by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 24, 2016 | Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Catherine Boyle from OutsideIn Ministries has graciously shared with our readers a series of blog posts (here, here and here) describing her church’s process (and progress) in developing a mental health inclusion ministry. Our team is very excited to come...
by Mike George | Oct 21, 2016 | Special Needs Parenting
One of my favorite Billy Joel songs is “Honesty.” Though it was written nearly 40 years ago, it still is relevant today. If you’ve never heard it, the theme relates to how honesty is such a lonely word, that everyone (well, most everyone) is so untrue. In our world,...
by Key Ministry | Oct 20, 2016 | Hope, Special Needs Parenting
“I can’t believe that her son is already talking. I’m still struggling to get mine to say his first words!” “Look at that mom taking all of those pictures of her daughter. I haven’t taken a photo in a year. I am such a bad...
by Sandra Peoples | Oct 20, 2016 | Families, Parents, Special Needs Ministry
There’s really just two things I want from the church we attend: I want them to keep James safe and I want them to love him. We visited a new church last weekend for the first time. We had communicated with the pastor and the children’s director in the...
by Key Ministry | Oct 19, 2016 | Autism, Special Needs Parenting
What Is It? In an autism household, I get a lot of practice dealing with perseveration. What’s that, you ask? Here’s the verdict from Mr. Webster: perseveration: “continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree...
