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Awareness Raising and Advocacy Program

Hope Network pastors are available to speak at your church or organization.

Our pastors can speak on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to:

01

Hospitality: What Churches Can Do

02

Making Mental Illness a Priority

03

Mental Health Awareness for the Church

04

More Than a Ramp

05

Stages of Inclusion

06

Starting a Special Needs Ministry

07

The King’s Table

08

The Least of These

Our Speakers

Rev. Bruce Vaandrager

Rev. Vaandrager is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church in North America. As a pastor with 20 years of experience, and an advocate for greater awareness and inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness in churches, he is available to speak at education classes, community events, or specially-themed worship services. Specific topics can be arraigned upon request.

Request a Speaker

To request a speaker contact pastoral@hopenetwork.org.