Thank you for attending my sessions at LifeWay’s ETCH conference! I’ve put all the links I mentioned in one place for easy access. I hope it’s helpful! Slides from “What Every Children’s Minister Should Know about Welcoming Children with Disabilities“ Slides from “Supporting Students with Invisible Disabilities“ Buddy bag Amazon list Pinterest board for…
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…
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 Baptist Texas – Disability Ministry All Access Conference Houston, Texas SBTC Disability Ministry Facebook Group Sandra Peoples – Vimeo Websites: KeyMinistry.org SoarSpecialNeeds.org AbilityMinistry.com JoniAndFriends.org 99 Balloons Nathaniel’s Hope The Banquet Network With Ministries Friendship Ministries Wonderful Works Walk Right In Ministries Faith Inclusion Network (interfaith) Conferences: All…
4 Ways to Be a Welcoming Church to Special-Needs Families: I’m confident every church can move from ‘We think people with disabilities would be welcome’ to ‘We know they would be welcome.’ How special needs inclusion changes the culture of the church: When James pulls up a seat at the table and joins them at the…