by Amy Fenton Lee This article is part of a series of articles on Special Needs by Amy Fenton Lee. See the first article, Special Needs: Your Best Resource May be Outside the Church, the second article, Special Needs: The Volunteers’ Blessings and the third article, Special Needs: Understanding the Diagnosis, Understand the individual. Most children’s ministers with experience in […]
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By Ruth G. Howard Children’s ministers are the most caring, nurturing, loving group of people on earth. They might also be the most exhausted. And, there’s a reason why. If you minister to children, you are called to take care of God’s youngest sheep. That means you need over-the-top, never-give-up, non-stop energy. You shoulder a
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When parents and teachers share similar goals and use similar approaches, teaching God’s Word is strengthened. A clearly defined and consistent plan for communicating with parents will develop a strong link between church and home. Long-term positive results in child guidance and spiritual nurture are increased when parents and teachers become partners working together. Conversely,
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by Amy Fenton Lee This article is part of a series of articles on Special Needs by Amy Fenton Lee. See the first article, Special Needs: Your Best Resource May be Outside the Church and the second article, Special Needs: The Volunteers’ Blessings. Many churches lack formal programs that reach or intentionally include children with special needs. However,
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This post was written by guest writer Amy Fenton Lee. One of the biggest obstacles to starting or growing a special needs program is the intimidation that comes with a lack of understanding or knowledge of the disability world. Writing on this topic has involved learning new lingo and understanding the importance of very particular
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This post was written by guest writer Marlene LeFever Boys are biologically, developmentally, and psychologically different from girls. Only recently have we begun to realize that boys and girls don’t always thrive in the same classroom. Neurologist Dr. Bruce Perry of Houston said, speaking about boys, “Very well-meaning people have created a biologically disrespectful model
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This post was guest written by Carlton McDaniel. Every person, regardless of their age, has been impacted by the rapid changes in the special needs community. The media has created a new awareness in our society by highlighting success stories about individuals with special needs. Medical advances and assistive technology are expanding a child’s once-limited
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This post was guest written by Jeff Smith. We were made for praise. The Bible says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6 The breath becomes voice and movement when we express our worship in praise. We know that praise is physical because many of the words used in the Hebrew language
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This blog was written by Dave Harff, a guest writer for INCM. The first thing I discovered in the amazing world of children’s ministry is that indeed kids can be involved in leading ministry and be effective. Meet Vinny When I was first in ministry, every time I started setting my puppet stage with two
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This post was guest written by Jeff Smith. As children’s ministry leaders, can you qualify what your children actually ‘do’ in worship? Have you ever sought to bring intention to your teaching on the subject of worship in children’s church? When someone says, “Come, let’s worship,” what do you think of doing? What is Worship?
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