Have you ever felt like the idea of discipleship might not apply to you as a parent or caregiver to someone with a high level of need? How can you possibly take on one more thing – and this is a HUGE thing! Or when they say that “Discipleship starts in the home” and “your children are your first mission…
I recently came across this resource and believe it to be a FANTASTIC idea! I highly encourage all who have questions about supporting men of color with mental health awareness to check it out. The Mission of the Confess Project: The Confess Project is committed to building a culture of mental health for boys and men of color through capacity…
You are invited to join our annual Special Needs Ministry Christmas outing to Park West Village on Saturday, November 23rd. This has been SO MUCH FUN in the past and we hope you can join us again this year to kick the holiday season off right! We will meet for dinner at 5pm and then head out to the activities…
Brooks Avenue is hosting Praise in the Park on Wednesday, October 30th from 6-8pm. There will be dinner, games, prizes, costume parade and of course…praise! Meet at Pullen Park for worship starting at 6pm. Let’s help our children go into the world on Halloween night with hearts and minds full of the joy of the Lord as they go!
The Power of the Dream is proud to announce the ImaginAbility Transition to Employment Workshop an empowering, educational morning featuring our two speakers who together will offer knowledge, insights, and helpful tips you need to know to make the most of your transition planning from school to employment in the community. This Powerful Educational half-day workshop was created for teens and adults with…
Self-care is a phrase that gets tossed around often, but for the special-needs mom, self-care is not optional. If we don’t care for ourselves, we can’t properly care for the children God has given us. In October of 2015 Sandra Peoples invited special-needs moms to take a journey. A journey to better health, better sleep, better organization, and better peace…
Sandra Peoples is one of the leading voices in the Special Needs Community. As a mother to a child with autism and a sister to an adult with Down Syndrome, Sandra has had a lifelong perspective on being in a special-needs family. Click here for some important reminders for our siblings: http://www.sandrapeoples.com/7-phrases-every-special-needs-sibling-needs-to-hear/
The mission of The Visible Church Project at the ACU Brown Library is to host images and related stories from a broad diversity of Churches of Christ, portraying local congregations, their members, and their work in ways that encourage faithful and loving service to God and neighbor. In July, the Project chose to feature our Special Needs Ministry and you…
In this great article, Finn Gardiner helps us understand why labeling someone as “high functioning” or “low functioning” is not accurate and can even be hurtful. He summarizes the article to state that instead, ” we should talk about the specific kinds of support people need.” “When some doctors thought I had an intellectual disability, one of them said I…
This has been confusing to a lot of folks but C.L. Lynch has explained it perfectly here and she should know as an adult with Autism. This is worth a few minutes of your time so please read! “It’s a Spectrum” Doesn’t Mean What You Think by C.L. Lynch
