Churches and parachurches serve the God of created and resurrected bodies who commands his people to glorify him with those bodies.
Embodiment recognizes that humans are unified yet distinct, as immaterial and material beings who bear God’s image in body and soul. Churches and parachurches should do ministry from this biblical view of the body that understands the gospel’s impact on the whole person. Those in Christian organizations can also guard against stress and extend their ministry longevity when equipped with a basic knowledge of exercise and nutrition. A theology of the body speaks to these issues, and because it serves as the foundation of my work, I have developed resources that can support churches and parachurches.
Strengthen your ministry with Understand Healthy
A healthy body can support and extend your ability to serve
Learn More
Participate in Embodied Care Workshops
Learn biblical foundations of the body and connect them to your ministry
Learn More
Connect a Theology of the Body to Wellness Basics
Equip yourself and others with my New Growth Press Minibook
Learn More
At times, Christians can have a low view of the body. While the reasons vary, the remedy is a biblical, theological understanding of physical existence. In the midst of a culture that devalues the body, Christian leaders must be ready to counter arguments that question the body’s purpose and goodness.Â
This reality means that Christians need the ability to recognize and guard against misconceptions that devalue the body. For churches and parachurch organizations, a biblical defense of the body will strengthen your ministry to those confused about physical realities, even those that believe the body – and what they do with it – is inconsequential.
How can Understand Healthy help?
Maintaining your physical health is critical aspect of a ministry work. Everyone deals with factors that can detract from a healthy lifestyle, but those in Christian organizations face additional pressures that can further exacerbate poor health. Losing a small percentage of body weight can positively impact chronic diseases and guard against them, potentially decreasing your organization’s healthcare costs. Utilize Understand Healthy to help your organization cultivate lasting lifestyle change and further glorify God in your body.
Why Embodied Care Workshops?
Church and parachurch staff members can strengthen their ministries and benefit those in their care by being spiritually and physically healthy. The necessity of physical health to support spiritual service ought not be overlooked, though it is easy to do with busy schedules and demanding ministries. Whether your organization could benefit from learning about health and wellness basics from a biblical perspective or knowing how to share a biblical view of the body, these workshops will equip and motivate you.
Other helpful resources
Want to book a workshop?
Wondering how to utilize Understand Healthy in your practice?
Interested in more resources?
Contact me with questions.
Want to book a workshop?
Wondering how to utilize Understand Healthy in your practice?
Subscribe to my newsletter to receive content, encouragements, and updates!
