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Tag Archives: Disability Ministry
What are the stats on adoption, trauma and disability?
It appears that adoptive families are more likely than others to face the challenge of dealing with disabilities among their children. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Families, Foster Care, Key Ministry, PTSD, Resources
Tagged ADHD, Adoption, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, church, Depression, Disability, Disability Ministry, Dr. Karyn Purvis, Foster Care, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, Shannon Dingle, The Connected Child, trauma
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We’re looking for churches to welcome families impacted by disability. HUNDREDS of churches…
We seek to connect families with churches close to where they live. We need LOTS and LOTS of churches willing and prepared to welcome families impacted by disability. And that’s where you come in. Continue reading
Special needs parents…Do you feel cheated?
Don’t you feel cheated about the life you imagined for you and your son? Continue reading
Posted in Families, Intellectual Disabilities, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
Tagged Autism, cerebral palsy, Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, Goodnight Superman, Inclusion, Jeff Davidson, Key Ministry, marriage, No More Peanut Butter Sandwiches, parenting, Rising Above Ministries, Special Needs Ministry
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What are the stats on disability and church?
The oft-quoted stat that 85-95% of special needs families are unchurched isn’t supported by any research, so I really think we – as people of the Truth – ought to stop repeating it. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Inclusion, Intellectual Disabilities, Key Ministry, Parents, Special Needs Ministry
Tagged Autism, church, Disability Ministry, disability statistics, Down Syndrome, Erik Carter, Inclusion, intellectual and developmental disabilities, Melinda Jones Ault, Shannon Dingle, Special Needs Ministry
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Join us for our Key Ministry Video Roundtable!
Our team at Key Ministry will be launching our Disability Ministry Video Roundtable…a fully interactive, monthly gathering of ministry leaders and key volunteers. T Continue reading
The Milestone Elephant
Some of the biggest struggles for so many special-needs parents are the emotions we experience when our children don’t reach typical milestones in the manner or time of other children. Continue reading
What are the stats on disability, adoption, and church? (Post 1 of 3)
Does our church represent these figures? If not, what can we do to become a more welcoming place? Continue reading
Making church irresistible for kids with the most common disabilities…
I all too often meet families who lack meaningful involvement with a local church because the environments in which we “do church” present unique challenges to kids with common mental health conditions. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Advocacy, Anxiety Disorders, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Resources
Tagged children's ministry, Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, Inclusion, Irresistible Church, Joni and Friends, Key Ministry, mental illness, Special Needs Ministry, student ministry
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Inviting our friends and neighbors to the party…
Is it wrong when we choose to withhold Jesus from the people whose paths we cross? Continue reading
The anger elephant…
I have seen more special-needs dads destroyed by their inability to let go of anger than perhaps anything else. Continue reading
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