Training buddies to serve in your children’s and youth ministries is an important part of helping your church be welcoming and inclusive! I’ve written before on Recruiting, Training and Supporting Buddies in Your Children’s and Youth Ministries, but I often get asked how to do the buddy training. I recorded these buddy training sessions to use with…
We lost my big sister Syble on July 24th from undiagnosed gall bladder cancer. She had been sick, but we assumed the doctors would figure out what was going on and she would be back to normal soon. I’d like to share her obituary and the words I shared at her service here so…
At our church, our special needs ministry’s goal is to communicate the gospel to every child in a way they understand and in an environment where they feel comfortable. Because every child is unique, we have developed ISPs for each one—individualized spiritual plans! Similar to what the students have at school under their IEPs, our ISPs…
(Affiliate links included) Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace by Michael S. Beates Copious Hosting by Jennie Weiss Block Fearfully and Wonderfully by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ’s Body by Brian Brock Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ by Brian…
My Resources: Sandra Peoples – Disability Ministry Southern Baptists of Texas – Disability Ministry SBTC Disability Ministry Facebook Group Sandra Peoples – Vimeo Accessible-Church.com Monthly Disability Ministry Newsletter Websites with Resources: KeyMinistry.org Lifeway AbilityMinistry.com JoniAndFriends.org 99 Balloons Nathaniel’s Hope The Banquet Network Guidelight With Ministries Engaging Disability Wonderful Works Walk Right In Ministries Ability Tree…
Eight Outreach Events to Target (and Bless) Special-Needs Families: We see special-needs families as an unreached people group we plan to target. And like missionaries, we are taking the “go and engage” approach instead of just “come and see.” Five Activities to Target Adults with Disabilities: These activity ideas are great for older teens and…
