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Thanks for joining me at SBTC’s West Texas Equip Conference on Jan. 18, 2025. Below you’ll find links to the presentations I did as well as links to resources mentioned in those sessions.
Slides from Our Sessions:
- Creating an Inclusive Children’s Ministry
- Supporting Children with Invisible Disabilities
- Engaging and Including Neurodiverse Teens in Youth/NextGen Ministry
Other Helpful Links:
- The Be All In: A Ministry Guide for Special Needs Inclusion in Children’s Ministry from Lifeway is a great place to start! lifeway.com/specialneeds
- Amazon page with ideas for Buddy Bags
- Buddy training video and slides (includes behavior management help)
- Using Volunteers and Buddies to Support Kids with Disabilities (slides from a recent presentation)
- Creating ISPs for Ministry Participants (podcast transcript)
- Family Care Plans (podcast transcript)
- 5 Phases of Disability Parenting & How Churches Can Help in Each Phase (podcast transcript)
- Amazon page with ideas for your sensory room/corner/hallway
- Pinterest board with inspiration for a sensory room (or other space)
- Key Ministry: The Podcast
Curriculum Options:
- Awe & Wonder Curriculum
- Ability Ministry
- Lifeway’s Special Buddies
- Lifeway’s Access
- The Adapted Word