Category Archives: Strategies

The Benedict Option

Posted on March 20, 2017 by

In short, we are going to have to be the church, without compromise, no matter what it costs. Continue reading →

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Is past experience of church a barrier for persons with mental illness and their families?

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

I suspect that past experiences of church may be a major barrier to current church involvement for many adults with a history of mental illness or parents of children or teens with significant mental health conditions. Continue reading →

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Jeff McNair: Eight Questions to Guide the Next Steps for Your Disability Ministry

Posted on February 7, 2017 by

“Better has no endpoint.” Whatever stage we are at in our ministry work or our own walk with Christ, we recognize we are on a continuum. Continue reading →

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Our ministry blueprint for 2017

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

It makes me happy to think about other families having a strong faith foundation when the winds and waves of contemporary life come crashing against the shore. Continue reading →

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Ten ways for churches to serve families impacted by mental illness

Posted on October 2, 2016 by

Small things done with great love will change the world. Continue reading →

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Disability Inclusion on Mission Trips

Posted on September 25, 2016 by

A mission trip planned by and for people with disabilities was exactly what we were hoping for as we were making our philosophical switch. Note that it was not something anyone from my leadership team came up with. It was an idea that was birthed by God through our friend Nick. Continue reading →

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Mental Health Ministry…So What?

Posted on August 28, 2016 by

More than anything, mental health ministry is about your church community, as a whole, getting the concept that people with mental health issues aren’t problems to be solved, they are people to be loved.
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Catherine Boyle… Stepping Into Mental Health Ministry: Understand Who Your Church Is and Find the Champions

Posted on July 17, 2016 by

Before launching the Ironbridge Baptist Church mental health pilot, I spent months talking and meeting with individuals of influence within the church community, many with ‘lived experience.’ The goal of such conversations was ultimately to generate support for the idea that we could – as a faith community – be much more upfront about the reality of mental illness, in all its various forms – and begin truly supporting one another. Continue reading →

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Dr. Karen Crum…10 Ways to Make Bible Camp Successful for Children with Autism and Related Challenges

Posted on July 10, 2016 by

Here are ten ideas for staff wanting to help children with autism succeed at a camp for typical kids. Continue reading →

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Subversive for the Kingdom in post-Christian America

Posted on July 4, 2016 by

We celebrate today the birth of a country founded 240 years ago by men willing to subvert the “old order” of doing things. America evolved into a republic in which individual rights…in particular, freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom … Continue reading →

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