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Tag Archives: Shannon Dingle
But what if we don’t have any children with disabilities in our church?
Do you want to share the Gospel with everyone in your community, or do you want to limit who has access to your body of believers?
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Five reasons churches shouldn’t have vaccine policies
But excluding unvaccinated or undervaccinated children would mean turning away a significant group of families. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Autism, Controversies, Families, Key Ministry
Tagged children's ministry, church, Key Ministry, policy, Shannon Dingle, vaccination, youth ministry
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5 tips for modifying your Sunday school curriculum for diverse learners
Since I know the idea of change can be scary to many of us, here are five tips for making positive and (mostly) painless changes by modifying your Sunday school curriculum for diverse learners… Continue reading
Four challenges of leading disability ministry as a special needs parent…Shannon Dingle
If the parent of a child with special needs wants to serve or lead in disability ministry at your church, don’t say no. But do ask some questions out of love, knowing that these parents willing to serve also need to be served too. Continue reading
Don’t tell me your church’s theology is sound if my family isn’t welcome…Shannon Dingle
I wouldn’t expect any new church to be fully equipped with how to support our family if we wanted to join. But I would expect, hope, wish, pray that they would be willing to love us enough to try to learn. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Tagged church, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Shannon Dingle, Special Needs Ministry, theology
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Shannon Dingle…Why do you keep writing about how broken kids in foster or adoptive placements are?
But I also want to make sure we’re telling the whole story. I’m not saying “don’t adopt” or “stop it with those memes” but rather standing in the gap between Hallmark movie versions of adoption/foster care and the hard realities that sometimes persist after placement. 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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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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