Joni and Friends shares encouraging conversations about finding hope through your hardships, along with practical ways to include people with disabilities in your church and community.
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Making the Gospel Accessible to people of ALL abilities so that they may know Christ, grow in Him, and serve Him with the gifts He has given them.
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Have you ever had questions about a passage in the Bible but you didn’t know where to go for answers? Has a theological issue sent you searching far and wide for answers you can trust? In this podcast, Nathan W. Bingham submits questions from listeners like you to one of Ligonier Ministries’ featured teachers or a special guest. Ask a biblical or theological question of your own and listen to answers from some of the most trusted pastors and theologians who are serving the church today.
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The Help & Hope Podcast guests address life's darkest circumstances that are often difficult to discuss, yet need to be faced as we help one another walk by faith. These are the real-life testimonies of people who have walked through these experiences and have found their strength in Christ.
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Need a spark of joy or a word of encouragement? Listen in for your daily dose of help and hope in Jesus. This four-minute program from Joni Eareckson Tada will inspire you! Your soul will be lifted up and your faith strengthened no matter what trials you may be facing today.
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The Better Together Podcast produced by the National Association of Free Will Baptists features short, practical, and informative interviews with people from the "trenches" of ministry.
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Disability ministry via music, message and testimony. For the benefit of the disabled, the special needs, the MR and their caregivers. For the informing of the general public to the sensibilities they should have as decent human beings concerning the disabled. For the general benefit of all regarding the state of our world. For the glory of God and Jesus Christ. Encouraging Angels nor Stan Szymanski nor anyone affiliated with Encouraging Angels offers any type of advice on this broadcast. We ...
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Welcome to the TalkABLE podcast, where we explore the intersection of disability and the church. Join us for uplifting conversations as we celebrate inclusion, share inspiring stories, and discuss how communities can become more accessible and welcoming. Tune in for heartwarming discussions that redefine what it means to be a supportive and inclusive community. ABLE Ministry is a program of the Ladies Ministries Division of the United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) and is dedicated ...
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Our mission is to inspire, encourage, and transform hurting hearts through Biblical counseling and the testimonies of faithful believers. To equip the church for disability ministry. To exalt our God Whose goodness never fails.
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Equipping you with the tools and knowledge for in-depth bible study. Reflecting on the Bible, theology, and ministry. Your seminary on the go.
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Capitol Compass is the official podcast of the New York State Catholic Conference. On the show we dive into public policy debates in Albany and Washington, D.C., of concern to the Church, as well as subjects related to Catholic social teaching. New episodes air every other Wednesday.
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Welcome to the New Ground Life & Leadership podcast bringing you inspiring conversations with Christian leaders and thinkers from around the world, designed to help you thrive as a follower of Jesus wherever you are and in whatever you’re going through.
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Inspired by Paul’s mysterious ”thorn in the flesh” (2 Corinthians 12:7), this podcast explores disability in the Bible—its stories, meanings, and impact on faith. Paul’s Thorn examines how scripture portrays disability, challenges common interpretations, and offers fresh theological insights. Through engaging discussions, we uncover what these ancient texts reveal about inclusion, suffering, healing, and divine strength in weakness.
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The Nerd Culture Ministry Underground Podcast exists to tell the stories of nerd culture missionaries and equip the next generation for nerd culture missions.
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A "Desired Haven" is a place of peace and safety, which God can grant us even in the midst of chaos. No matter what our situation looks like, we can always find joy and peace in him. Join the community as we come together and discuss all things Jesus, family, life and faith. Hosted by LaShaundra Barnes; This is a podcast where you can be edified, uplifted, inspired and challenged on your journey and walk with Christ. Where we can share our stories/testimonies and strengthen our faith in the ...
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Karl Vaters interviews church leaders about the important issues of faith and ministry. It's called The Church Lobby because: The church lobby is where the church meets and does ministry. The church lobby moves conversations from the stage to the floor. The church lobby is a good place to take the temperature of a church’s health. Karl Vaters is the author of several books, including Small Church Essentials and The Grasshopper Myth. Formerly known as Can This Work In a Small Church?, this po ...
