Jackie Mills-Fernald, director of ACCESS Ministry at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia, and Jim Pierson, President Emeritus of CCFH Ministries in Knoxville, Tennessee collaborated to bring us this enlightening booklet.
Click the link to access Making The Church Inclusive For Members With Disabilities.
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Reading Kathleen Deyer Bolduc’s Autism & Alleluias was a wonderful experience. While I was impressed by Kathleen’s prose writing style, I was surprised by joy at the first poem. The prose relates a variety of events from Joel’s life; the poems reveal his mother’s deep emotions stirred by her son. The scripture at the beginning and prayer at the end of each chapter summarize the content. The scriptures, the stories, the poems, the prayers combine to give a loud message: every person regardless of ability is created by God and has purpose for being here. Joel has a lot to teach us about worshipping God. His mom did a good job of telling his story.
If asked for a suggestion for a book to use for a parents’ support group, I would suggest Autism & Alleluias. The range of topics would keep a group talking for a long time. Just a few ideas: dealing with the school system, developing a support system, maintaining a positive relationship with physicians, handling sexual development, keeping the marriage strong, letting go, parenting siblings, and developing faith in your child with a disability.
Autism & Alleluias will encourage parents of children with disabilities, help parents without children with disabilities know what the experience is like, and help people who work with them have better insights.
CCFH Ministries offers resources both for training disability ministry workers and strengthening the biblical knowledge and everyday life of those with cognitive challenges.
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Jim has met and learned from a lot of parents with children disabilities. One of the most memorable was a father in Russia that carried his son to school to learn the lessons he was being taught so he could teach them to him later. He wanted him to achieve.
While the letter is addressed to parents of children with disabilities, the advice serves well for all age groups.
Click this link - letter_to_parents - to read the letter. It is in pdf format so that you may easily print it to share with others.
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We recently received this question regarding Exceptional Teaching Online:
Are there resources available without listening to the video?
Module One has as an Interactive Component, Writing a Mission Statement. This exercise leads you step by step in formulating a comprehensive mission statement. It is designed for use with Exceptional Teaching Online but it can be used to write a mission statement for any type of ministry.
Module One also has as Additional Resources the following items in printable format:
Yes, there are resources available in addition to the video but we are certain that once you experience the video, you will want to visit it time and time again. You will appreciate its use as an informative and inspirational teaching tool.