by Mark Arnold | Apr 7, 2021 | Special Needs Ministry
Working Together Wins at Church Working together wins because it makes us stronger, better, successful, and more focused than when we work apart. This is true when families, children’s and youth workers, and those who work with children and young people with special...
by Jolene | Sep 16, 2020 | Special Needs Ministry
We’ve Decided to Stop Dialysis We’ve decided to stop dialysis. Cathy delivered the news about her husband Brian with same steadiness she always displays We met Brian and Cathy we visited their church after we moved from South Dakota to Iowa. A few days later...
by Jolene | Jun 17, 2020 | Special Needs Ministry
In the Little Town Where I Once Lived In the little town where I once lived, people with disabilities contributed to the community in significant ways. The woman who ran the switchboard, one of the two remaining in the United States in 1977, had been the first baby to...
by Jolene | Mar 31, 2020 | Special Needs Ministry
Caregivers Fear the Future: 3 Ways to Walk Alongside Them Caregivers fear the future. I was 6 or 7 when I encountered this fear in the house where I grew up. If either my older sister or younger brother was sick, Mom would fold a white hankie into the shape of an...
by Shelly Christensen | Feb 27, 2020 | Special Needs Ministry, Spiritual Support
Belonging is the heartbeat of inclusion. Those words from today’s guest blogger Shelly Christensen resonate with me, and I believe they may resonate with you, too. In this post she provides a biblical framework for inclusion and reminds us that inclusion is the...
by Marnie Witters | Mar 21, 2019 | Special Needs Ministry
Dream a New Special Needs Ministry Dream “Dream a new special needs ministry dream.” Guest blogger Marnie Witters heard God whisper those words to her at a recent conference she attended. Today’s post is filled with practical take aways she hopes...
