Beyond Suffering

An Introduction for Christian Leaders

Whether you are a senior pastor, children’s pastor, lay leader, or volunteer, you may be called upon to address some of life’s hardest questions about suffering and disability from a biblical perspective. The Introduction for Christian Leaders, available below, is designed especially for busy pastors and leaders seeking to answer deep questions about disability and to shepherd their congregations deeper into ministry to families navigating disability, looking for love and acceptance.

These four lessons lay the foundation for beginning or expanding your ministry to people living with disability—bringing them into the body of Christ as Jesus intended when he said, “Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame… that my house will be full.” (Luke 14:21, 23, NIV)