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Everyone has influence, which is the basis of leadership. BOW’s bi-weekly episodes are purposed to prepare and empower Christian women for leadership and life. They feature our ministry team and women guests who share from their professional ministry experience. Whatever your calling – influencing your neighbors, coworkers, family, friends, leading small groups – this podcast is for you.© 2024 Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries キリスト教 スピリチュアリティ 聖職・福音主義
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  • The Church and Dementia

    The Church and Dementia
    2026/09/22
    Ann McKinley Kelly Arabie Dementia is a difficult illness, and so we need to think about what the church and dementia looks like. Jesus called us to love the least of these, just as he did. Today millions of people with dementia need our love in tangible ways. Ann McKinley provides understanding, encouragement and practical ideas in this conversation with Kelly Arabie of Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries. If you missed it, our first conversation with Ann, "Learning about Dementia" is available on the BOW Podcast or on video. This episode is available on video as well. Recommended resources DFDallas.org DFAmerica.org Timestamps: 00:21 Introductions 01:01 What does it mean to be a dementia-friendly faith community? 02:58 How does dementia challenge our understanding of faith and personhood? 04:28 What are the growth edges for churches? 08:29 How can a church shift its mindset to shift out mindset about how God values people? 11:26 How can the church services and programs reach those with dementia? 14:46 What gives you hope for the future of dementia-friendly churches? 19:15 The promise that no one walks alone 21:19 Resources TranscriptKelly >> Welcome everyone to the Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast. My name is Kelly Arabie and today we are back with Ann McKinley talking about dementia and the church. If you missed our first podcast, it was such a great conversation on learning about dementia, and I encourage you to go find that on our website. But today we're specifically talking about dementia and faith communities. Ann McKinley works with Juliette Fowler Communities in East Dallas, leading their citywide initiative, Dementia Friendly Dallas, which is committed to empowering those affected by dementia. Ann, what does it mean to be a dementia friendly faith community? Ann >> Great question. Most people think about grants or worship services or programs or, you know, special signage and all those things are very important when we want to engage people in our churches who are living with dementia. And those things matter. But they're not the total picture. To me, a dementia friendly faith community is one where people living with dementia and of course, those that are caring for them, their care partners, they know that they are seen, they’re valued and they’re loved. A dementia-friendly faith community doesn't define a person by their diagnoses. They are still defined by who they are—and that is that their beloved child of God. That doesn't change. So when we are working to create a dementia-friendly faith community, we're trying to create a culture of belonging. It means that people don't have to wonder if they're going to be welcomed or accepted, or that when their loved one repeats a question or is disruptive during a service that their condition worsens, they know that they don't have to apologize or stay home. They're not going to worry about how other people might respond. Dementia-friendly faith communities also recognize that that person still has gifts to share and offer, and they will actually teach us more about our own faith and our own presence and our own love. So our goal is not to care for people with dementia. Our role is to be in community with them. Kelly >> Love that. I love that. So how does dementia challenge our understanding of faith and personhood? Ann >> One of our five key messages of dementia friend, is that a person is more than their dementia. And that's important for us to rethink our assumptions about people and our assumptions about what a person with dementia is, does, and what they're able to do. We often equate faith with what we know, what we remember. So when you're thinking about a person who may not remember the words or how to pray out loud or some of those things, or to be able to articulate the passages that we're reading or the liturgy in the church, you know, that could look like a disruption.
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  • Learning about Dementia

    Learning about Dementia
    2026/09/08
    Ann McKinley Kelly Arabie Learning about dementia helps us understand and love well those who have it. Ann McKinley joins BOW Team Member Kelly Arabie to aid us in being the friends, family and neighbors those affected by this diease need in order to show them the love of God. For families, learning about dementia is crucial. For friends, it helps us treat others as we want to be treated if we eveh have to deal with dementia ourselves. Resources DFDallas.org DFAmerica.org This episode is also available on video. Timestamps: 00:21 Meeting Ann and her heart for dementia education 02:19 What is dementia? 04:11 Signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's 05:38 How should a family respond? 08:45 How does someone with dementia thrive? 13:45 What challenges do the families face? 15:38 How can we raise awareness? 19:55 Resources TranscriptKelly >> Welcome everyone to the Beyond Ordinary Women Podcast. I'm Kelly Arabie and today we are talking with Ann McKinley on Learning About Dementia. Ann works with the Juliet Fowler Communities in East Dallas, leading their citywide initiative, Dementia Friendly Dallas, committed to empowering those affected by dementia. Ann, welcome. So glad to have you here. Ann >> Thank you so much, Kelly. Kelly >> Tell us, how did you find yourself in this arena for ministry? Ann >> Well, as you said, I work for Juliet Fowler. I've been in the senior living community for over 20 years. And so of course I have professional experiences with helping families. But it was through my own personal experiences that I found the Dementia Friendly Initiative. I'm a daughter of dementia. Both of my parents had dementia and that did not preclude me. My professional experiences did not preclude me from being that daughter who was googling at night and looking for answers and responses. We in our family really thought we had all our ducks in a row. My husband's an attorney. I have a sister who's a doctor, another sister who's a nurse married to a doctor. So and I'm in the senior living business. We thought we were prepared and had it all already. But dementia doesn't follow your plan. And so I found Dementia Friendly America and recognized that that was something that could be helpful to our community. It made me realize that there were gaps in understanding and gaps in services that existed. And I felt like at some point in time, that was something that I wanted Juliet Fowler to get behind. And so within a short time they did. And here we are. Kelly >> So let's talk a little bit, say more about the gaps in understanding. Could you help us understand a little bit what is dementia? Ann >> Yes. Well dementia is a term. It's an umbrella term that describes—not the diseases. It's not the disease itself, but it's an array of symptoms. The symptoms of cognitive function. So it's not just memory loss. People think immediately of memory loss. But it's not just memory loss. It can also be vision. It's communication. It's mobility. It's depth perception. It's a lot of different things that are all managed by the brain. And so when a dementia impacts your brain, all of those functions are impacted as well eventually. Kelly >> So say more maybe about the symptoms of dementia. Those are some broad. Ann >> They are broad and there's actually many medical conditions that can cause dementia. And so the first thing a person really should do is we have to be very honest and upfront with our own physician. When we start recognizing a difference in our own self, we need to have those conversations because there are reversible medical conditions that can create and can mimic dementia. So first you got to know what you're dealing with. Alzheimer's is the most prevalent of the dementias. It's actually they estimate 60 to 80% of your dementia falls in under the Alzheimer's bracket. But some of the other dementias are frontotemporal, vascular dementia,
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  • Permission to Grieve

