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Tag Archives: Gillian Marchenko
Key Ministry 2013…by the numbers
A look back at the 2013 ministry year from a statistical perspective Continue reading →
Thankful for the opportunity to serve…
In my day job as a physician, I have the opportunity to do work of significance. The work we get to do through Key Ministry will have eternal significance. Continue reading →
Sun Shine Down…An interview with Gillian Marchenko
What I’ve learned through parenting kids with Down syndrome, what I think I probably knew cerebrally as a believer but now relay on concretely, is my daily need for God. There’s just no way I can parent without him. Continue reading →
Loss and Grief in Parenting Children with Special Needs…Inclusion Fusion Library
We’ll start our series with a video from a well-known author…and our guest blogger for this weekend-Gillian Marchenko. Gillian spoke on the topic Loss and Grief in Parenting Children with Special Needs for Inclusion Fusion 2012. Continue reading →
Autism Awareness Month…What about the siblings?
In honor of Autism Awareness Month, I thought it would be appropriate to share a few resources focusing on siblings of kids with special needs, along with a wonderful resource from the Key Ministry website. Continue reading →
Gillian Marchenko…To the new mother of a baby with Down syndrome
I am a bit farther down your new path. Give yourself time to fall in love with your son, and to get used to Down syndrome. Breathe in his baby smell. Watch how his brother kisses the top of his head, how your husband gently puts him down to sleep, how your baby locks eyes with you when he eats. The weight of the world is in those eyes.
Today, you don’t have to love Down syndrome. Just love your son.
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Posted in Advocacy, Key Ministry, Stories
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Tagged Disability Ministry, Down Syndrome, Gillian Marchenko, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry, World Down Syndrome Day
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Not Alone
Not Alone is a collaboration of parents of kids with special needs, writing for other parents of kids with special needs from a Christian perspective. Many parents involved in the project have become widely read authors in their own right. All have firsthand experience with the struggles involved in raising children with disabilities. They seek to provide a place where parents with similar challenges can “do life” together.
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Stuff that’s too good to ignore…Gillian Marchenko
We’re asking our leaders to forward the links to this post/video to pastors, church staff members or families who would have interest in Gillian’s presentation on loss and grief in parenting children with special needs, along with other Inclusion Fusion presentations in the Stuff That’s Too Good to Ignore series.
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Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Resources, Stories
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Tagged Christian Fellowship Church Chicago, church, Disability Ministry, Gillian Marchenko, grief, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, loss, parenting, special needs, The King's Table
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How to Do Live Chat…and Chairman’s Choices for Day Three of Inclusion Fusion
For our “Chairman’s Choices” today, I want to call your attention to four videos of special interest to our friends in the world of children’s and family ministry… Continue reading →
Posted in Autism, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Inclusion Fusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Parents, Resources, Spiritual Development, Training Events
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Tagged Amy Dolan, bullying, Calling, Chronic Sorrow, Dr. Cara Daily, Gillian Marchenko, Inclusion Fusion, Katie Wetherbee, Key Ministry, live chat, Rebecca Hamilton, Special Needs Ministry Web Summit
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Faces of the Movement…Gillian Marchenko
The authenticity of her writing immediately caught my attention. She’s written some fabulous blog posts on her personal experience with depression that’s among the best stuff I’ve seen on mental health from a Christian perspective. This post in particular is especially appropriate for Mental Illness Awareness Week. Continue reading →
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