Category Archives: Nashville Nurturing Care

How Care Shapes the Church

For congregations seeking to welcome people with disabilities, the first challenge may be learning to receive care as well as offer it. That conviction anchored Nurturing Care’s online Day of Learning on November 2, when theologian Keith Dow explored how … Continue reading →

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Nurturing Care Consultants Active at DATC Nashville Tour

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Kayla Smith Teaching Trauma Informed Children’s Ministry

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Nurturing Care at DATC Nashville Tour

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Making Room for Every Child

Nashville Based Nurturing Care ministries turn prayer, sensory support and practical hospitality into signs of belonging Across the participating congregations, the summer’s Nurturing Care efforts shared a common conviction: children are not simply recipients of ministry but members of the … Continue reading →

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Ministry on the Spectrum: Why Disability Ministry May Be the Church’s Greatest Untapped Mission Field

More than 46 million Americans live with some form of disability outside institutional care, yet many remain disconnected from congregational life. Combined with the growing prevalence of autism—now affecting approximately one in every 30 children by age eight—the numbers point … Continue reading →

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Nurturing Care Presentations at TNU PALCON

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