Tag Archives: outreach

Why would they want to come to church?

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Dr. G

What would draw a family to church for whom church wasn’t part of their upbringing… especially when they have to overcome the complications of attending church with a child with a disability? Continue reading →

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The Front Door…Online Church For Families Impacted By Disabilities

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Dr. G

We believe The Front Door represents a new expression of Christian community…an online extension of the local church through which children and families may be introduced to Jesus Christ via technology in environments chosen by their parents and caregivers at times of the day when families impacted by disability may be more receptive to teaching and discipleship. Continue reading →

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Belong to Believe…Libby Peterson

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Dr. G

We need a new paradigm to reach those families OUTSIDE the church whose lives are shaped by the special needs of their child. We must find ways to BUILD relationships, enter each other’s realities and BRING them into some expression of Christian community – inviting them to BELONG so that they might come to BELIEVE. Continue reading →

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Mental illness can kill…even in the best of families

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Dr. G

Growing up in a loving family of great faith or coming to a personal faith in Jesus Christ is no guarantee of being spared of the pain and suffering of mental illness while living in a fallen world. Continue reading →

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