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Loving Our Neighbors With Disability

Loving Our Neighbors With Disability

What can we do to love our neighbors with disabilities? Offer them our presence. Spend time with them. I’m convinced far fewer people with chronic illnesses would be seeking physician-assisted suicide if they didn’t have to suffer alone. Get to know the neighbors whose child is picked up by a van on school days. Provide dinner to the person in your office caring for an elderly parent or a child with a disability. Invite them to join you at church for a worship service or some other activity.

Welcome to Disability Ministry… What Would You Say You Do Here? Podcast Episode 085

Welcome to Disability Ministry… What Would You Say You Do Here? Podcast Episode 085

In this week’s episode of Key Ministry: The Podcast, Garett will share ideas on how we can be better prepared to cast the vision and mission of disability ministry and the tangible ways we can do that in our churches.

Perseverance Needed in Disability Ministry

Perseverance Needed in Disability Ministry

Shannon Blosser talks about New Years Resolutions and the challenges of starting up a Disability Ministry. Like many resolutions it can be hard to stick with it after the New Years glitter wears off, and Disability Ministry is not much different. Disability Ministry takes perseverance, and being willing to do things differently in order to have a more Christ-centered church.

Ministry Goals for 2024: Podcast Episode 082

Ministry Goals for 2024: Podcast Episode 082

Let’s kick off the new year by setting some goals for our churches! In this episode, Sandra Peoples shares 24 goals for you to consider. You can reach more in 2024 with these ideas for strengthening and growing your ministry!

Reverse Inclusion: Our Teen and Young Adult Class: Podcast Episode 078

Reverse Inclusion: Our Teen and Young Adult Class: Podcast Episode 078

Reverse inclusion is a class designed for teens and young adults with disabilities that invites typical teenagers and young adults in for the purpose of friendship. It’s for teens like my son James who wouldn’t enjoy being part of our youth group. That environment isn’t safe for him and the curriculum doesn’t fit his needs. So instead we’ve created a class that is a good fit for him and our other teenagers! Listen to this podcast to hear about our strategies to make reverse inclusion work for you and your church!

Why the Home Group Model Is Challenging for Families Caring for Someone with a Disability: Podcast Episode 074

Why the Home Group Model Is Challenging for Families Caring for Someone with a Disability: Podcast Episode 074

In this week’s podcast, Sandra Peoples’ shares four suggestions for how to make sure caregiving families are included in a church home group or community group model!

Six Reasons Church Leaders are Struggling (And How You Can Help): Podcast Episode 021

Six Reasons Church Leaders are Struggling (And How You Can Help): Podcast Episode 021

In this episode, Lamar Hardwick shares six reasons why church leaders, especially those in disability and mental health ministry, may be struggling and how your church family can help them.

How Small Victories Lead to Full Inclusion in the Church

How Small Victories Lead to Full Inclusion in the Church

We desire the church to accommodate the needs of an individual and make room for them and their families in our connections. This is a God-breathed and God-centered vision of inclusion. So, what happens when it does not happen overnight?