The Door to Peace
The Door to Peace is a podcast of inspiring messages highlighting how the Peace of God has infiltrated people and situations in dramatic and beautiful ways to transform lives.
As a listener, your heart and soul will be touched. You’ll learn how to listen for God’s “knock at the door” and how to accept his loving invitation. The chains of anxiety and hopelessness will be replaced with a Peace that comes from knowing the reality of eternal life in the perfection of heaven as well as a loving Father to guide our lives here on earth.
The podcast is hosted by Pastor Tom Stephen. Guest interviews/stories are the cornerstone of the podcast in addition to Tom sharing key messages of Peace from scripture or news which reflects the Peace of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
The Door to Peace
God's Longterm Work in Community Disaster - Part 2, Rev. Dr. Kate Wiebe
God meets us in all seasons of life.
Recovery from human-made community trauma (ex. mass shootings or sudden political changes) to natural disasters that impact entire communities (ex. fires, floods, hurricanes) follow patterns or phases the five phases include:
1) Hero Phase
2) Disillusionment Phase
3) Rebuilding and Restoration Phase
4) Wisdom Phase
The gift of Jesus' presence meets us differently in each of these phases and brings you what you need as crisis moves to wisdom. In this podcast you'll first learn about these different phases of community trauma and then discover how God is working through each phase to bring you peace and hope.
If you'd like to know more about these phases, check out this link from the Institute of Collective Trauma and Growth: Learning Phases of Collective Trauma - ICTG - Getting Leaders Restorative Strategies to Grow after Loss