by Key Ministry | Aug 2, 2016 | Adoption, Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Our family stands out. We chose this life, as we adopted a child with visible disabilities and four children of different ethnicities than us in creating a family larger than most. I’m not complaining about our realities here. But I do miss the days when our family...
by Key Ministry | Jul 19, 2016 | Key Ministry, Mental Health, Shannon Dingle
Let me start by saying this: I’m a bit of an expert on this topic but not in the way you think. My background and education is heavily in child development and education and communication, but I never studied self-harm in a classroom. I took a smorgasbord of psych...
by Key Ministry | Jul 17, 2016 | Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Strategies
Editor’s Note: Catherine Boyle presents her monthly update on her church’s progress in launching a mental health inclusion ministry. This post was written in 2016, prior to Catherine joining the Key Ministry team. I listened to a podcast recently about...
by Key Ministry | Jul 10, 2016 | Autism, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Strategies
“GOOD–MORNING–CAMPERS–!!!.” In iconic Robin Williams style, my husband bellows out this greeting each morning at the annual Bible camp sponsored by the church we attend. This has become a camp tradition and one of many reasons it is special to kids and staff....
by Key Ministry | Jun 28, 2016 | Depression, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Stories
Editor’s note: I came across this post from Dylan Dodson in my Facebook feed. It turns out Dylan’s wife’s (Christina) used to serve on our social media team. We obtained permission through Christina to share it on our blog because I thought it would very much resonate...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Jun 26, 2016 | Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
The last seven days have felt like the best week ever for many in our home region of Northeast Ohio. Our Cleveland Cavaliers completed an epic comeback in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors to win the first major championship for a Cleveland team in 52...
