Dr. Heather Evans sits down with Joe Velarde, Lead Pastor of Riverbend Community Church on the podcast Vision for the Valley. They take a look at what trauma is, what it does to us, and some helpful ways to process it. They also discuss ways to help others who may experience trauma: how to be a listening friend and as Dr. Heather Evans says, “help restore voice and power in the context of a safe relationship.”
Quarantine. When it seems all has been stripped away, what remains? Comfort traded for uncertainty. Ease becomes disruption. Anticipation leads to loss. Shared spaces become divided souls. Joyful moments to forced boundaries. Sense of time is disordered (how do weeks feel more like months, yet how have we lost two months already?!). What has this…
Dr. Heather Evans joined Rev. Valerie Andrews, Dr. Krayer and Katherine Obenschain on a live-stream webinar to discuss how we can best greet and care for refugees coming to the States. Together they layout the history, culture, and current context that surrounds the Afghan refugees, and Dr. Evans gives us understanding to grasp the trauma…
January 11 is designated National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. It is a day devoted to becoming more aware or making others aware that Human Trafficking is prevalent not only around our world, but in our own towns. It exists within our neighborhoods. Our initial response to learning of human trafficking is to accept its existence…
I am preparing to teach a group of high school girls this weekend at a youth retreat. I have the privilege of talking about Deborah, a model of Biblical womanhood, and her partnership with Barak, a picture of God’s design for men and women partnering in mission as we reflect the image of our Creator. …
#ChurchToo is a social media movement that illuminates abuse in church or ministry environments. The movement enables survivors to “advocate, share their stories, and connect with one another using the hashtag #ChurchToo.” Dr. Evans and Hannah Wildasin’s article in the Journal of Urban Mission takes a look at sexual abuse in the church. From the…
A fitting end to the week at the annual meeting for the Southern Baptist Convention was attending with one of the survivors “Yet She is Advancing”, an exhibit about New Orleans women and their advocacy for the right to vote. We learned that while women’s right to vote came in 1920 after decades of advocating…