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Category Archives: Stories
The Ferrini’s Do Focus on the Family!
We’re pleased to share that our friends and colleagues Cindi and Joe Ferrini will be featured this coming Thursday (May 31) and Friday (June 1) as guests of Jim Daly and John Fuller on the Focus on the Family radio broadcast. Cindi and Joe will be speaking on the topic Unexpected Journey-When Special Needs Change Our Course. Continue reading →
The Luau 2012
The Luau was a triple win. It was a win for the Kingdom because many adults who don’t otherwise experience much recognition had an opportunity to experience the love of Christ through a party thrown in their honor at a local church. It was a win because lots of kids and adults had the opportunity to use their gifts and talents in serving others. It was also a win because the Luau led at least one family to reconsider attending church because of the experience their son had at the Luau. Continue reading →
Posted in Inclusion, Stories, Strategies
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Tagged Abby Hamilton, Amanda Barren, FBC Luau, Fellowship Bible Church, Rebecca Hamilton, WKYC
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A Great Mother’s Day Gift
The pressures that kids are under in our community are incredible and unlike anything that my wife and I ever encountered growing up. It seems as if every thought, behavior and idea they encounter in school, online and with friends is at work to undermine the values we’ve sought to impart to them. I showed up for our ministry team on Wednesday in a sleep-deprived state after contemplating for much of the night whether we’d done enough to prepare them to make the right choices in the months and years ahead. As our girls have gotten older and become more private about some of the issues they deal with on a daily basis, I worry that I don’t have the relationship with them necessary to be a positive influence when they need to make difficult decisions. I also worry I haven’t done enough to promote relationships between them and other like-minded adults who can provide wisdom and reinforce our values when stuff comes up that they’re not comfortable discussing with my wife or myself. I do know that being a part of a church has helped my wife and myself to be a far more positive influence to our kids than we could have been without that experience.
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Posted in Families, Spiritual Development, Stories
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Tagged church, gifts, Harmony Hensley, Inclusion, Katie Wetherbee, Key Ministry, Leah Grcevich, Mira Grcevich, Mother's Day, Rebecca Hamilton, spiritual development
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Interview With Chuck and Colleen Swindoll…Part Two
Yesterday, we shared Part One of an interview Katie Wetherbee conducted with Chuck Swindoll and his daughter Colleen for last fall’s Inclusion Fusion in which they discussed the different ways in which their family had been impacted by having a child (Jonathan) with autism. Here’s Part Two of the interview, followed by the content of the guest blog Colleen wrote last year for Autism Awareness Day…
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Posted in Autism, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Stories
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Tagged Autism, Chuck Swindoll, church, Church4EveryChild, Colleen Swindoll, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
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Autism Awareness Day 2012…Chuck and Colleen Swindoll
In honor of Autism Awareness Day, we’d like to share an interview conducted by Katie Wetherbee in which Chuck and Colleen spoke at length about the impact of Jonathan’s disability on their family, how his presence in the family has been a blessing, and how Jonathan has helped Chuck become more effective in his ministry to people with disabilities. Here’s Part One of the interview…We’ll share Part Two tomorrow.
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Inclusion Fusion Speakers…The Swindoll Family
When our team had the opportunity to visit Insight For Living to film Chuck’s Swindoll’s keynote presentation, I was most impressed by Chuck’s family.
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Guest Post: Harmony Hensley…Prom Thoughts
In this new role as a “Mommy” I find myself praying a lot about the people who will cross paths with Ransom over the course of his life. I pray daily that there will be countless other believers, warriors in the Kingdom of God, who will come alongside him and speak life into him. That they will enter into his story and see God at work in his life. I imagine for every smiling face that is greeted curbside there is a Mom or Dad out there who hopes and prays for the same thing for their child with special needs. And I know that God is looking down on each of them beaming with pride “That’s my kid!” (I can just hear him say it!)
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Posted in Stories, Strategies
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Tagged Harmony Hensley, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, The Prom, Vineyard Community Church
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Fruit…Guest Post from Rebecca Hamilton
We covered all the specifics that night; I fielded a few phone calls and e-mails with last-minute questions before these proverbial little birds were ready to fly. Their first respite night is coming up this Friday, and once a month thereafter. I can’t wait to hear all the stories that will come from their sincere desire to serve their community for Christ. I’m privileged to have been a small part of what I know will shine a bright, pure light toward Christ. Please join us in praying for their efforts, and for the efforts of every church that wants to serve in this way. His love is amazing!
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Posted in Key Ministry, Stories
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Tagged Free Respite, Key Ministry, Rebecca Hamilton, Special Needs Ministry
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We do disruptive kids
At Key Ministry, we do “disruptive kids.” How do we let the church world know? Continue reading →
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Stories
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Tagged church, Church4EveryChild, disruptive kids, Key Ministry, youth ministry
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What Happens After the Benediction?
So much of what we at Key Ministry, along with other special needs ministry leaders focus on is creating welcoming and inclusive environments to help families be able to attend church. But how do we come beside families of kids with disabilities and “do life” with them after the connection has been made and the families we serve are now part of our church?
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