by Joanna French | Jun 29, 2021 | Church Support, Hidden Disabilities, Special Needs Ministry
Today was a bad pain day. I never cry from pain. Never, except for today. I cry in frustration or anger, but I never cry from pain. I full out ugly cried today. I hate crying in front of people. It’s the worst watching my hurts hurt them. I digress.For the purposes of...
by Key Ministry | Jun 22, 2021 | Church Support, Spiritual Development
On this particular morning, several years ago, my Bible reading for the day took me to Romans 10:9-10, the Scriptures that lay out God’s path to salvation: to declare with one’s mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in one’s heart that God raised Him from the dead. The...
by Evana Sandusky | Jun 17, 2021 | Church Support, Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Development
Some individuals with limited speech may use AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) speech-generating devices. There are a variety of these devices available for users that produce speech with the push of a button. A great deal of testing, device trialing,...
by Jeremy Smith | Jun 15, 2021 | Church Support, Depression, Mental Health
We know there are many barriers to treatment. Kristen Kansiewicz wrote a great article on why Christians do not get into mental health treatment, including stigma, low-perceived need, and negative experiences which we as the Church need to continue to address. But I...
by Key Ministry | Jun 10, 2021 | Church Support, Special Needs Ministry
Many young people with learning disabilities do not have adequate preparation for adult life. The reason sometimes is that people mistakenly assume that having learning disabilities means not being able to learn. This is not the case. Rather, it means that they have...
by Joanna French | Jun 8, 2021 | Church Support, Mental Health, Special Needs Ministry
So, you don’t know me, but I’m a pastor. God called me to ministry about five years ago. Like most of us, I never would’ve seen it coming. There are a dozen reasons why nobody would want to use me and those are all the reasons why God chose me.You see, I am greatly...
