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Mike Woods: C3: Comfort, Confirm, Challenge…Part Two
Christianity is about entering into relationships with people…to include children with autism and other special needs. And in order to be able to do that, it’s important to be familiar with how Jesus, the Master of developing relationships, interacted with people. That’s why we use what I call the C3 model: Comfort, Confirm, Challenge that’s based on His interactions with people with disabilities. Continue reading
Guest Blogger Mike Woods: C3: COMFORT, Confirm, Challenge
One of the primary outcomes for each team member in our Special Friends Ministry is to develop relationships with each and every child and adult with special needs that we minister to. The process that we use to develop a relationship is called C3 (Comfort, Confirm, Challenge) and is derived from the many interactions between Jesus and people with disabilties in the Gospels. Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Inclusion, Resources, Strategies
Tagged Autism, church, Church4EveryChild, First Baptist Orlando, Inclusion, Mike Woods, relationships, Special Needs Ministry
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More Resources for Autism Awareness Month
Our team at Key Ministry seeks to provide churches with the best possible resources for successfully including and ministering to families of kids with disabilities. We’re honored to offer you the resources of one of the church’s leading experts in ministry to children and adults with autism spectrum disorders.
Mike Woods will be sharing a series of guest blog posts in honor of Autism Awareness Month. Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Inclusion, Resources
Tagged Autism, Church4EveryChild, First Baptist Orlando, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mike Woods, Special Needs Ministry
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Spiritual Growth Challenges for Kids With Asperger’s Disorder
We spent time this past week reviewing the criteria used to diagnose Asperger’s Disorder, and looked at some of the challenges kids with Asperger’s experience as a result of other conditions frequently associated with the disorder. Today, we’ll use this information to anticipate the obstacles to spiritual growth kids with the condition are likely to encounter.
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Top Posts From Q1 2012
I’m grateful for the interest shown in all three of our “official” Key Ministry blogs. Along with Church4EveryChild, Harmony Hensley’s blog-A Reckless Pursuit and Katie Wetherbee’s blog-Diving For Pearls have been featured on the Wordpress Blogs of the Day feature. Katie’s blog alone has had over 200,000 page views in the first quarter of 2012! Continue reading
Square Pegs and Round Holes…Understanding Kids with Asperger’s Disorder
As we begin our discussion of how churches can more effectively connect with, welcome and support kids with Asperger’s Disorder as they mature spiritually, a good place to begin is to establish a common understand-ing of the condition. Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Resources
Tagged Asperger's Disorder, church, Inclusion, Key Ministry
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New resource on including kids with aggressive behavior at church
Here’s a one-stop resource tying together the blog series from last fall, Beyond Zero Tolerance…When Kids Become Aggressive at Church. In addition to an edited version of the entire series in a single article, I included a SlideShare presentation of the lecture I was invited to present on the topic at last Fall’s Bioethics Conference and Through the Roof Summit at Cedarville University.
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New Resource Page on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
We now have a new resource page on the blog for church staff, volunteers and parents looking for information about spiritual development and strategies for inclusion at church for kids with bipolar disorder.
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