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Faith & Disabilities

The greatest barriers to inclusion are erected when we don't make places and processes accessible to all.

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Unique Challenges for Heads of Staff

Insights from Susan Beaumont

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Leading From the Pews

Communicate well your congregation’s personality

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Marking Healthy Transitions

How new boundaries and rituals can help you through periods of transition.

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Faith & Healthy Boundaries

Clear internal and external boundaries help us thrive.

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Recovering from What Happened at Church

When church teachings or experiences cause trauma

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Dare to Hold Your Boundaries

A “Dare to Lead” facilitator names what’s at stake in setting, and reinforcing, healthy boundaries.

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Veterans and Moral Injury

This generation is not only contending with PTSD

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JD Larson: When the Table is Central to Mission

How one dinner church in Minneapolis is creating vibrant. multi-cultural and multi-generational Christian community.

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Creating Sacred Spaces After Loss

Addressing Miscarriage, Infant Death, and Infertility in Faith Communities

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Spiritual Practices for Trauma-Informed Churches

Is what we are doing helping or hurting?

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A Tale of Two Welcomes

Creating belonging when the worship leader is just visiting

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We Just Found Our New Church

When we went looking for a new church, these were the factors that helped us know we'd landed in the right place.

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Enduring Witness: A Faithful Legacy

Reflections on closing a congregation well

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Active Bystanders, or Upstanders, De-Rail Bullying

We are people who care

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