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Category Archives: Clergy
Amy Jacober videos available on NTS Praxis
Dr. Amy Jacober’s two presentations from the Nurturing Care Day of Learning are now available through NTS Praxis. The following shorter video addresses how everyone, including neurodiverse kids, have the capability for worship. Praxis includes several short videos for use … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Bible, Children, Clergy, Intergenerational, KC Nurturing Care, Nurturing Care
Tagged #NurturingCare, Autism, Children, disability, ministry, NTS, Nurturing Care
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Amy Jacober and the 4 “As” of Autism Support, A Nurturing Care Day of Learning
February 26th marked the second annual Nurturing Care Day of Learning at Nazarene Theological Seminary. Funded through the generosity of a Lilly Endowment, Inc. grant, the Kansas City based initiative supports congregations providing ministry to elementary age autistic children, particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Children, Clergy, disability, Intergenerational, KC Nurturing Care, Nurturing Care
Tagged #NurturingCare, Autism, Children, christianity, church, disability, faith, ministry, NTS, Nurturing Care
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Amy Jacober Embracing Giftedness and Providing Support for Neurodiverse Kids
Posted in Autism, Children, Clergy, disability, Intergenerational, KC Nurturing Care, Nurturing Care
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Jacober on Adaptive Leadership with Neurodiverse Children
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Nurturing Care at M25 Conference
M25, a national gathering for the Church of the Nazarene provided a platform for the Nurturing Care Initiative. Our engagement with attendees at our information booth provided an opportunity to discuss both our West Coast/Virtue Formation initiative but also our … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Clergy, disability, KC Nurturing Care, Nurturing Care, Virtue, West Coast
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A New Year of Ministry to Autistic Children.
A recent release of a podcast interview with Stephanie Barton highlights one of the current themes active in our ministry prototypes in our Nuturing Care KC/Autism initiative: selective mutism, sometimes associated with minimally verbal autism, and the the role of … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Children, Clergy, Family, KC Nurturing Care, Nurturing Care, Uncategorized
Tagged #NurturingCare, #special needs, adhd, asd, Autism, autism-spectrum-disorder, autistic, care, Children, church, Discipleship, diversity, NTS, worship
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Merry Christmas and a New Year of Ministry Initiatives
Merry Christmas from Nurturing Care! We pray your final Advent service, Christmas Eve and celebration of the birth of Jesus provides a time of blessing and celebration. In keeping with our KC initiative, we do ask you to be mindful … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Children, Clergy, disability, KC Nurturing Care, Nurturing Care
Tagged #NurturingCare, Autism, Children, disability, education, mental-health, ministry, neurodiversity, NTS, Nurturing Care
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