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1 in 4 Americans annually experiences mental health issues, yet less than one-third receives appropriate care. The Christian Citizen provides insights for people with mental illnesses.
This newsletter from Mental Health Ministries includes information and resources for faith leaders, family members and friends and who may find the holidays a difficult time.
These ideas give brief, clear, helpful guidance for ministering with people affected by disabilities, especially pastors, elders, deacons, and care team members.
United Way in the U.S. and in Canada has done magnificent work compiling extensive, up-to-date, and user friendly databases of local agencies and resources in both countries.
A guidebook to help congregations care for people dealing with disabilities and other long-term needs.
Here's a list of some of our favorite on-line sites for mental health. The variety is great, there is bound to be something that will offer help for you, your church or your church leadership.
Here is a simple prayer for Diversity/Disability Awareness Worship Service.
Created in Your image we spill coffee. Created in Your image we lose our memories. . .
Here is a bulletin insert that describes the ministry of Disability Concerns.
The author of Hebrews tells us that Jesus was “made like his brothers and sisters in every way” (2:17, TNIV). But can almighty God truly understand human limitations, even long-term limitations we call disabilities? At advent and Christmas especially we wonder at the mystery and meaning of Christ's incarnation.
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has a variety of resources available for ministry to those living with disabilities.
Learn how to communicate with people with disabilities. These one- or two-minute videos show how to improve and ease communication.
Are you planning a Disability Worship Service? Wondering what to do? Perhaps setting up a panel discussion as part of the message will work for you and your church!
A responsive reading
A responsive prayer
To offer at a Disability Awareness Sunday
To offer at a Disability Awareness Sunday
A sermon by Rev. Dr. James Vanderlaan based on Luke 14:1-24.
A sermon by Curt Gesch based on 1 Peter 2: 9-10; 4: 7-11.
Here's a one-page newsletter insert or poster to hang to give people simple, practical ideas for inclusion.
How do you recognize each other's gifts and support each other's needs while avoiding a "you're not like us" attitude? A feature story explores ways to be inclusive in worship and make room for those with or without special needs.
What makes a human life worth living? Productivity – how much someone is accomplishing in life? The value of every single human comes from what she/he is: a creature made in God's image.
The urgency and even panic in the host's voice show how desperate he was to be accepted. He cannot bear the disgrace of having prepared food ready for so many and having no guests.
For a long time this man has lived with disability. For a long time he’s had no one to help him—no wife, no family, no friends. No one.
The author of this article, Carol Levine, had been caring for her disabled husband for 17 years when she wrote this article. She polled fellow caregivers and condensed the results to these 10 items not to say to someone who provides long-term care to a loved one.