by Sandra Peoples | Aug 24, 2021 | Autism, Sandra Peoples, Special Needs Ministry
One effective plan for helping students with special needs, learning disabilities, and mental health challenges be included in all your children’s or youth ministry has to offer is a buddy ministry! In this comprehensive post on buddies, we’ll answer: Why should we...
by Sandra Peoples | Jun 18, 2020 | Sandra Peoples, Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Development
As we all make plans to welcome back the students we serve in our special-needs ministries, it’s a great time to take a look at how we can better serve them! Because each child at our church is unique, we have developed ISPs for each one—individualized spiritual...
by Sandra Peoples | Apr 30, 2020 | Sandra Peoples, Special Needs Ministry, Strategies
After six weeks of social distancing and taking so many extra precautions to keep ourselves safe, the discussions now have shifted to the topic of re-entry. Our churches are praying and planning about what’s to come in the summer and beyond. But our ministries...
by Sandra Peoples | May 23, 2019 | Sandra Peoples, Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Development
As a special-needs mom and a special-needs sister, I’m often asked for tips on how ministry leaders should communicate with special-needs families. In order to communicate with care and compassion, ministry leaders need to understand the five phases of special-needs...
by Sandra Peoples | Apr 25, 2019 | Hidden Disabilities, Sandra Peoples, Special Needs Ministry
How many children with disabilities should your church be serving? It’s a good question, and there are a few factors that go into determining what the number could be. First, consider your church size. According to Thom Rainer, the latest stats on church size are as...
by Sandra Peoples | Mar 1, 2018 | Sandra Peoples
We’re excited to share with you a new branch of the Key Ministry for Families blog—Not Alone Special Needs Parenting on the Patheos platform. We were approached by their family site editor after she had read posts on our former Not Alone site. She extended...
