by Beth Golik | Jan 12, 2023 | Church Support, Disability Ministry, Worship
In today’s episode, Beth Golik shares 5 tips for hosting a sensory-friendly worship service at your church! Listen now in your favorite podcast app! Quick Links:5 Tips for Hosting a Sensory-Friendly Worship Service downloadable infographicDisability-Inclusive Event...
by Jess Ronne | Mar 10, 2022 | Church Support, Spiritual Development, Worship
Favor How do we obtain the Lord’s favor? Or earn our stamp of approval from the Almighty? We want it, right? Our gold star? Those blessings bestowed like health and wealth and having children who never argue? Oh, and a spouse who adores us 24/7? Wouldn’t that be...
by Joanna French | Jul 23, 2020 | Church Support, Culture of Life, Inclusion, Special Needs Ministry, Stories, Worship
The special needs ministry at our church has been operating for four years. In that time, we have welcomed many fantastic friends. Each of Embrace’s friends has given me, and our church family, a precious gift. It doesn’t feel fair to hoard these gifts, so I will...
by Lisa Jamieson | Dec 3, 2019 | Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Development, Worship
The bustle of Christmas and the Advent season are felt deeply in the offices of churches and Christian ministries around the world. In the midst of planning services, putting on choir concerts, and hosting women’s teas, there are hospital calls, pastoral visits and...
by Shelly Roberts | Aug 27, 2019 | Adoption, Culture of Life, Foster Care, Worship
We didn’t meet in a labor & delivery room like most moms and daughters do. Instead, we met in a back room of a foster care agency. Caring for children that weren’t from my womb wasn’t new to me. My husband and I had previously adopted two daughters from other...