Churches that do a good job of including members with special needs like autism often reap side benefits of a positive witness to their community and sometimes even numerical growth, says an expert in disability ministries.
People with disabilities don’t want churches that just “welcome” them, but rather congregations that value them and include them in living a “full life of faith,” a long-time advocate for special-needs ministry said.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (ABP) -- Servando Silva and Matt Johnson were packed for Haiti before there was a trip to pack for.
The Mission, Texas-based nurse and doctor had prayed for an opportunity to help meet medical needs in the wake of
Food-assistance agencies nationwide serve 1 million more people each week than they did four years ago, according to a national study released Feb. 2. Statewide, the study showed 3 million Texans—including 1.2 million children—received help from a food pantry or soup kitchen.
In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, Jesus doesn't condemn the rich man for his wealth. The rich man's sin was that he knew what he should do, he had the means to do it, and he failed to alleviate the human suffering
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By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Burma was a blip that wasn’t even on the radar screen of Adoniram and Ann (Hasseltine) Judson when they set sail from New England as Congregational missionaries to India back in 1812. The young missionaries arrived in Calcutta as Baptists;
By David Briggs Religion News Service AKRON, Ohio — Andrew Hamilton still can taste the homemade apple, cherry and peach pies that capped off the covered-dish church meals of his youth in Lakeville, Mass. In those days, children played on
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer A week in the mountains next to a beautiful waterfall may sound like a welcome retreat, but for the five women representing Memorial Baptist Church, Jefferson City, who recently traveled to Honduras, the trip was part
By Deanna Harrison Word&Way Correspondent A free garage sale? It seemed like a contradiction in terms. But that is exactly what took place on July 31 at the Expo Center in Kansas City. The event was sponsored by CityFocus Missions, a combined ministry of Blue