Training Events

Delivering the Shalom of Christ with Mental Health Ministry

Delivering the Shalom of Christ with Mental Health Ministry

Many people seem to believe they are too bad, broken, sad or worthless to be accepted by God. In our outrage culture, people who have been rejected or treated poorly often end up hating those who have hurt them, particularly when the hurt comes from a person who is supposed to represent God. But what might happen if your church explicitly communicated that mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and more are not a barrier to finding a shalom-building relationship with Christ?

Caring well for persons with mental health struggles in our churches

Caring well for persons with mental health struggles in our churches

We'd love for you to learn more about caring for the people of your church who are hurting while getting yourself and your ministry colleagues support for your own mental health and the mental health of your family during a challenging season of ministry.

Redeeming What Was Broken: The Case for an Online Pastors' Retreat

Redeeming What Was Broken: The Case for an Online Pastors' Retreat

When COVID-19 began disrupting the world this spring, the Key Ministry team prayed and sought how we could support the emotional and mental health needs of pastors. We came to the realization that an online retreat for pastors might provide a necessary and beneficial respite. But in some ways, this retreat may even be redemptive for the broken paths of ministry families from previous generations.

An event promoting mentally healthy pastors and churches

An event promoting mentally healthy pastors and churches

We're hosting an event combining an online retreat for pastors and church staff with a mental health ministry conference.

Evidence That God Is Still At Work

Evidence That God Is Still At Work

Serving in ministry can be tough. Wondering whether you’re making a difference or not is natural. Having questions for God about His active role in a world that seems to be retreating from the church and religion means your faith is healthy, and that you care about people. The key to staying encouraged is to know where to look for evidence that Christ working.

Disability ministry training will be far more accessible in the 2020s

Disability ministry training will be far more accessible in the 2020s

90% of U.S. pastors and church leaders should be able to access live, high quality disability ministry training within a half-day drive of where they live.

Special Needs In Real Life

Special Needs In Real Life

One of the reasons why Illuminate - Inclusion Fusion Live 2020 is the largest disability ministry conference in the United States is because it addresses real life with special needs. But our desire is that this conference will address questions that maybe you haven’t been able to ask anywhere else.

Ten disability ministry trends to watch in the 2020s

Ten disability ministry trends to watch in the 2020s

I'll share a non-exhaustive list of ten predictions for how the disability ministry field might evolve and grow over the next ten years.

Companionship: A Response to Social Isolation and Loneliness

Companionship: A Response to Social Isolation and Loneliness

Recently, a homeless stranger approached me for assistance to feed himself and his son. We discussed many things in our brief interaction before I said to him, “You matter, and you are a person.” His response stood out to me: “It feels good to be thought of as a person.” In that encounter, I practiced Companionship, something that can be offered to anyone we encounter.

Illuminating a larger vision for disability ministry – Inclusion Fusion Live 2020

Illuminating a larger vision for disability ministry – Inclusion Fusion Live 2020

Allow me to share several reasons why you – or ministry leaders or families from your church need to be part of #IFL2020.