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The anger elephant…
I have seen more special-needs dads destroyed by their inability to let go of anger than perhaps anything else. Continue reading
Do You Feel Like You’ve Achieved Dr. Mom Status?
Barb shares personal phases of study and comprehension to raising our children with challenges. Are you a Dr. Mom? Continue reading
What is child abuse: Definitions, signs, and symptoms
Unfortunately, child abuse and neglect isn’t rare, even if we wish it were. This matters. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, PTSD, Resources
Tagged child abuse, children's ministry, Family Ministry, Key Ministry, neglect, physical abuse, recognition, sexual abuse, Shannon Dingle, signs, student ministry, symptoms, trauma
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A place for families looking for a church where they’ll be welcomed…
Our challenge in the year ahead will expand by helping families impacted by disability connect with the rapidly growing movement of churches prepared to welcome them. Continue reading
Start with Hello
I am pleased to announce the release of Start with Hello, the first of many how-to booklets that fit together in Joni and Friends new Irresistible Church series. Designed to help a church launch or re-launch sustainable, effective special needs ministry, Start with Hello walks the ministry leader through five steps to starting a special needs ministry. While each church’s journey is different, with different dreams, resources, needs and people, we’ve found that working through the five step progression puts a church on the right path to becoming an irresistible church. Continue reading
Our Ten Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015
In the event you may have missed something that was quite popular among your fellow readers, today we share the ten most viewed posts of 2015. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Key Ministry, PTSD, Resources
Tagged ADHD, Adoption, Church4EveryChild, Disability Ministry, Dr. Oren Mason, Foster Care, Jolene Philo, Key Ministry, PTSD, Shannon Dingle, Special Needs Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, Top Ten Blog Posts of 2015
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A look at our year in ministry…and what’s next
Join us as we seek to extend the love of Christ to families everywhere for whom a child with a disability has too often been an insurmountable barrier to connecting with a local church. Continue reading
Disability and abortion: How should the church respond?
Show the love and grace we received from Christ with others, including those who have had abortions and those who are experiencing difficulties as parents of children with disabilities. Preach the gospel faithfully to those who did and those who didn’t choose life. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Key Ministry
Tagged abortion, church, culture of life, Disability, Down Syndrome, grace, John Knight, Shannon Dingle, Special Needs Ministry
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