Each year more churches are realizing the need to reach and support families impacted by special-needs. If that's your church, you may wonder what steps to take next. Here are five goals you can set for your special-needs ministry in the new year.
Asperger's Disorder (Autism Level 1) and Spiritual Development
A different way of looking at mental health ministry
When Kids Become Aggressive at Church
What Special-Needs Families Wish Their Pastors Knew
If we could sit down with our pastors and tell them what's on our hearts, it would include phrases like these: We are lonely. We wish we could do more. We know you can't control every church members' reactions to our family, but you do set the example. How you talk about disabilities from the pulpit makes an impact on us. The challenges we face as our children grow up change and evolve.
A conference dedicated to mental health inclusion ministry
Disability inclusion on mission trips
How Special-Needs Families Bless Their Churches
Helping kids with "hidden disabilities" at the start of a new program year
Transitions from one ministry environment to another all too often result in kids and families falling away from church programming. With a little understanding of how transitions may impact kids with specific disabilities and some advance planning, church staff, volunteers and parents can help most to have positive experiences as they progress into their age-appropriate ministry environments at the start of the new program year.
