Tag Archives: Stephen Grcevich MD

Key Ministry training at Parkside Church

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Dr. G

Carrie will be sharing strategies for effectively including kids with mental illness, trauma and developmental disabilities into Sunday School settings and offering practical tips for managing behavior for children who struggle with impulse control and self-regulation. I’ll be offering an overview of why including kids with hidden disabilities and their families is so important for the local church, and discussing how common conditions including ADHD, anxiety and Asperger’s Disorder may impact spiritual development in children and teens. Continue reading →

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My new job…

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Dr. G

I’m honored to announce that our Board has offered me the opportunity to serve the ministry in a 25 hour/week volunteer staff position as Director of Strategic Initiatives in the year ahead, while maintaining my current role as Board Chairman of Key Ministry. Continue reading →

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Nice recognition for Key Ministry…and some of our friends!

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Dr. G

Thanks to Tony Kummer and his crew at Ministry to Children for recognizing Church4EveryChild as one of the Top 100 Children’s Ministry Blogs (#15) for 2013!
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Key Ministry 2013…by the numbers

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Dr. G

A look back at the 2013 ministry year from a statistical perspective Continue reading →

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Drug company marketing ISN’T the cause of the ADHD epidemic

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Dr. G

Is the ADHD epidemic really a product of drug company marketing, or is it a result of our culture and our educational system imposing expectations upon a large segment of our child and teen population that they’re not developmentally prepared to meet? Continue reading →

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Key Ministry featured at Insight for Living!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Dr. G

In our interview, Colleen and I had the opportunity to discuss the challenges families face in attending church when kids have mental illnesses Continue reading →

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What do we know about medication in kids with PTSD?

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Dr. G

There’s no magic pill to help relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress in children and teens. Continue reading →

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The Mission Field Next Door: Mark 2:1-12

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Dr. G

When was the last time you took a chance in order to introduce a friend or a neighbor to Jesus? After all, we understand the stakes to be a lot higher. The friends were seeking to relieve their friend from the burden of ten or twenty years of paralysis. We who call ourselves Christians know the stakes are MUCH greater. Eternity is on the line! Continue reading →

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Meet me at St. Mark’s Findlay THIS SUNDAY!

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Dr. G

We’ll talk about the functional impairments associated with ADHD, anxiety disorders and Asperger’s Disorder in children and teens, and share practical ideas for addressing the challenges each condition poses to “doing church” for the affected kids and their families. Continue reading →

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