Sinopsis
Did you know that only 17% of families who have a family member with autism participate in a community of faith on a regular basis? Many communities of faith simply have not taken the steps to welcome those with disabilities, not because they don't want to but because they don't know how.Join Mike, a father of three boys with autism, a member of a community of faith, and an Autism and Inclusion Specialist as he shares ideas about how to remedy this problem and learn how to make room for people with intellectual disabilities into communities of faith.
Episodios
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Family-Focused Special Needs Ministry
17/05/2011 Duración: 29minDr. Steve Grcevich, President of the Board of Key Ministry, discusses the advantages of family-focused special needs ministry.
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Conversations with Katie
10/05/2011 Duración: 28minKatie Wetherbee joins us to talk about special needs ministry and the unexpected things that can happen and difficulties that can arise with kids (because they’re KIDS!). Some common examples of "challenging" scenarios and their solutions will be discussed!
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The Importance of Collaboration & Good Communication Part 2
25/04/2011 Duración: 30minKatie Wetherbee, Director of Education for Key Ministry, will share some strategies and tips for helping parents who want to work more effectively with churches and schools.
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The Importance of Collaboration and Good Communication!
19/04/2011 Duración: 28minKatie Wetherbee, Director of Education for Key Ministry, will share some strategies and tips for helping parents who want to work more effectively with churches and schools.
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You Are A Gift To Parents
29/03/2011 Duración: 13minA father shares his story of trying to find a community of faith to call "home." Find out who made it possible and how it changed his life.
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Welcoming The Stranger
17/01/2011 Duración: 21minThe community of faith is God's gift to the world. God calls His people to live out the gospel pattern of welcome and generosity. The mission of Jesus--our mission--is a movement of inclusion, a movement of grace, a movement of love for those who may be "different" than us.
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Compassion Towards Others
18/12/2010 Duración: 18minThe word compassion comes from two Latin words, "suffer" and "with." To show compassion means to suffer with someone, to enter into a person's situation and become involved in that person's suffering. Compassion is not a theoretical attitude, put a practical involvement. It involves doing, not just thinking or saying.
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Faith-Based Support Groups
22/10/2010 Duración: 16minThis 17-minute show provides information on one way to minister to the spiritual and emotional needs of families who have a child with autism or other disability.
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Faith-Based Respite Care
10/10/2010 Duración: 21minFamilies who have a child with a disability indicate that respite is a critical need. This 20-minute show reveals several excellent ideas that can help you meet the respite-care needs of families in your community of faith and in the surrounding community.
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Autism and Family Stress
12/09/2010 Duración: 18minDo you want to minister to families of a child with autism or other special need? If so, you first need to understand the different types of stressors these families encounter in order to understand how to be supportive. Listen in!