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Category Archives: Clergy
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
Tagged #NurturingCare, #PLNU, #WestCoast, Autism, Children, disability, ministry, NTS, Nurturing Care
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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
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Tagged #NurturingCare, Autism, Children, disability, education, mental-health, ministry, neurodiversity, NTS, Nurturing Care
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KC Autism Ministries Underway and a New Partnership
November marked the beginning of a new set of prototypes underway in Kansas City alongside continued efforts by congregations making a difference in autistic children lives through worship and prayer. In addition the month marked a new partnership that we … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Children, Clergy, disability, Intergenerational, KC Nurturing Care, Nurturing Care
Tagged #NurturingCare, adhd, Autism, Children, disability, mental-health, ministry, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, NTS, Nurturing Care
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