disability ministry weekly round-up {1-23-12}
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For me, this week includes meeting with a member of the Joni & Friends - Charlotte team, writing for Treasuring Christ curriculum (I currently write the take-home piece for parents), celebrating my daughter's fifth birthday, revising my master's thesis into two articles to submit for publication in a leading learning disabilities journal, seeking donations of gift cards from restaurants to give to parents for our Valentine's Day respite night, and getting over the cold that's currently kicking my butt (and then catching up on the emails that I've let slide while I've been under the weather). Granted, if that last item doesn't happen, some of the others might not either, so please pray for my recovery!
What's your week looking like?
Please respond to this tweet or leave a comment if you know of any autism-friendly churches in the northern Nevada (Reno, Carson City, Dayton) area. I have a friend who is searching for a place for her family, and I'd love your help. (And yes, I did check the listings in this post, but I didn't find anything.)
When the Children's Pastor is Impacted by Special Needs This guest post on The Inclusive Church is from Kristy Moser, who was a Special Needs Ministry leader in her church before her son Wyatt was born with special needs. Here's Kristy's personal blog.
3 Minute Interview: Andrea Roberts Reece's Rainbow, started by Andrea, advocates for orphans with Down syndrome and other special needs, and I am thankful for that organization and for Andrea.
Blessed By The Dozen A newstory about a mom of 12 including three children with Down syndrome who were adopted into the family.
Disability and The Gospel I'm looking forward to this book, being published by Crossway in July.
Going to Church with My Autistic Brother This post provides a mix of personal experience and ministry advice.
Parents of Children with Special Needs Need to Guard Against Caregiver Stress & Fatigue How can your church help?
Michael Aaron, our Special Angel A little boy was born to Christian musician Aaron Shust and his wife last week, with the surprise (to them, but not to God!) that little Michael has Down syndrome. Would you leave a comment at his blog to encourage him and his wife? Go here for his latest post, and - if you're not sure what to say - here's a post from a different blogger with some advice for encouraging new parents of a child with Down syndrome.
KIDS RAISING PARENTS: Parents, Teach Your Children to Make Handicapped Friends On EpicParent.tv, Christ Spradlin's daughter stepped in with a post last about growing up with a mom who only has one leg. Kylie did a great job!
Noah's Story If you haven't interacted with Rick Smith, aka Noah's Dad, you're missing out. Here's a guest post he wrote for the Orange Parents blog.
An Incongruent Culture My friend Barb of Snappin' Ministries (by the way, Snappin' stands for Special Needs Parent Network) wrote a great post about how we view life.
The Church, Autism, and Apologetics A pastor and an autism dad's perspective on theology, church, and the spectrum.
A Harvest of What Is Yet To Come I never promised these links would exclusively feature links related to disability ministry, and I'm taking a bit of blog owner license with this one: Katie Davis, best known by her book Kisses From Katie, traveled to Uganda for a three-week mission stint at age 18, returned permanently after graduation, and has adopted 13 daughters, including ones with medical needs like HIV. (Hmm, maybe this is related to special needs ministry after all!) And this is her post from last week on the {in}courage blog.
What's your week looking like?
Please respond to this tweet or leave a comment if you know of any autism-friendly churches in the northern Nevada (Reno, Carson City, Dayton) area. I have a friend who is searching for a place for her family, and I'd love your help. (And yes, I did check the listings in this post, but I didn't find anything.)
When the Children's Pastor is Impacted by Special Needs This guest post on The Inclusive Church is from Kristy Moser, who was a Special Needs Ministry leader in her church before her son Wyatt was born with special needs. Here's Kristy's personal blog.
3 Minute Interview: Andrea Roberts Reece's Rainbow, started by Andrea, advocates for orphans with Down syndrome and other special needs, and I am thankful for that organization and for Andrea.
Blessed By The Dozen A newstory about a mom of 12 including three children with Down syndrome who were adopted into the family.
Disability and The Gospel I'm looking forward to this book, being published by Crossway in July.
Going to Church with My Autistic Brother This post provides a mix of personal experience and ministry advice.
Parents of Children with Special Needs Need to Guard Against Caregiver Stress & Fatigue How can your church help?
Michael Aaron, our Special Angel A little boy was born to Christian musician Aaron Shust and his wife last week, with the surprise (to them, but not to God!) that little Michael has Down syndrome. Would you leave a comment at his blog to encourage him and his wife? Go here for his latest post, and - if you're not sure what to say - here's a post from a different blogger with some advice for encouraging new parents of a child with Down syndrome.
KIDS RAISING PARENTS: Parents, Teach Your Children to Make Handicapped Friends On EpicParent.tv, Christ Spradlin's daughter stepped in with a post last about growing up with a mom who only has one leg. Kylie did a great job!
Noah's Story If you haven't interacted with Rick Smith, aka Noah's Dad, you're missing out. Here's a guest post he wrote for the Orange Parents blog.
An Incongruent Culture My friend Barb of Snappin' Ministries (by the way, Snappin' stands for Special Needs Parent Network) wrote a great post about how we view life.
The Church, Autism, and Apologetics A pastor and an autism dad's perspective on theology, church, and the spectrum.
A Harvest of What Is Yet To Come I never promised these links would exclusively feature links related to disability ministry, and I'm taking a bit of blog owner license with this one: Katie Davis, best known by her book Kisses From Katie, traveled to Uganda for a three-week mission stint at age 18, returned permanently after graduation, and has adopted 13 daughters, including ones with medical needs like HIV. (Hmm, maybe this is related to special needs ministry after all!) And this is her post from last week on the {in}courage blog.