability Ministry Goal: Podcast Ep 016

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Cheerleaders versus Dinner Guests: Why Belonging Should Be Your Disability Ministry Goal: Podcast Ep 016

In today’s episode, Catherine Boyle lets you in on some of her middle school angst and shares a principle to help your disability ministry focus on belonging.

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5 Ways to Prioritize Your Responsibilities as a Caregiver

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5 Ways to Prioritize Your Responsibilities as a Caregiver

Life is a juggling act, and sometimes I have too many balls in the air. Sometimes, no matter how hard I try, one or more of the balls drop. By identifying which balls you can let fall, you can prioritize the breakable ones, like relationships with your spouse and kids, growing your faith, and even your mental health.

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Indispensable Interdependence, for the Health of the Church

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Indispensable Interdependence, for the Health of the Church

A profound affirmation from a friend revealed to Joanna French that all members of the body of Christ need each other—and yes, that includes people with disabilities and mental illness.