by Barb Dittrich | Jan 17, 2017 | Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry
Nothing will make a pastor avoid you like asking to have a meeting on how to make church more inclusive. “We don’t have the manpower,” is an immediate thought. Stress escalates in a pastor’s heart when they are sensing increased demands without the bandwidth to staff...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jan 5, 2017 | Autism, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry
This blog series was on Asperger’s Disorder and Spiritual Development was originally presented from March 25th-April 29th 2012. Special thanks to Mike Woods from the Special Friends Ministry at First Baptist Orlando for his invaluable contributions to...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Nov 21, 2016 | Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Mental Health
I wish all of our readers had been able to attend the Mental Health Ministry in the Local Church conference this past weekend, presented by OutsideIn Ministries and hosted by Ironbridge Baptist Church in Chester, VA. Catherine Boyle and her team at OutsideIn...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Nov 17, 2016 | Inclusion, Mental Health, Strategies
This blog series, Beyond Zero Tolerance: When Kids Become Aggressive at Church was originally presented from September 2011 to January 2012 and examined issues and challenges that arise when kids demonstrate aggressive behavior at church. We’ll kick off the series by...
by Sandra Peoples | Nov 3, 2016 | Advocacy, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry
Each special-needs family has different challenges, but there are some concerns that are universal for us. If we could sit down with our pastors and tell them what’s on our hearts, it would include phrases like these: 1. We are lonely. We often don’t fit...
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...
