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A letter to pastors, from AI

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AI seems to be all the buzz right now. So we had to test it out. We just asked an AI to write a letter to a church pastor telling them why they need a disability ministry. Below is what the AI wrote. How do you think it did? Dear (Pastor's Name), I hope this […]
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Head Coach, Penalty Flags, Clipboards, and Disability Ministry

Head Coach Blog
I stumbled across a graphic the other day on Facebook while looking at the OT Toolbox Facebook page that made me stop scrolling. The graphic centered around the idea of being more solution focused instead of problem-focused. This graphic spoke to me as these are all concepts that I have worked on during my time […]
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Inclusive Nativity Performance

Inclusive Living Nativity Performance from Mission Hills Church
This performance actually started about 15 years ago under a different ministry. It used to be performed at a local city's community tree-lighting event. Then when the ministry disbanded the performance was moved to Mission Hills Church under the disability Ministry. It came to Mission Hills Church in part because Mary Thompson and her husband […]
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God Always Keeps His Promises: Taste & See The Rainbow Activity

Taste & See The Rainbow Activity
What is a promise? It is a formal agreement between two people. A commitment to do, or not to do, something both now and in the future. The Bible is full of promises! Some have counted as many as 7,000 to 8,000 different promises in the pages of scripture. Some of the most important is […]
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Create a Masterpiece

Create a Masterpiece
I will be honest. When I look in the mirror I don’t often say, “Wow! That dude is a masterpiece!” I can easily get down on myself for not looking like, or feeling like, a work of art. Good thing that God doesn’t see in me all the things that I get hung up on. […]
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Legos Bring Lessons To Life

Lego Activity
Are your lessons getting stale or falling flat? Are people failing to engage? Do you feel like you are talking, and no one is listening? It happens! Don’t sweat it. There are a few easy ways to drive engagement in your lessons. All it takes is a giant bin of Legos! Let me explain how […]
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A New Year's Prayer for the Church Worker

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As the year begins anew: Let us see clearly,  Let us hear unmistakably, Let us not fear of failure, Let us try the new thing, Let us relinquish control, Let us take divine risks, Let us not be complacent,  Let us be innovative, Let us take action, Let us pause and breathe, Let us persist, […]
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Disability?

The classic 1964 claymation film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has so many parallels to real-life situations for individuals with disabilities. Some are truly cringeworthy moments that I never picked up on as a child watching this movie during every holiday season. Let’s recap a few and see what we can learn! I promise you will […]
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Disability Ministry is a Thermostat Ministry

Thermostat
There is an obvious difference between a thermometer and a thermostat. A thermometer tells the temperature of the room while a thermostat not only tells you the temperature but also can change the temperature in a room. In churches, there are both thermometer and thermostat ministries. Thermometer ministries reveal or expose the health of the […]
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The Grinch Misunderstood

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Growing up one of my favorite Christmas stories and TV specials was How The Grinch Who Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss. There was always something about the Grinch that loved. Maybe it was his cute dog, his mischievous spirit, or the whole redemption story angle thing. Now reading it as an adult for the one-millionth […]
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