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Category Archives: Leadership
Pursuing those who Jesus loves…Key Ministry 2.0
Kids with disabilities, their siblings, and their families generally don’t experience the sense of being pursued. They’re not the first ones picked for teams on the playground. They’re not the kids who get invited to sleepovers or “play dates”. They’re not the recipients of the increasingly grandiose (and public) invitations to attend the prom. We’re going to help churches pursue them…and allow them to experience what it’s like to be pursued.
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Posted in Inclusion, Key Ministry, Leadership, Strategies
Tagged churches, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, outwardly focused, pursuit, Special Needs Ministry, technology
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David Glover…The PURE Ministry Network
Most people beginning special needs ministry want to talk directly to their peers in another church. They want to find out what worked and what didn’t work. Continue reading
Key Ministry 2.0…What do we value?
Scripture teaches that ALL of us who are part of the church have unique gifts and talents to contribute to God’s Kingdom…including those with disabilities and their families. Continue reading
Posted in Key Ministry, Leadership, Strategies
Tagged Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, technology, values
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The importance of “being present” for one another…Inclusion Fusion Library
In this video…The Exchange of Presence, Jim discuss the importance of presence in each other’s lives and within the disability community’s exchange of life with the church. Continue reading
Belong to Believe…Libby Peterson
We need a new paradigm to reach those families OUTSIDE the church whose lives are shaped by the special needs of their child. We must find ways to BUILD relationships, enter each other’s realities and BRING them into some expression of Christian community – inviting them to BELONG so that they might come to BELIEVE. Continue reading
Ten priorities for the disability ministry movement…
Here are some thoughts about how, with God’s help, God’s people might overcome the “giants” standing in the way of families impacted by disabilities who face barriers to connecting with their larger family in Christ through involvement in the local church. Continue reading
Posted in Inclusion, Key Ministry, Leadership, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged Collaboration, Disability Ministry, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry, Training
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Does your church inadvertently hurt people with mental illness? Guest blogger Amy Simpson
Unfortunately, many church leaders are ill-equipped to help people get the care they need. And while 25 percent of those who seek help from clergy have the most serious forms of mental illness, studies have shown that clergy refer less than 10 percent of them to mental-health professionals. On top of that, for every person who seeks help, many more stay silent, afraid to admit their illnesses to themselves or to risk the rejection of the people around them. Continue reading
Advancing the movement…
I’ll share some ideas about strategies we can all begin to pursue where we’re positioned right now…this is intended to be a starting point to spark discussion Continue reading
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