by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Apr 30, 2019 | Church Support, Families, Special Needs Ministry
Church is a wonderful place, but for those of us with special needs children, it’s not always a place where we can just drop our child or adult child in a classroom and be on our way! Have you found this to be true? We remember early in our son’s life when there were...
by Joe and Cindi Ferrini | Feb 26, 2019 | Care and Support, Families
Love, love, loveLove, love, loveLove, love, loveThere’s nothing you can do that can’t be doneNothing you can sing that can’t be sungNothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the gameIt’s easy(Paul McCartney and John Lennon)It’s likely...
by Key Ministry | Dec 4, 2018 | Families, Inclusion, Special needs siblings
I’m thankful…for ways my sibling/child with special needs is included in church activities with his/her peers.I’m thankful… for a church family that gives my family grace when we are chronically late, complicated, or demanding. I’m thankful… for pastors...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Nov 19, 2018 | Book Reviews, Families, Special Needs Ministry
For most people, their first thought upon learning their child or loved one has a serious disability wouldn’t be to consider themselves blessed. What if that disability represents the instrument through which someone comes to recognize their need for God,...
by Lamar Hardwick | Nov 1, 2018 | Adult Advocates, Autism, Church Support, Families, Inclusion, Parents, Spiritual Development
One of the blessings of being a pastor is the incredible opportunity to witness the joy of families overcoming difficult circumstances. Nothing brings me more pleasure than to see God at work in the lives of those that I am called to serve.There are many images in the...
by Sandra Peoples | Oct 30, 2018 | Autism, Families, Special Needs Ministry
Many churches are moving away from the traditional Sunday school model and using home groups. But this way of “doing life together” can leave special-needs families isolated and alone. There are good reasons churches are transitioning to a home group model. Some are...
