Category Archives: Advocacy

Don’t tell me your church’s theology is sound if my family isn’t welcome…Shannon Dingle

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Dr. G

I wouldn’t expect any new church to be fully equipped with how to support our family if we wanted to join. But I would expect, hope, wish, pray that they would be willing to love us enough to try to learn. Continue reading →

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Lorna Bradley…Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Dr. G

Throughout the years I have seen healing of deeply held emotional and spiritual wounds through coming together in a supportive, welcoming Christian community and working through our challenges together. Continue reading →

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The Drop Box: Opening TODAY and showing March 3, 4, and 5 nationwide

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Dr. G

It’s a worldwide heart issue! No parent should feel like their only option is to discard a child, and no child should be treated as anything less than deeply valuable. Continue reading →

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What about them? Karen Jackson of Faith Inclusion Network

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Dr. G

My daughter did have a place in a church now, but what about all those other families affected by disability? What about them? Continue reading →

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What if you have a disability? Chuck Swindoll’s teaching this week at Insight for Living

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Dr. G

Chuck Swindoll will be teaching on the topic What if you have a disability? this coming Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (February 24-26) as part of his current series What If? airing from January 26-March 16. Continue reading →

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Including Kids and Teens With Mental Illness in the Church and Community…#globalaccess2015

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dr. G

Here’s the Slideshare of Dr. Grcevich’s presentation today at the 2015 Global Access Conference, presented by Joni and Friends…Including Kids and Teens With Mental Illness in the Church and Community. Continue reading →

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Shannon Dingle…Why do you keep writing about how broken kids in foster or adoptive placements are?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Dr. G

But I also want to make sure we’re telling the whole story. I’m not saying “don’t adopt” or “stop it with those memes” but rather standing in the gap between Hallmark movie versions of adoption/foster care and the hard realities that sometimes persist after placement. Continue reading →

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Dr. Oren Mason…Wondering what a pill will do to me?

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Dr. G

People who don’t have ADHD probably never imagine how much effort goes into the smallest task, the simplest morning routine, nor do they know how frustrating it is to spend that much effort and still do it badly. Continue reading →

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Why many in the church don’t see ADHD as a disability…

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Dr. G

“People in the church believe they can tell when a disability ends and bad parenting begins.”
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Wow!

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Dr. G

I’m so encouraged to see so many people from throughout our home region willing to spend a day examining how we can more effectively welcome kids, families and adults impacted by disability into our churches. Continue reading →

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