Episode 021 &#8211; Neurodivergence in Ministry w/David Giordano

In our second video episode of the MhAX Impact podcast, Teddy & Xander are joined in the studio by David Giordano, a campus ministry at Onondaga Community College (OCC) working with InterVarsity. During the podcast, they talked more about starting a ministry on a college campus where no Christian ministry is present. They also talked about David’s upcoming book titled (tentatively) “Neurotypical Jesus”, which talks about the topics of narcissism in Christian leadership and neurodivergence in Christian ministry. David, Teddy & Xander shared their insights & experience with neurodivergence in ministry and how we as the body of Christ can embrace those who are neurodivergent in the body of Christ. #marshillnetwork #hopeinthejourney #onenorth #mhax #nhaxmipact #marshillalternatexone #christianpodcast #youngadultministry #podcast #christianyoungadults #neurodivergence

(00:01:01) - Introducing David Giordano
(00:02:54) - How Teddy met David
(00:03:43) - David’s work in planting InterVarsity chapters at OCC & SUNY Polytechnic Institute
(00:08:31) - The obstacles of starting a ministry on campus across different college campuses
(00:15:31) - A greater search for hope among college students & young people today
(00:17:40) - How to plant a campus ministry on a college campus with no Christian ministry presence
(00:24:31) - Churches commissioning their congregants to minister in a secular work setting
(00:25:26) - Not seeing the college campus as an enemy to the Christian faith, but an opportunity for Christian faith to flourish
(00:28:28) - Empowering people who are called to leadership in ministry but aren’t qualified
(00:29:20) - David’s testimony as a neurodivergent (diagnosed with Autism) and how it led to him writing his book
(00:31:24) - David explaining the meaning & subject of his book “Neurotypical Jesus”
(00:36:57) - Teddy’s story about getting diagnosed with Autism
(00:40:22) - Xander’s story about being neurodivergent
(00:43:04) - Response to Christians who say neurodivergence is aligning with liberal ideologies
(00:49:03) - Teddy’s epiphany about his Autism
(00:52:48) - What David has learned about neurodivergence in ministry since writing the book
(00:58:37) - Treating neurodivergent people as normal instead of coddling them
(01:02:45) - Closing thoughts on the conversation

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