February 18, 2025

Church Support, Disability Ministry, Families, Parents

Key Ministry

Creating a Church Where Everyone Belongs

It’s no surprise that I eventually became a teacher, working in inclusive classrooms where children with diverse abilities learned side by side. Later, I became a mom, got deeply connected to my church, and—as often happens when you volunteer a lot—joined the staff. I served as a preschool leader, children’s pastor, and multi-campus ministry leader. I’ve had so many wonderful days leading kids, parents, and volunteers. But one of the hardest days came not as a leader but as a church attendee.

February 13, 2025

ADHD, Autism, Book Reviews, Care and Support, Caregiving, Hidden Disabilities, Parents, podcast

Elaina Marchenko

Finding KiND with Kari Baker: Podcast EP 136

Elaina sits down with Kari Baker, author of Finding KiND: Discovering Hope and Purpose While Loving Kids with Invisible Neurological Differences, and talks about special needs parenting, autism spectrum, and supporting other families on the same journey.

February 11, 2025

Care and Support, Stories, Special Needs Parenting, Parents

Stephanie McKeever

What Pediatric Cancer Taught Me

Our first day on the ninth floor, the doctors never said, "Your child has cancer." You know those childhood cancer commercials that tug at your heart? Never happened. My husband received a phone call that confirmed a biopsy, but once we were on the oncology floor, the word cancer was never uttered. Medical textbook words were used, and the rush was definitely on. We knew exactly what was happening without ever being explicitly told in those basic words.

February 6, 2025

#Disability&theChurch2025, Care and Support, Church Support, Disability Ministry, Families, Event, podcast, Sandra Peoples

Sandra Peoples

Help for Planning 2025: Podcast EP 135

It’s February, and we’ve all somewhat settled into 2025 and are ready to look ahead to what the year will bring. To help you prepare for your church’s steps of accessibility and inclusive events, we’ve created a Ministry Planning Calendar! In this episode, Sandra Peoples will walk you through ideas for planning ahead and praying for what God will do in 2025.

January 30, 2025

#Disability&theChurch2025, Advocacy, Autism, Care and Support, Caregiving, Church Support, Disability Ministry, Down syndrome, Hope, podcast

Elaina Marchenko

Supporting Families Affected by Disability with ...

Elaina Marchenko sits down with Rachael VerMeulen from A Little Extra Love Ministries to talk about the reality for families affected by special needs, the need for disability support in Colorado, and what Rachael will be sharing at Disability & the Church Conference.

respite care

Stephen Grcevich MD

May 7, 2023

Advocacy, Autism, Controversies, Culture of Life, DATC2023, Disability Ministry, Mental Health, Pro-Life

Courage in Pursuit of Our Callings

Stephen Grcevich MD

May 7, 2023

Advocacy, Autism, Controversies, Culture of Life, DATC2023, Disability Ministry, Mental Health, Pro-Life

I’d like to say a few things publicly that need to be said by someone in my profession with my background and experience. Somebody needs to go first. My hope is it will be easier for others to speak if they know they’re not alone.

Beth Golik

July 14, 2022

podcast, Resources, Strategies

How to Make your Event Planning Go from Stressful to Successful: Podcast Ep 011

Beth Golik

July 14, 2022

podcast, Resources, Strategies

How to Make your Event Planning Go from Stressful to Successful: Podcast Ep 011

In today’s episode, Beth Golik reflects on a recent church event and shares some strategies that will help take your event planning from stressful to successful.

Mark Arnold

September 23, 2021

Advocacy, Care and Support, Church Support, Coronavirus, Culture of Life, Families, Mental Health, Stories

How Children with Disabilities Have Fared During the Pandemic: A Sobering Report from the UK

Mark Arnold

September 23, 2021

Advocacy, Care and Support, Church Support, Coronavirus, Culture of Life, Families, Mental Health, Stories

How Children with Disabilities Have Fared During the Pandemic: A Sobering Report from the UK

Mark Arnold belongs to the Disabled Children’s Partnership, a UK-based organization that recently released the results of a series of surveys of UK families with children and young people with disabilities. The results are stark: the impact of the 18-months of the COVID-19 pandemic has been harrowing.

Joe and Cindi Ferrini

June 26, 2018

Care and Support, Families

Family and Church Support ... and Beyond

Joe and Cindi Ferrini

June 26, 2018

Care and Support, Families

Family and Church Support ... and Beyond

Adulthood can be a challenging time for us to find a caregiver for our adult child. The criteria differ from the usual care of a little one.

Stephen Grcevich MD

March 25, 2018

Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Inclusion Fusion, Training Events

Why your church needs to start a respite care ministry

Stephen Grcevich MD

March 25, 2018

Families, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Inclusion Fusion, Training Events

Why your church needs to start a respite care ministry

We want to make it easy for any church to start a respite ministry to serve families of kids with disabilities. We’re delighted that the largest church-based respite care network in the U.S. is partnering with us to make that possible! Nathaniel’s Hope will be providing a day-long ministry intensive at Inclusion Fusion Live to provide the necessary training to churches seeking to launch new respite ministries.