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Welcome to season 4 of the Acts 29 Europe podcast where, every fortnight, we get the privilege of listening to, learning from and praying for church planters from all around Europe.
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Steps Care is inspiring Special Needs Ministry
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You are a hands-on parent. Your child has some challenges. You are looking for creative ideas to help you help your child reach for all they were meant to be. Tom and Julie Meekins, who have over 21 years of experience raising children with challenges and mentoring and coaching other parents all along the way, will encourage and empower you with tips and strategies regarding child development, heart-based parenting, and nutrition that are practical, doable, and life-changing.
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Empowering Volunteers in Disability Ministry
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14:25Send us a text Volunteers serve as the hands and feet of Jesus in disability ministry, creating welcoming environments where people of all abilities can experience faith and community. We explore recruitment strategies, training approaches, and the transformative impact of inclusive service. • Effective volunteer recruitment begins with clearly com…
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Disability, Advocacy, and God’s Purpose: A Conversation with Special Needs Parent Roberta Dunn
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53:47Roberta Dunn has been active in the disability community as an advocate and parent leader since the birth of her twins more than 30 years ago. Sharing insights and challenging misperceptions of disability, Roberta has spoken nationally, regionally, locally—and across the coffee table—with thousands of parents, professionals, and individuals experie…
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Sign up for our e-newsletter today! -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org. Find more encour…
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"How to Advocate for a Child with Developmental Disabilities " - Ep. 91 | Her Desired Haven Podcast
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48:08💪🏾 In this empowering episode, we’re joined by Geneice McCoy — “the parent advocate's advocate” — and author of The Making of a Great Parent Advocate: Many Are Called but Few Are Chosen. With decades of firsthand experience and a heart for serving families, Geneice shares invaluable insights for parents raising children with developmental disabilit…
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eA Podcasr Ep. 402-Things Might Not Be There When YouNeed Them-May 29, 2025
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See behind the scenes of Joni's portrait of depression here. -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfrie…
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Finding God’s Strength and Purpose Through Chronic Illness – Mandy Meehan
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35:49Learn more about Mandy Meehan and her faith journey while seeking to heal from fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, and other chronic conditions. Discover more inspiring stories of God’s faithfulness amid difficult chronic illnesses: Living with Chronic Illness | Joni and Friends When Skies Aren’t Blue: A Doctor’s Journey to Hope Amid Chronic Illness | Joni…
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What Does It Mean That Jesus Is the “Only Begotten Son” and “Begotten, Not Made”?
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5:37What does it mean that Jesus is God’s only begotten Son? Today, Joel Kim explains the biblical and theological significance of this title and why it’s essential to distinguish between being begotten and being made. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ask-ligonier/what-does-it-mean-that-jesus-is-the-only-begotten-son-and-begotten-not-…
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Schizophrenia: Broken Pieces and the God Who Mends Them - A Conversation with Simonetta Carr
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29:32When a son, sister, or grandchild begins to behave in unexpected and disturbing ways, family members hope it is simply a phase. For some, it is instead a life-time illness – schizophrenia. The diagnosis of schizophrenia can bring shock, fear, and worry to everyone involved. But in the midst of the numerous challenges, hope doesn’t have to die. In t…
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Send Us Your Prayer Requests -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org. Find more encouragement…
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EA Podcast Ep. 402-Staying On Top of Things-May 27, 2025
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A Joni and Friends Family Retreat is a little slice of heaven on earth! Learn how you be part of providing a Christ-centered, accessible week of respite for families living with disability here. -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person wit…
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EA Podcast Ep. 401-Remembering One ’Private First Class-May 26, 2025
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Our Warrior Getaways are designed to serve Veterans and their families by providing a wide range of accessible family activities, powerful speakers, worship, and fellowship with other Veterans. Learn more here. -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where …
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Life Story | From Abandonment to Adoration - Mandisa Gushu
