Dr. Joel C. Hunter is senior pastor of Northland, A Church Distributed, a pioneering congregation of 20,000 focused on building an international community of worshipers. A nationally and internationally recognized bridge-builder among religious and mainstream leaders, his challenge to Christians is to be the church everywhere, every day. Read here as he comments on today’s issues, finding common ground so that issues of compassion can be addressed in ways that benefit all.
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Over the years, America’s millions of physically, mentally, and emotionally disabled have made great strides in the workplace, but places of worship have lagged behind. See how Northland, along with many other churches and individuals, are working to change this.
FOR WITTY, FAST-TALKING JEWS there are several marquee occupations: stand-up comic, radio talk show host, trial lawyer, and, arguably, rabbi. Lynne Landsberg (MTS ‘76) was already a witty, fast-talking Reform rabbi and budding political activist—another genetically programmed profession—on January 10, 1999. That day, her car crashed on an icy, Washington, D.C., street leaving her with traumatic brain injury, her life in the balance, and on the long road to becoming one of the nation’s leading religious disability advocates. Read more…
Faith & Disability Conference from Northland Church on Vimeo.
Dr. Hunter talks about the necessity for including every part of the Body of Christ, including people with disabilities.