Top Posts
Honored to be in Sharecare Now’s Top Ten online influencers in children’s mental health!
Past Blog Series
- ADHD and Spiritual Development
- Anxiety and Spiritual Development
- Asperger's Disorder and Spiritual Development
- Depression in Children and Adolescents
- No Labels…Should Diagnosis Matter at Church?
- Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
- Rhett Smith: The Anxious Christian
- Same Lake, Different Boat…Stephanie Hubach
- Six "Key" Strategies
- Thinking "Orange"…Family Ministry and Special Needs
- When Kids are Aggressive at Church
Key Ministry
-
Recent Posts
Inclusion Fusion 2012 Magazine Now Available!
Archives
Key Ministry Needs YOUR Support! Give to the Annual Fund Campaign!
Categories
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Advocacy
- Announcements
- Anxiety Disorders
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Book Reviews
- Controversies
- Depression
- Families
- Foster Care
- Hidden Disabilities
- Inclusion
- Inclusion Fusion
- Key Ministry
- Leadership
- Mental Health
- Ministry Environments
- Parents
- Resources
- Respite
- Spiritual Development
- Stories
- Strategies
- Training Events
- Uncategorized
Key Ministry Twitter Feed
- Do you think of parenting kids with #specialneeds as inconvenience or invitation? tinyurl.com/ab2xpd2 #DifferentDream 4 hours ago
- Review: Troubled Minds...A much needed catalyst for conversation wp.me/pd3Cx-1ar Great book by @aresimpson #mentalhealth 21 hours ago
- DSM-5 is coming out this week…should diagnosis even matter at church? wp.me/Pd3Cx-FT #mentalhealth 1 day ago
- See the twist ending that you never saw coming: godvine.com/Power-of-Hugs-… 2 days ago
- Resources for kids with disruptive behavior...Carrie Lupoli wp.me/pd3Cx-1an 4 days ago
Special Needs Ministry iPad App from First Baptist Orlando!
Tag Archives: stigma
Contributing to a conversation about faith and mental illness
What if the environments in which we “do church” are distressing to large segments of our population who struggle with common mental illnesses? And what about the family members of a child or adult with a mental illness who miss out on learning about Jesus or growing in faith in Jesus because attending church or belonging to a small group or participating in a service ministry is too overwhelming to their brother or mother? It’s not unreasonable to assume that a significant chunk of people in any given community have some experience of church but don’t regularly attend church because of the subtle, but real ways in which mental illness presents a barrier to the environments in which we do ministry. Continue reading
Is autism a form of mental illness?
Because of extensive media coverage and public education, the stigma associated with autism has largely disappeared. But the stigma associated with mental illness has largely remained. And that’s especially true in the church. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Autism, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Tagged Autism, church, Inclusion, mental illness, Sandy Hook, stigma
4 Comments
Hot Topics: Should Christian Parents Seek Out Christian Mental Health Professionals?
Effective treatment of your child’s mental health condition can often reduce or remove significant barriers to spiritual growth. Unfortunately, parents may find it far easier to find someone to fix their kid than finding someone to fix the attitudes demonstrated toward persons experiencing mental illness at their church. Continue reading
Rhett Smith…Inclusive Ministry Environments for Kids and Adults With Anxiety
Today’s interview segment with Rhett Smith is the perfect discussion starter for tonight’s Special Needs Ministry TweetChat on the impact of mental illness at church. In Part Four of our interview with Rhett, he shares ideas for pastors, church staff and volunteers for making church a more welcoming place for children and adults with anxiety. Continue reading
Are Parents of Kids With ADHD Stigmatized at Church?
Earlier this week, Shannon Dingle had a wonderful post on her blog The Works of God Displayed (I’d highly encourage readers of this blog to subscribe to Shannon’s blog) on perceptions of folks in the church about the diagnosis of ADHD. I’d encourage you to read her post, because I’m challenged to express my opinions as eloquently as she did on her blog. I very much appreciate as well the comments on her blog from a pastor (Perry) who was willing to give voice to some of the thoughts and feelings Shannon was seeking to describe in her post.
Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Controversies, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry
Tagged ADHD, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Parents, Shannon Dingle, Stephen Grcevich MD, stigma, The Works of God Displayed
3 Comments