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50:05Season 5 | Episode 18 Jez speaks to Mandisa Gushu from the Kings Church Mid-Sussex about her life and journey with God.By New Ground Churches
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Send us a text Tracie Corll explores practical strategies for creating welcoming churches for people with disabilities, focusing on foundational elements that make disability ministry most effective. • Physical accessibility is essential—ramps, accessible restrooms, and adequate parking ensure people can fully participate • Communication accessibil…
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Visit the Radio Ministry online to find the photos Joni mentioned in today’s program. -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement…
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"From Ironman Races to International Missions: A Christian Mom’s Journey of Faith"
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42:55🏃🏾♀️ In this episode, LaShaundra speaks with Kari Hunnicutt to talk about faith through endurance—physically and spiritually. From Ironman races to international missions and helping build a school, Kari shares how God revealed purpose in every season. They also dive into motherhood and practical self-care tips for moms. 📖 Bible Verse To Meditate …
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Ep 103: Helping Small Churches Win Guests, with Desmond Barrett
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1:01:36Karl Vaters interviews Desmond Barrett about how small churches can do a better job at reaching, welcoming, and keeping guests. Desmond is the author of Helping Small Churches Win Guests: Preparing to Increase Attendance, which is a short, but very practical book that pastors will find great benefit in. Karl and Desmond talk about: How to reimagine…
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EA Podcast/Ep. 400-New Friends, New Networks-May 22, 2025
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20:11EA Podcast/Ep. 400-New Friends, New Networks-May 22, 2025 www.encouragingangels.orgBy encouragingangels
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#46 | State-Sanctioned Suicide in the U.S.
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19:57In episode 46, Gillian chats with Jessica Rodgers from the Patients' Rights Action Fund (PRAF). They discuss state-sanctioned suicide in the United States and the dangers of its legalization. Contact your NYS Senator and tell them you oppose this dangerous bill: https://www.nyscatholic.org/action-center Learn more about why we oppose state-sanction…
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Growing in Faith Through Mental Health Struggles - Kali Lilienthal
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40:43Struggling with mental health can be part of being human in a broken world. Disciples of Christ have never been promised a trouble-free life. As many faithful believers, including Joni Eareckson Tada, can attest, grappling with depression and other mental health challenges, and even crises, is often part of the Christian walk. Our guest today, Joni…
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EA Podcast Ep. 399-Pursuing Excellence-May 21, 2025
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Praying Through the Fog of Suffering - A Conversation with Bob Allums
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42:39Pastor Bob Allums, husband and father, learned at thirty-two years of age that he faced the battle of his life against throat and mouth cancer. The possibility that the disease and treatment would destroy his ability to speak, to preach and teach was real. Before the diagnosis, Bob struggled with overwhelming depression, a darkness whose roots he c…
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EA Podcast Ep. 398-USA Debt Downgraded-Coming Gold Standard (IMHO)-May 19, 2025
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30:03EA Podcast Ep. 398-USA Debt Downgraded-Coming Gold Standard (IMHO)-May 19, 2025 www.encouragingangels.orgBy encouragingangels
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Why You Should Care About Camp - Stan Coker
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15:47“I saw [camp] as a way of impacting kids and by extension impacting families and churches in a way I couldn’t do at home.” Stan Coker, camp manager at Cumberland Camp, talks about the importance of camp and how it is needed today more than ever to get kids away from technology and get them focused on the Lord. #NAFWB #BetterTogether #Camp #ChurchCa…
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Beyond Barriers: Navigating the Medical, Social, and Spiritual Views of Disability
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16:51Send us a text Disability ministry requires careful balance between specialized support and full church integration. Examining the medical, social, and spiritual models of disability helps churches develop more effective, compassionate approaches to inclusion. • Cognitive and invisible disabilities present unique challenges for recognition and incl…
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Mamas...This is Your GOLDEN ERA! - Ep. 89 | Her Desired Haven Podcast
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33:19💛 In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Ashley Perry Lambert, the founder of Mama’s Golden Era, a movement helping postpartum and breastfeeding moms heal, thrive, and rediscover their God-given identity. Ashley shares faith-based strategies for navigating the emotional and physical challenges after birth—from managing gestational diabetes and b…
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EA Podcast Ep. 397-Two is One and One is None-May 15, 2025
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23:43EA Podcast Ep. 397-Two is One and One is None-May 15, 2025 www.encouragingangels.orgBy encouragingangels
