What if my child isn’t able to learn about God and experience salvation?
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What if my child isn’t able to learn about God and experience salvation?

I remember the day my older sister, who has Down syndrome, went down front at church and told the preacher she had accepted Jesus as her Savior. After a few more conversations, she was baptized. Faith, even childlike faith according to Matthew 18, is necessary, and she had that faith. But my son James won’t…

Creating ISPs (Individualized Spiritual Plans!) for Students with Special Needs, Learning Disabilities, and Behavioral Diagnoses
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Creating ISPs (Individualized Spiritual Plans!) for Students with Special Needs, Learning Disabilities, and Behavioral Diagnoses

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…

Theology of Disability and Ministry Inclusion Reading List
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Theology of Disability and Ministry Inclusion Reading List

(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…