Tag Archives: Jolene Philo

Mental health ministry training at Inclusion Fusion Live

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

We’ll be offering an all-day training for churches interested in developing a mental health inclusion strategy and making available five additional workshops and presentations for ministry leaders and families with interest in mental health ministry. Continue reading →

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Inclusion Fusion LIVE – A disability ministry conference for church leaders AND families

Posted on February 25, 2018 by

Registration is now open for Inclusion Fusion Live – a disability ministry conference hosted by Key Ministry  on April 20th-21st, 2018 at Bay Presbyterian Church in Bay Village, Ohio.  Continue reading →

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Our first seven Facebook communities for families impacted by disability

Posted on May 25, 2016 by

Editor’s note: This post was updated to reflect that SEVEN Facebook communities are now up and running for families of kids with disabilities, including a group led by Sandra Peoples for ministry families impacted by disability. Key for Families seeks … Continue reading →

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Our first seven Facebook communities for families impacted by disability

Posted on May 25, 2016 by

This post was updated to reflect that SEVEN Facebook communities are now up and running for families of kids with disabilities, including a group led by Sandra Peoples for ministry families impacted by disability. Continue reading →

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Seven things I learned from our first 1,000 blog posts…

Posted on March 20, 2016 by

On the occasion of our thousandth post, I’ll share the seven most important takeaways I’ve gained since starting this journey with you in the summer of 2010. Continue reading →

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Our Ten Most Popular Blog Posts of 2015

Posted on December 22, 2015 by

In the event you may have missed something that was quite popular among your fellow readers, today we share the ten most viewed posts of 2015. Continue reading →

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Clinging to Faith while Parenting Children with PTSD

Posted on November 24, 2015 by

God was in control when his Son hung on the cross. Surely he is in control of the lives of our traumatized children, too. Continue reading →

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4 Reasons Traumatized Kids Need Mentally Healthy Parents

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

Children of depressed parents have a higher risk of developing PTSD. Continue reading →

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How Parents Can Advocate Effectively for Traumatized Children

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

Because children with PTSD can’t advocate for themselves. They need us to be their voice when they are too small and too broken to advocate on their own behalf. This post discusses three skills parents must cultivate to be effective advocates for traumatized kids. Continue reading →

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How to Prevent PTSD in Traumatized Children

Posted on November 5, 2015 by

This post reviews some of the techniques parents and other adults can use to lower the risk of PTSD developing in our kids after they experience a traumatic event.
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