disability ministry weekly round-up {12-19-11}
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Happy Monday! I'm going to start things off with a personal question of mine, because I know I have several mommas and dads of kids with special needs who read this and because I know asthma is more common among those with disabilities: Any tips for someone newly diagnosed? (And, yes, that newly diagnosed gal would be me, possibly due to lung complications of rheumatoid arthritis.)
And now on to the links for the week...
Things God does with tears Good reminder from John Knight.
26 Sensory Integration Tools for Meltdown Management Helpful for parents and churches.
“We do not look to what Michael can do here in this life, but instead look to the One. . .” Touching story of a church body welcoming a young boy - who happens to have a disability - and his family in a fourth grade Advent candle tradition.
Bearing false witness against thy neighbor (with Down syndrome) Insightful article juxtaposing the commandment not to bear false witness and the biased, incomplete, and dangerous information often provided to parents when their unborn child is diagnosed with Down syndrome
God Only Gives You What You Can Handle? I guest-posted last week on SupportforSpecialNeeds.com, and I linked to it then. Today I link to it again because you'll want to return to read the comments (and maybe even join the conversation yourself!).
What is a Champions Club? Sam Luce gives a great description of one model of special needs ministry.
Special Needs: You're Not Forgotten Anymore A challenging and helpful guest post by Craig Johnson on KidMin360.com about why and how to do special needs ministry
And ministries that are welcoming people with disabilities and their families...
And now on to the links for the week...
Things God does with tears Good reminder from John Knight.
26 Sensory Integration Tools for Meltdown Management Helpful for parents and churches.
“We do not look to what Michael can do here in this life, but instead look to the One. . .” Touching story of a church body welcoming a young boy - who happens to have a disability - and his family in a fourth grade Advent candle tradition.
Bearing false witness against thy neighbor (with Down syndrome) Insightful article juxtaposing the commandment not to bear false witness and the biased, incomplete, and dangerous information often provided to parents when their unborn child is diagnosed with Down syndrome
God Only Gives You What You Can Handle? I guest-posted last week on SupportforSpecialNeeds.com, and I linked to it then. Today I link to it again because you'll want to return to read the comments (and maybe even join the conversation yourself!).
What is a Champions Club? Sam Luce gives a great description of one model of special needs ministry.
Special Needs: You're Not Forgotten Anymore A challenging and helpful guest post by Craig Johnson on KidMin360.com about why and how to do special needs ministry
And ministries that are welcoming people with disabilities and their families...
- one that is helping hearing family members learn sign language when they have a child born with deafness
- buried in an article about those from older generations who were never diagnosed with autism as children, one that helped a man connect with an advocate for people with disabilities
- one that is launching a disability ministry for children on January 18, 2011 (pray for them!)