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Tag Archives: Inclusion
A disability is still a disability for kids who aren’t disabled all the time
Many kids and adults experience mental health conditions that substantially limits their ability to participate in church as a major life activity while maintaining reasonably high levels of functioning at school, at work or at home. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged adults, children, church, Disability, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental health, teens
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If a kid has mental illness, who will invite their family to church?
It’s hard for families to be invited to church when they don’t know anyone who regularly attends church. Continue reading
Need Project podcast spotlights Key Ministry, hidden disabilities
In my conversation with Bob, we discussed the state of mental health care in the U.S., explored the reasons why kids with mental illness aren’t typically served in the context of existing disability ministries, examined some of the struggles churches experience in serving those with hidden disabilities and shared strategies some churches are utilizing to reach families impacted by disabilities lacking meaningful involvement with a local church. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Controversies, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Resources, Training Events
Tagged Bob West, church, Disability Ministry, fathers, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental illness, podcast, special needs, Stephen Grcevich MD, The Need Project
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Ed Stetzer is dead-on about mental illness and Christians…now what?
Sadly, I can’t help but conclude that in our desire as church to avoid the influence of anti-Biblical worldviews foundational to some treatment orientations employed in the mental health community and worldviews held by the vast preponderance of mental health practitioners…we’ve forgotten to love the people experiencing mental illness and contributed to needless suffering by millions of Christ followers and their families.
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Want to be a online worship host?
Worship hosts play a critical role at Front Door. Continue reading
Posted in Key Ministry, Strategies, Training Events
Tagged Disability Ministry, Front Door, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Nils Smith, online church, Training, worship hosts
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Treatment doesn’t eliminate the need for ongoing support…
Clearly, good treatment can help the vast majority of kids and families impacted by mental illness. But treatment doesn’t always work as well as we would hope in the fallen, messed-up world we live in. And families need our support through every step of their journey. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Advocacy, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Families, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Tagged anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, chronic illness, church, Depression, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, mental illness, Stephen Grcevich MD, support, treatment
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Families impacted by mental illness crave support from their church…
The study points out a crying need on the part of families impacted by mental illness for help and support through their local church to facilitate inclusion and spiritual growth. Continue reading
If churches knew how many people mental illness impacts, they’d be more interested in reaching them
The segment of the population impacted by disability, especially families impacted by mental illness, trauma and developmental disabilities, would in my mind represent the ultimate “low-hanging fruit” for local churches Continue reading
This Week at The Front Door…May 11-17, 2014
As we begin our fourth week of offering church for families of kids with disabilities at The Front Door, we’re expanding our worship schedule to four evenings per week. Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged disabilities, families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, online church, The Front Door
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