Category Archives: Nurturing Care

Moral Integration Discussion and Debrief

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins
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Spelling 2 Communicate Update

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins

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

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins

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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Ongoing Partnership with New Community Church continues on Jan. 18th

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins
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A New Year of Ministry to Autistic Children.

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Dean G. Blevins

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 →

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Merry Christmas and a New Year of Ministry Initiatives

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Dean G. Blevins

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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KC Autism Ministries Underway and a New Partnership

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Dean G. Blevins

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 →

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