by Joanna French | Nov 17, 2020 | Church Support, Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Development
As people, we gravitate toward the comfortable, the safe, the easy, and the peaceful. I get it. No, I really, really do. Because of this, I absolutely understand why it is scary to welcome people with disabilities into your church. That is why today, I sit here to...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Nov 16, 2020 | Church Support, Key Ministry, Special Needs Ministry
With all the upheaval we’ve all experienced over the past eight months, the most unsettled I’ve felt was the first Sunday my family and I attended a worship service inside our church’s building. I’d never seen the church so empty. I’d been worried about not having a...
by Lisa Jamieson | Nov 3, 2020 | Church Support, Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Development
I’ve been thinking a lot about three realities of the human experience lately:We learn through the ways we resonate with each other.We cannot compare our lives, but we sometimes relate to each other.All people want to be understood and feel like they belong...
by Key Ministry | Oct 13, 2020 | Autism, Special Needs Ministry
This morning I noticed a boxer dog looking very playful and relaxed. I went back 55 years in my mind to when we had a boxer. He was a lovely dog and was relaxed with the family. However he was often on high alert when out, and some dogs seemed very wary of him. When...
by Lisa Jamieson | Oct 6, 2020 | Mental Health, Parents, Special Needs Ministry
Families affected by disabilities and other special needs live with a certain amount of chronic stress and uncertainty. So when any additional crisis, stressor or ambiguity is added, we can tend to lose our cool quickly. We need encouragers, as well as reassurances...
by Lisa Jamieson | Sep 10, 2020 | Church Support, Culture of Life, Special Needs Ministry
Dear leader in a disability-friendly church,Thank you for caring what the Bible says about inviting and embracing people of all abilities and their families in your church. More than that, thank you for prayerfully seeking to live out the Gospel in Jesus’ way, which...
