RESOURCE: Our church's Special Needs Ministry Quick Reference Guide
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Yesterday I provided an introduction and a teaser for this, but here it is: Special Needs Ministry Quick Reference Guide
On one side, you'll find tips for including children of all abilities in the Sunday school classroom, including those with
- hyperactivity
- impulsiveness
- physical impairments
- sensory avoiding/seeking behaviors
- assistive devices
- reading difficulties
- allergies
The other side offers a basic theological reasoning for including children with disabilities in the church, an exhortation to partner with parents, and basic information about several categories of special needs, such as:
- autism spectrum disorders
- developmental and cognitive disabilities
- learning disabilities
- AD/HD
- physical impairments
- allergies
- Down syndrome
- intellectual disabilities
- mental illness
While the version you'll find at that link is multi-colored, I designed it to print well in gray-scale as well. (I know ink isn't cheap, and ministry budgets are rarely flush!)
As with anything I share on the blog, my policy for your use is simple:
- Since I share it freely, I expect the same from you. In other words, don't make a buck off of my work!
- Please give me credit and, if possible, direct folks to this blog. This isn't about an ego trip; honestly, I don't care if no one knows my name as long as all people with disabilities are welcome in the church. Until that happens, I'll be writing here to equip folks, and the more people who visit the blog, the more people who are being equipped to open their church doors wide.
Finally, I caught a typo in the resource as I was writing this post, so I'll be revisiting it sometime soon-ish to fix it. If you notice anything else you think should be re-worded, changed, or corrected, please let me know.
Hope this resource can help!
P.S. - I'm thinking of creating a few more resources like this to offer freely here. Any suggestions for my next one?