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When Our “Can’t” Overwhelms Our “Can”…Mike Dobes
Why are the very overseers of the Church reluctant to bring the Gospel to all people, regardless of their disability? In truth, we are all disabled… some of us just hide our disabilities better than others. How do we keep missing an entire people group that is waiting to be heard, loved, accepted and embraced as they are? Continue reading
Does love heal all wounds from childhood trauma?
In other words, church, we have a great opportunity to love those affected by trauma! The need is great. Kids are hurting. Adults are too. Families are struggling. And the first step in being able to help is understanding the need. Jesus met people where they were, and so can we. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, PTSD
Tagged Adoption, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, church, disabiiity ministry, Dr. Karyn Purvis, Empowered to Connect, Inclusion, Key Ministry, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Shannon Dingle, Stephen Grcevich MD, The Connected Child, trauma
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Jay Adams and the foundations of a movement…
It’s important for our readers to understand how central Adams has been in impacting how pastors from evangelical and reformed traditions think about mental illness and pastoral counseling. Continue reading
Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged Biblical Counseling, Christian counseling, church, Competent to Counsel, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Institute for Nouthetic Studies, Jay Adams, Key Ministry, mental illness, Nouthetic Counseling, sin, stigma
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Steve AND Shannon will be presenting at #GlobalAccess2015
Shannon will be leading a workshop on The Special Needs of Foster and Adoptive Families and leading a roundtable discussion on What are some practical implications of the verse “Blessed are the nations whose God is the Lord?”
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Posted in Adoption, Families, Foster Care, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Training Events
Tagged Adoption, church, Disability Ministry, Foster Care, Global Access Conference, Inclusion, Joni and Friends, Key Ministry, mental illness, ministry conferences, Shannon Dingle, special needs, Stephen Grcevich MD
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The elephant in the living room…Sin, mental illness and the church
We appear to be far more interested in (and comfortable with) outreach to kids, teens and adults who we view as having little or no moral culpability for their disabilities. Continue reading
Posted in Controversies, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged anxiety, church, Dan Vander Plaats, Disability Ministry, Elephant in the Living Room, Elim Christian Services, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental illness, online Bible Study, sin, Special Needs Ministry, stigma, the 5 Stages
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HIV and other blood-borne pathogens in children’s ministry…Shannon Dingle
So what should you do if there’s a child with HIV in your church? The same thing you should do otherwise: use best practices for first aid and show love to the child and parents. Continue reading
Join us at keyministry.tv in January!
Invite friends to check out some highlights from last November’s Inclusion Fusion Disability Ministry Web Summit and experience the first installment of our “Key Talks” disability ministry training curriculum in January!
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