    Permission to Grieve
    2026/08/25
    Rebecca Carrell Many evangelical churches have failed to give their congregants permission to grieve for their friends and loved ones who have passed away. They seem unaware of how that has hurt the spiritual and mental health of many of them. In this episode Rebecca Carrell suggests various ways that the church and even the larger American culture have done this. In her conversation with Dr. Kay Daigle, she uses scriptures to explain the biblical pattern which provides permission to grieve for all of us who don't know how to grieve well. Kay Daigle Recommended resources Learning to Lament Bible study BOW’s two-part video/podcast series on Lament with Dr. Nika Spaulding: 1- Understanding Lament and 2- Practicing Lament. Lamenting Current Events Podcast or Video with Jodie Niznik This episode is available on video as well. Timestamps: 00:21 Introductions 01:47 How are we dealing with grief overall in our Western culture? 06:56 It feels like somehow tears are bad. 09:44 What does the Bible teach us to do?16:27 Saying and doing the wrong thing with those who grieve 21:15 Viewing grief as getting in the way of happiness 22:48 Biblical pattern for dealing with grief 30:21 What would you tell someone whose spouse told them not to grieve? 32:29 Closing thoughts and resources TranscriptKay >> Hi I'm Kay Daigle of Beyond Ordinary Women Ministries. Welcome to this episode of our podcast. We are delighted today to welcome Rebecca Carrell back. Rebecca, we're so glad that you're here with us. Rebecca >> Thank you for having me. It's always such a pleasure to join you. Kay >> Oh, we love it when you come. And I'm very excited about this topic that we're going to talk about. But let me tell everybody just a little bit about you. And they can find the rest on our website if they want more information. She does have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian Education from Dallas Seminary, just like I do, and she is working there presently on her doctorate in education. And she is also mentoring and teaching at the seminary in Media Arts and Worship Department, as well as educational ministries and leadership department as well. You've got to be a busy person. Rebecca >> They like to keep me busy. Yeah. I'm really looking forward to post-doctoral life. Kay >> Yeah. And when will that be? When do you expect that to happen? Rebecca >> Oh, not anytime soon. I think about two years. I'm really hoping for two years. Kay >> Yeah, well, that sounds reasonable. Rebecca >> Yeah, yeah. Kay >> Well, today our topic is about grief. We are going to talk about “You have permission to grieve.” And when Rebecca suggested this is a topic, I was very excited because I believe that the way we deal with grief in today's church is not healthy for the most part, and it's widespread in our society. But it shouldn't happen in the church, is the way I feel about it. So, Rebecca, describe how we in today's Western culture deal with grief. Rebecca >> Well, Kay, about 10 or 12 years ago, probably maybe even 12 or 13 years ago, I attended a funeral. A friend of mine lost her brother and he had been in his early 40s, left behind two young children, a wife. And it was a tragedy, the way death is always a tragedy. But the circumstances surrounding his death were particularly heartbreaking. It was a drug overdose. He had struggled throughout his life and OD'd on drugs. I was at the funeral, snuck in just a little bit late, came straight from work, and as I sat down, the pastor crossed the stage, took to the podium and thundered in this loud voice that just filled up the room. He said, “We are not grieving. We are celebrating. Today we are celebrating because we know where he is.” And I knew what he was trying to do, and I knew that he was trying to encourage us, that because someone is in Christ, we don't grieve as though we have no hope but to take away the one place left in society where it's okay to a...
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