Your Body Matters
in Ministry & Mission
Workshop
In five sessions, Your Body Matters explains what it means to glorify God in the way you treat your body (1 Corinthians 6:20). With a biblical foundation laid for the body, practical care for it finds proper motivation. Because your spiritual health and physical health are connected, it is imperative to know that your body matters.
Your Body Matters is a workshop for anyone but is especially aimed at persuading those who minister to others to also minister to themselves.
It consists of five, 45 minute sessions to establish a biblical view of your body and then equip you with the basics of caring for your physical health.
As embodied beings whose spiritual and physical health interact, it's imperative to know that your body matters and steward it in a way that glorifies God.
Session 1
A biblical understanding of the body
Session 2
A theological understanding of the body
Session 3
Stewardship basics: God designed you with limitations
Session 4
Stewardship basics: God designed your body to require certain nutrients
Session 5
Stewardship basics: God designed your body to improve with exercise
For those in ministry, your schedule can be especially rigorous. But caring for others doesn’t mean neglecting yourself, which can lead to burnout. My workshop helps you guard against burnout by providing simple insight into how to care for yourself physically while you care for others spiritually. Whether or not you’re in ministry, you are a body, so come learn why Your Body Matters.
Or, contact me about hosting this workshop at your church, in person or virtually!
To learn more about ministry burnout, read about Lainey’s personal struggle with it, and how to guard against it, visit the blog posts below.
Dr. Lainey Greer has spent over ten years working in the local church in addition to twenty years as a personal trainer. Her educational background includes a bachelor’s in exercise science, master’s in Christian leadership, and doctorate in systematic theology.
She is the creator and founder of Sōma Consulting, LLC, along with the Understand Healthy lifestyle program, Forsaken Body blog, and Your Body Matters Workshop.
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