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Category Archives: Strategies
What families of teens and young adults with developmental disabilities need from church…
Nearly 500 parents of adolescents or young adults with developmental disabilities were asked two questions about fourteen supports that churches could provide to their family… Continue reading
Any parents of kids with disabilities interested in an online small group?
Dr. Steve Grcevich recently contacted me with the idea of offering an online format for parent support via videoconferencing. This is a great opportunity to offer a community of support to parents who otherwise would not have access via a more traditional face to face group Continue reading
I’m not like “those kids”
The kids (and their families) are exquisitely sensitive to perceptions of being “different” from everyone else. This is a key reason why they don’t fit into most “special needs ministry” models and why they’re inclined to avoid “programs” that draw attention to their differences. Continue reading
Missio Dei
How might the way you do special needs ministry beyond the walls of your church be affected by recapturing the sense of being sent? Continue reading
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Tagged Disability Ministry, Key Ministry, Mike Woods, Missio Dei, Special Needs Ministry
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So there’s this kid…Key Ministry’s FREE consultation service
We were of a single mind in affirming that we will offer churches relationships along with resources. Continue reading
From outreach ideas to action in three easy steps…Mike Woods
What can you and your special needs ministry do to help people with disabilities in your community achieve their potential and experience God’s good design for their lives? No one special needs ministry (or church) can do everything . . . but each special needs ministry (or church) is called to do something.
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Jeff Davidson…Help Wanted
I wish the 30-year old dad of the newborn son I once was could have known the 47-year old dad of a sixteen year old son with special needs that I am now. I could say, “Listen I’ve been where you are. Your life didn’t just end. In fact, this is only the beginning of the most amazing ride of your life. God is going to teach you and reveal things to you that you can’t even imagine.” Continue reading
Too much visual stimulation may be bad for most kids…
The research describing the impact of environment upon learning in children offers one of the best examples of how churches can take concrete steps to become more welcoming to all families (especially those with children who struggle with attentional regulation or sensory processing) and more effective during the limited time they have to influence kids without having to develop a stand-alone ministry “program” or requiring families to self-identify their kids with disabilities. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Autism, Resources, Strategies
Tagged attention, children, children's ministry, environment, Harmony Hensley, Key Ministry, learning, youth ministry
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