Category Archives: disability

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

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Amy Jacober Embracing Giftedness and Providing Support for Neurodiverse Kids

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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

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Spelling 2 Communicate Update

An update from Stephanie Answer at New Community Church, one of Nurturing Care’s grant participants.

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A Christmas Story Worth Re-Telling

The New Year rang in another gathering of Nurturing Care grant participants from our Kansas City initiative. The zoom gathering, masterfully led by Dr. Dana Preusch, included several upcoming events (see below), and an intriguing conversation around our attentiveness to … Continue reading

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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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