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Tag Archives: Inclusion
One God, One Hope, One Body…March 28 #oneconference328
Some of our friends are putting on a very cool conference spanning three cities and two states on Saturday, March 28th that we encourage our friends in the Southwest to attend. Continue reading
Lorna Bradley…Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving
Throughout the years I have seen healing of deeply held emotional and spiritual wounds through coming together in a supportive, welcoming Christian community and working through our challenges together. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Key Ministry, Resources, Spiritual Development, Strategies
Tagged church, Disability Ministry, From Coping to Thriving, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Lorna Bradley, ministry resources, small groups, Special Needs Ministry, Special Needs Parenting, videoconferencing
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What if medication is a tool that helps us resist sin?
Could we argue that medication (or other treatment) that enhances our ability to avoid sin or to do good might be a useful tool for the individual Christian? Further, could we argue that the decision to take medication under such circumstances is God-honoring? Continue reading
What about them? Karen Jackson of Faith Inclusion Network
My daughter did have a place in a church now, but what about all those other families affected by disability? What about them? Continue reading
Including Kids and Teens With Mental Illness in the Church and Community…#globalaccess2015
Here’s the Slideshare of Dr. Grcevich’s presentation today at the 2015 Global Access Conference, presented by Joni and Friends…Including Kids and Teens With Mental Illness in the Church and Community. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Advocacy, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Training Events
Tagged #globalaccess2015, children, church, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental illness, Special Needs Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, teens
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Matt Walsh, responsibility, stigma and ADHD
There might be people with legitimate disorders who get labeled with this one, but this one, this specific thing we refer to as ADHD, is a godforsaken lie. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged ADHD, church, Disability Ministry, families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Matt Walsh, parenting, responsibility, stigma
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Shannon Dingle…Why do you keep writing about how broken kids in foster or adoptive placements are?
But I also want to make sure we’re telling the whole story. I’m not saying “don’t adopt” or “stop it with those memes” but rather standing in the gap between Hallmark movie versions of adoption/foster care and the hard realities that sometimes persist after placement. Continue reading
Why many in the church don’t see ADHD as a disability…
“People in the church believe they can tell when a disability ends and bad parenting begins.”
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Unintended consequences…Sin, mental illness and the church
The research appears to suggest that we have a lot of people within the church who struggle with emotional distress who have been badly hurt by their interactions with pastors, church staff, counselors and the reactions of fellow believers. Clearly, there’s an established perception among the majority outside the church that those struggling with more serious or chronic mental health concerns won’t be welcome at church…and that’s a very big problem when it comes to fulfilling Christ’s command to make disciples. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged Biblical Counseling, Biblical Counseling Coalition, Brad Hambrick, church, Disability Ministry, Dr. Matthew Stanford, Ed Welch, Inclusion, Jay Adams, Key Ministry, mental illness, Nouthetic Counseling, sin, unintended consequences
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