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Tag Archives: pastors
The responsibilities of church leaders who promote adoption
I’d like to challenge church leaders to assume responsibility for supporting their families when they pursue adoption ministry. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Families, Foster Care, Key Ministry, Strategies
Tagged Adoption, church leaders, churches, Foster Care, Inclusion, Orphan Sunday, pastors, responsibility, trauma, trauma-informed
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Focus on the Family, Lifeway avoid the tough questions about mental illness…
Here’s my most significant criticism of this survey…they didn’t ask the right questions! Continue reading
Incomplete…
I can attest that our work would be impossible without the time and talent of Board members, staff and volunteers who themselves are being actively treated for a mental health condition or have a child (or multiple children) receiving treatment. Life for each of them is not without bumps in the road, but yet they serve magnificently. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged church, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Incomplete, Key Ministry, mental illness, pastors
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The many types of childhood trauma
As we launch into a series on trauma, a good place to start might be to define what exactly constitutes trauma? Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, PTSD, Resources
Tagged children, church staff, Key Ministry, NCTSR, pastors, PTSD, teens, trauma, volunteers
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Why every mature Christian should have to preach at least once…
We’d all have a far greater appreciation for the dedication and commitment required of the folks who put their heads and hearts into sharing with us from God’s Word every week. Make a point of telling your pastor how much you appreciate their dedication and commitment. Continue reading
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Tagged Martindale Christian Fellowship Church, pastors, preaching, teaching
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Families impacted by depression…How can the church help?
How can churches help families impacted by depression to experience the love of Christ? Here are some thoughts…
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Depression…Definitions matter
The purpose of this series will be to help pastors, church staff, volunteers and Christian parents improve their ability to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and children and teens and help them to most effectively support kids with depression and their families. Here’s a tentative outline of some of the topics we’ll be covering in the series… Continue reading
Registration for Inclusion Fusion 2012 Opens Sunday, September 16!
I’m pleased to announce the opening of registration for Inclusion Fusion 2012, Key Ministry’s FREE worldwide Special Needs Ministry Web Summit, on Sunday, September 16th! This year’s Inclusion Fusion will take place from November 12th-16th, and is accessible everywhere an Internet connection is available on your computer, tablet or smart phone. Continue reading
What Pastors Believe About Mental Illness
I would think that churches inclined to view depression or other mental disorders as conditions associated with a lack of faith in God would be most committed to efforts to reach and build relationships with persons suffering from these conditions. After all, to fail to do so would be analogous to building a hospital and subsequently deciding to do as little as possible to let sick people know that the hospital was open. Continue reading
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