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Category Archives: Inclusion
Churches, mental health inclusion and respite care…
Through providing respite care, churches can step in the gap to meet an immediate need for parents of kids with mental illness while providing an opportunity for members and attendees to serve others in a practical way and connect with families who likely lack a meaningful connection with a local church. Continue reading
Mental health inclusion…creating more welcoming ministry environments
Every church can make a conscious effort to make their ministry environments more friendly to kids and teens with common mental health conditions and their families. Continue reading
Jolene Philo…A series of very fortunate events
We wrote Every Child Welcome because this command is not limited to children who will sit quietly at His feet and listen, who color between the lines, who raise their hands and wait to be called upon, and who work at grade level.
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Vangie Rodenbeck’s interview with Dr. G on Mental Illness and the Church…
Steve will be Vangie Rodenbeck’s special guest THIS COMING TUESDAY, MAY 19th, at 12:00 PM Eastern as part of Vangie’s Shaping Special Hearts podcast hosted by CM Connect and sponsored by Standard Publishing. Continue reading
Posted in Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies, Training Events
Tagged Blog Talk Radio, children's ministry, CMconnect.org, Family Ministry, Inclusion, mental health and the church, Shaping special Hearts, Stephen Grcevich MD, student ministry, Vangie Rodenbeck
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Mental health inclusion…The importance of getting the right people around the table
If you’re seeking to start a mental health inclusion ministry initiative and your job title is something other that Senior Pastor, Job #1 is to get buy-in from the most senior leader in your church. Here’s why… Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged church, gifts, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, senior pastor, Stephen Grcevich MD, talents, team building, work experience
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Seven reasons church attendance is difficult when kids have mental illness…
Today, we’ll start by identifying seven reasons church attendance/participation is difficult for families of kids with mental illness.
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Welcome Ryan Wolfe to our Key Ministry team…
Ryan (along with Shannon Dingle) is available through our FREE Consultation Service to come alongside churches of all sizes when they have a child or family impacted by disability they’re called to serve. Continue reading
Church, what if we think _______ diagnosis isn’t a real thing?
I don’t hear Jesus suggesting that we place bouncers at the door of a Luke 14 banquet to ensure that folks are crippled enough, lame enough, or blind enough. Continue reading
Mental health inclusion…taking the first step
May 2015 is Mental Health Month. In recognition, Key Ministry will be presenting a series of blog posts… Ten Strategies for Promoting Mental Health Inclusion at Church. By the end of the series, we will have created a template for churches … Continue reading
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