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Category Archives: Resources
A special night ahead…
We’re going to be sharing (approximately 9:55 Eastern time) a video interview Colleen Swindoll-Thompson conducted recently with Joni and Ken Tada. Continue reading
Five Tips for Special Needs Ministry Leaders…Beth Golik
Here are five tips and techniques that, in my experience, are key to get you started and keep you moving and growing. Continue reading
When it’s scary to say yes…
If we ask families in our churches to say yes to adoption, then we need to be ready to say yes to those families and their children if they need support after their yes leads to unexpected challenges. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Families, Key Ministry, Resources, Strategies
Tagged ADHD, Adoption, Autism, church, epilepsy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Foster Care, HIV, Key Ministry, PTSD, Shannon Dingle
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To love adoptive and foster families, (3) partner with us…
So it makes sense that one way to love the adoptive and foster families in your church is to partner with us. In many ways, this looks just like family ministry does for everyone else. Continue reading
The chasm is bigger than I ever imagined…
Parents of kids with mental health conditions are especially prone to be stigmatized at church because of the lingering belief among many in the Christian community that mental illness is a byproduct of sin, kids who struggle with managing emotions and maintaining self-control are the product of parents who are ineffective or indifferent and much of the mental health profession can’t be trusted. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health, Resources
Tagged 24 Hours of Hope, AACAP, church, families, Focus on the Family, Inclusion, Key Warren, kids, Lifeway, mental illness, Mental Illness Awareness Week, ministry resources, Saddleback Church, Snappin' Ministries, stigma
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My Weekly Reader…September 12, 2014
Each Friday, I’ll summarize articles and resources of special interest from my perspective as a physician serving kids and families impacted by mental illness, trauma and developmental disabilities who also inhabits the world of disability ministry. Continue reading
Posted in Key Ministry, Resources
Tagged ADHD, Alexandra Dittrich, antidepressants, Autism, children's ministry, Colleen Swindoll-Thompson, Disability Ministry, Dr. Cara Daily, exercise, Inclusion, Jeff Davidson, Key Ministry, My Weekly Reader, pregnancy, research, Special Needs Ministry, suicide prevention
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What about the families without a church to welcome their child?
I promised to follow up on the most frequent complaint we received…that churches we serve weren’t available locally to those who responded to our survey. Here’s how we plan to respond… Continue reading
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