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West Coast Initiatives Gather Energy
A gathering of Nurturing Care West Coast creators provided the first update since the Maker’s Space gathering. The meeting focused on reviewing progress and learning from various prototype activities across different ministry initiatives, with an emphasis on capturing stories and … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Intergenerational, Nurturing Care, West Coast
Tagged #NurturingCare, Children, christianity, church, faith, 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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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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Autism and Worship with Dr. Léon Van Ommen
The NTS Nurturing Care/Kansas City Initiative just wrapped up a day of learning with Dr. Léon Van Ommen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen and co-Director of the Centre for Autism and Theology. His presentations addressed … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Children, Clergy, disability, Nurturing Care, Practical Theology, Research, Theological Education, Uncategorized
Tagged #NurturingCare, Autism, christianity, church, liturgy, Nurturing Care, Theology, worship
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