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Category Archives: Inclusion
Getting to Know Sandra Peoples and Her Mission
But around the book grew a tribe. A community who loves and supports each other. Who teaches and encourages. Who rejoices and mourns. My community. My ministry. Continue reading
When Those with Disabilities Are Included (and not just tolerated) at Church, Redemption Happens
Our pastor’s wife, Kim, approached Joel before the service. “Joel, it’s your job to blow out the Advent candles today, OK? So, when it’s time, you and I will walk up front together.” Joel grinned. Instead of doing what he … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
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My 8 favorite Bible verses for special needs ministry (and the one I usually don’t use)
These are the eight verses I use to emphasize the calling that each church has to include all people. Continue reading
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
Rethinking “disability” in the church
But the newer thinking is that it’s not your body that disables you, it’s the environment around you.” For example, an environment full of stairs is actually what disables a person in a wheelchair. “That’s a much more interesting way to look at disability,” he adds. “So the onus isn’t on the ‘disabled’ person, it’s on the environment and on all of us.”
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Ryan Wolfe…Keeping the Disabled Connected
Several years ago I asked our County Board Superintendent what the #1 problem was facing the disability community. Without hesitation he said it is the problem of isolation. Isolation is a universal experience for those in the disability community. It … Continue reading
Simply the right thing to do…
Can we still call ourselves churches if we don’t care enough about others to consider their lives and their needs? Or would it be more accurate to paint over “church” and replace it with “country club” or “social group” instead? Continue reading
Four advantages to family ministry when families are impacted by disability
When serving kids with disabilities, the church needs to rely on experts with the most understanding and experience of a child’s learning, communication styles and relationships…their parents! Continue reading
Social agendas, kids with gender discordance, inclusion and the church…
So…what are we to do as Christians in serving kids and families with disabilities that sit smack dab in the intersection of disability and the culture war? Here’s a general principle… Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Strategies
Tagged children's ministry, church inclusion, Disability Ministry, gender discordance, gender dysphoria, Hillsboro High School, Lila Perry, mental illness, social agendas, Social Justice, student ministry, transgender youth
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How kids with disabilities are challenged when a new program year begins…
As a new school year is beginning here in Northeast Ohio, many kids and families will face a daunting challenge at church.
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