Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Using the chair to connect with people


When she was applying to be a student minister at another church, one of Judy Martowska's prospective mentors told her to forget it.

"A minister has to have a presence," the minister said, implying that Judy didn't have what it takes.

"I'm one of those people that if you tell me I can't do something, I will show you that I can," Judy says.

That doesn't mean ministering from a wheelchair has been easy, but it has allowed her to connect with people in different ways. Being "different," she says, has allowed her to find common ground, sometimes more quickly than even she expected. She explains why:


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