Mar 3, 2014 | "How Can I Help?", Advocacy & Awareness, How to help, Inclusion, Joni and Friends, Ministry and kidmin leaders, Parent Support, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized |
In last week’s post, I shared about how Special Needs Ministries are needed to reach the 90% of special needs families who do not attend church. Most simply can’t. I also shared a few practical ways that extended –and spiritual– family can... Oct 29, 2013 | "How Can I Help?", God Understands?!, Grief & Loss, How to help, Joni and Friends, Ministry and kidmin leaders, No, You're Not The Only One..., Parent Support, Uncategorized |
Four-part series, “Faith Through Disappointment” continues. Of the “Four Gets,” the first is to Get REAL: Giving ourselves permission to grieve or get angry. The second, is to Get HELP: Be willing to lean on others. We were not... Oct 8, 2013 | How to help, Humor, Joni and Friends, Ministry and kidmin leaders, Parent Support, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized |
A tribute to special needs ministry champions who honor our families with “Gold-deluxe” service. I’ve been each of these three “Must Bears” at some point. Supporting complex families like ours can be a delicate, sensitive and... Sep 17, 2013 | Don't Diss Disability (DissAbility), Humor, Inclusion, Ministry and kidmin leaders, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized |
Inspired by this recent humorous post by Dale Hudson of Relevant Children’s Ministry, here are: 31 Flavors of Crazy: Things Said By No Special Needs Ministry Leader, Ever “Special Needs”? Whatev. Just throw him in.... Jun 24, 2013 | Joni and Friends, Special Needs Ministry, Uncategorized |
In two earlier posts, I summarized the wonders of Joni Camp, and featured a handful of the amazing STM’s. The series continues with more STM stories from our recent June 2013 Camp. None of these STM’s were conscious of being watched. They...