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Sacramento District Training on Neurodivergence
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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
Connected Compassion Makes Room for Children
Nurturing Care received a recent report from Jasmine Brenneman, Pastor to Families with Children at First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena who is one of our West Coast grantees with her “Room for Children” prototype. Our reports normally ask … Continue reading
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Making Room for Every Child
Four themes emerged from last year’s Kansas City Nurturing Care grant participants as congregations explored how children of all abilities could belong, worship and grow in faith. A child looked forward to church because a worship buddy helped him feel … Continue reading
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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
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
Nurturing Care Churches Are Learning to Turn Welcome into Practice
Across the Nurturing Care Midwest network, churches are discovering that inclusion is not a single program but a steady reshaping of congregational life. From sensory bags and fidget tools to respite dreams, volunteer training, accessible spaces, and new language for … Continue reading
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