Tag Archives: community

Getting to Know Sandra Peoples and Her Mission

Posted on January 17, 2016 by

But around the book grew a tribe. A community who loves and supports each other. Who teaches and encourages. Who rejoices and mourns. My community. My ministry. Continue reading →

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Ryan Wolfe…Keeping the Disabled Connected

Posted on October 4, 2015 by

Several years ago I asked our County Board Superintendent what the #1 problem was facing the disability community. Without hesitation he said it is the problem of isolation. Isolation is a universal experience for those in the disability community. It … Continue reading →

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Promoting mental health inclusion at church? Respond to the family’s most immediate needs

Posted on June 23, 2015 by

If we’re to have an impact as the hands and feet of Jesus to those who are outside the church, we first have to get better at addressing the practical needs of families impacted by mental illness who are already part of the church or those who have some connection to the church. Continue reading →

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Would your church miss you if you weren’t there? Barb Dittrich

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

Suffering from “compassion fatigue” or lacking in resources, families are frequently heartbroken when their church does not reach out to them in crisis. Sadly, those who do find an inclusive congregation or one with special needs programming can also be inclined to walk away from the church when they feel ignored in their darkest hours.

Yet, what if we flipped that concept on its head?
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Belong to Believe…Libby Peterson

Posted on September 29, 2013 by

We need a new paradigm to reach those families OUTSIDE the church whose lives are shaped by the special needs of their child. We must find ways to BUILD relationships, enter each other’s realities and BRING them into some expression of Christian community – inviting them to BELONG so that they might come to BELIEVE. Continue reading →

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