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Relying on God’s Daily Bread Amid Cancer, Uncertainty, and Suffering with Roberta Dunn
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47:25If you are struggling with cancer, grief, or chronic pain, the journey can be arduous and seem unending. During her most difficult seasons, most recently coping with cancer, Roberta has found peace in words from the Lord’s Prayer, “…Give us this day our daily bread.” Today, as you or those close to you face hardships—especially lasting ones—spend t…
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Listen in to hear Joni share about a wonderful promise from Jesus Christ himself!--------Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps makethis show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disabilityfinds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become partof the global movement today at…
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What makes the virgin birth essential to the Christian faith? Today, Stephen Nichols examines this miraculous event in Scripture and its significance for our understanding of Jesus Christ. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ask-ligonier/why-is-the-virgin-birth-so-important/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Li…
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EA Podcast Ep 396-Do the Things!-May 14, 2025
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28:07EA Podcast Ep. 396-Do the Things!-May 14, 2025 www.encouragingangels.orgBy encouragingangels
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Faith That Doesn't Quit - A Conversation with Andrea Herzer
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46:15Andrea Herzer, a woman well acquainted with long term debilitating health issues, having spent the last twenty years with multiple illnesses, including regional pain syndrome and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, joins Sharon Betters for this Help & Hope podcast. Numerous times Andrea experienced moments of hope only to have it dashed by another diagnosis, a…
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Episode 4 The Apostles, Healing, and the Continuing Mission
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58:01In Episode 4 we will be talking about how the Apostles used healing and encounters with disability to continue Jesus’ ministry in the following ways: Demonstrating the power of Jesus' name Fulfilling the continuation of Jesus' mission Authenticating their authority Creating moments of conflict and decision Prefiguring final restoration…
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EA Podcast Ep. 395-Japanese 40 Year Gov’t Bond Trading at Record High Yield Signals Trouble in One of the Largest Bond Markets-May 13, 2025
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31:43EA Podcast Ep. 395-Japanese 40 Year Gov’t Bond Trading at Record High Yield Signals Trouble in One of the Largest Bond Markets-May 13, 2025 www.encouragingangels.orgBy encouragingangels
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No matter what trial you are facing, God has a song for you to sing. Sing your way through suffering today.--------Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps makethis show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disabilityfinds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become partof th…
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Send Us Your Prayer Requests -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible. Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org. Find more encouragement…
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The Value of Camp in the Lives of Youth - Dylan Persinger
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19:54“What is special about church camp is that it gets you out of the mundane routine of daily life…we’re able to unplug from the norm and the noise and let God just speak to us.” Dylan Persinger discusses the circumstances that led to his calling to the ministry and how church camp has a great impact on the lives of those who attend. Dylan is youth pa…
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12 Challenges Everyone in Ministry Needs to be Aware of - Paul Johnson
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1:13:11Season 5 | Episode 17 In this episode Jez speaks to Paul Johnson about emotionally healthy ministry. A description of what a decompression session is and the importance of it for staff teams is outlined below: What are Decompression Sessions? Decompression Sessions (DcS) are becoming increasingly common in vocational areas which have a high emotion…
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Transforming Lives Through Prison Ministry - Ep. 88 | Her Desired Haven Podcast
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30:21🙏🏾In this episode, I’m joined by James—a passionate Bible teacher and coach—whose mission is to help people think, pray, and love like Jesus. Since 2008, James has been faithfully serving in prison ministry, leading Bible study workshops that have brought real transformation to countless lives. He shares how God led him into this unique calling, wh…
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The Church is the Barrier, Not the Disability
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14:29Send us a text Tracy Corll tackles the challenging reality that over 80% of Americans with disabilities are not inside church walls. She explores intellectual disabilities, their impact on daily life, and how churches can break down barriers to become truly inclusive communities where everyone can know, grow in, and serve Christ. • Understanding in…
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