Publisher: CEP ISBN: Item #: 9439

Binding: CD Chapters: Page Count:

2009 Mercy Conference CD Opening Your Church to Special Needs and Their Families

Martie Kwasny: If you were to close the doors of your church today, would your church be missed by it’s community? As Stephanie Hubach states in her book, "Same Lake, Different Boat", sometimes we forget that the church is not a country club for members, but rather a hospital for sinners of all different stripes, with all different types of needs. A church which embodies hospitality to its community is a picture of contradiction, a place where joy and pain, crises and peace are closely interwoven. This church becomes a picture of hope in love: that the world is not condemned to a struggle between the oppressors and the oppressed, that class and racial warfare is not inevitable. The gift of hope, the gospel, embedded in the hospitality of our churches nourishes, challenges and transforms the guest, the host and often the broader community. Come and learn how providing hospitality to people with disabilities and their families in your community can be done in a gospel-driven manner. Provide His mercy through hospitality in a way that will connect your church to the community God has placed your church.

Publication Date: 2009