by Lamar Hardwick | May 7, 2020 | Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Care and Support, Coronavirus, Depression, Hidden Disabilities, Hope, Mental Health, Strategies
On March 14th, the leaders of our church held a special conference call. The topic of conversation was the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential of having to suspend weekly church gatherings. Like thousands of churches all over the world, we were forced to make a...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 8, 2020 | Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry
It was one month ago today when most Christians last experienced a Sunday worship service inside a church building. The quarantines and social distancing necessitated by the coronavirus have produced the unintended benefit of reminding us of how much we value...
by Jeremy Smith | Mar 26, 2020 | Church Support, Depression, Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health
I wrote a companion post to this one on Church and Mental Health on how Christian counselors need to look for ways they can be supporting pastors. The hope is between that post and this one, we can begin to align the goals of the Church with mental health, as well as...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Mar 22, 2020 | Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry
For the past few weeks, the attention of our government, medical community and public health systems has appropriately been focused on “flattening the curve” of a coronavirus epidemic that would otherwise result in a massive loss of life. I wouldn’t...
by Key Ministry | Feb 18, 2020 | Autism, Care and Support, Church Support, Culture of Life, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Mental Health, Parents
“Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him” – Psalms 127:3 There has never been a day I grieved my children. I do not regret bringing them into this world. I do not doubt God has a precious purpose for them. They are happy, loud, silly,...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jan 5, 2020 | Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion Fusion, Mental Health
When our team sat down in 2010 to engage in the planning process that led to the creation of this blog and all the other resources we make available to churches and families, we had some ideas about the direction disability ministry might take in the 2010s. In...
