{"id":32193,"date":"2022-09-10T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/4-resources-to-help-churches-minister-to-those-with-special-needs\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T21:00:06","slug":"4-resources-to-help-churches-minister-to-those-with-special-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/4-resources-to-help-churches-minister-to-those-with-special-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Resources to Help Churches Minister to Those with Special Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-4884\">Nathan Anderson &#8211; Unsplash<\/div>\n<p>March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day\u2014a day set aside each year to advocate for the dignity, well being, and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>As the globe recognizes the personhood of these people, there are many ways for the local church to embrace them in their congregations, include them in their Kingdom mission, and care for the families who care for them.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few resources to help equip you and your church to care for people in the congregation and the community affected by Down Syndrome and other special needs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> 10 Ways to Be a Welcoming Church to Those With Special Needs <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> Caring For Families Who\u2019ve Adopted a Child With Special Needs <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> Is Your Church Engaging Families With Special Needs? <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day <\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#333333;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px\">Dig Deeper at Lifeway.com<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"one-third first\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"two-thirds\">\n<h3>Leading a Special Needs Ministry<\/h3>\n<p>Amy Fenton Lee<\/p>\n<p>  FIND OUT MORE <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='yarpp yarpp-related yarpp-related-website yarpp-template-thumbnails'>\n<h3>Related posts:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"yarpp-thumbnails-horizontal\">  Loving Your Neighbor and Neighborhood More Vital Than Ever  How to Welcome People with Disabilities in Your Church  Breaking Barriers: Ethnic Minority Churches Persevere Through COVID Challenges  10 Characteristics of Churches That Keep Young Adults <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Anderson &#8211; Unsplash March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day\u2014a day set aside each year to advocate for the dignity, well being, and inclusion of people with Down Syndrome. As the globe recognizes the personhood of these people, there are many ways for the local church to embrace them in their congregations, include them &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/4-resources-to-help-churches-minister-to-those-with-special-needs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;4 Resources to Help Churches Minister to Those with Special Needs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}