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The man on the pier
Many foster and adoptive parents can relate with the man at the end of the pier. In the last decade or so, the issue of “orphan care” has become rather en vogue within the Church — even to the point of having an “Orphan Sunday.” And that’s all good and well, but if we are not careful, the Church could be the crowd on the shore. But what if, instead of saying “we only know how to say jump,” the crowd had rushed to the end of the pier, with arms outstretched, yelling “Hang on! Help is on the way! Don’t lose hope! We are right here with you. You are not alone!” as they threw the man a life ring? Continue reading
A conference dedicated to mental health inclusion ministry
We’d like to invite as many of our friends and colleagues to join us and other champions for mental health outreach and inclusion at a special event next month for church leaders throughout the mid-Atlantic region and the East Coast. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
Tagged Catherine Boyle, church, Dr. Ananda Pandurangi, Dr. Mark Jordan, Ironbridge Baptist Church, Key Ministry, mental health ministry, OutsideIn Ministries, Robert W. Lesniak, Stephen Grcevich MD
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The mental and physical health crisis of kids in foster care
Foster care placement in and of itself may represent a risk factor for mental and physical health problems. Continue reading
Ten ways for churches to serve families impacted by mental illness
Small things done with great love will change the world. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged church, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, mental health ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, support
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Church, we can’t not know about adoption and special needs!
Our church community didn’t know what we would need, but they said yes with us: yes to loving through the brokenness, yes to being faithful to the ones (me included) who need to learn to trust once again, yes to a bit more chaos in our row during worship, yes to choosing to do good for young ones for whom others hadn’t always chosen good in their recent past. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Tagged Adoption, church, Disability Ministry, Foster Care, Key Ministry, orphans, Shannon Dingle, Special Needs Ministry
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4 thoughts on being a church leader with alcoholism
Bring your stories of redemption, we say. Your testimonies of sobriety are welcome here. But if you’re in the muck right now, we’d really rather you clean yourself up because we don’t really want to get dirty. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, church, Key Ministry, Leadership, NewSpring, pastors, Perry Noble, Shannon Dingle
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Review: Black and White Bible, Black and Blue Wife by Ruth A. Tucker
The book mixes the personal and the theological, serving as both a wife’s narrative of enduring domestic abuse by a pastor husband and a theology professor’s analysis of the biblical, theological, historical, and contemporary issues surrounding abuse in the church. Continue reading
Are kids with disabilities more welcome at the Cavs’ victory parade than at church?
I found myself thinking that on any given Sunday, most churches wouldn’t use the opportunity of their worship celebrations to intentionally welcome kids with disabilities and their families or to publicly acknowledge their value. J.R. Smith thought to do that for a boy with spina bifida on one of the biggest days of his life. Is it wrong to expect the same from our churches? Continue reading
Why church leaders need to be talking about sexual assault
70 child abuse allegations are made against churches in the US each week. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health, PTSD
Tagged church, Key Ministry, protection policies, PTSD, safety measures, sexual assault, Shannon Dingle, suicide, trauma
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What some pastors believe about mental illness…
Pentecostal and non-denominational pastors were more likely to view depression as being caused by a lack of faith in God.
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