Friday, June 15, 2018

News and notes from AMD, 15 June 2018


News

Here are the highlights of postings this week from the Association of Ministers with Disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee, Mental Health Ministries, Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Ministries Committee, and UM Congress of the Deaf:
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Annual Conference handouts from DMC
https://www.umdisability.org/conference/
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Disability is a natural part of the human experience:
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/gazette_opinion/op_ed_commentaries/paul-smith-disability-is-a-natural-part-of-the-human/article_bfd71763-2656-51ef-b850-a66e7b4d1bcc.html
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The Lies of Suicide
https://pastorchrisowens.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/the-lies-of-suicide/
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EDAN report
https://www.oikoumene.org/en/press-centre/news/diversity-and-inclusion-at-conference-on-world-mission-and-evangelism
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Alzheimer's resources from Tennessee AC
http://www.umc.org/who-we-are/the-united-methodist-church-releases-free-alzheimers-dementia-resource
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The Blessing of friends outside of ministry
http://www.pnwumc.org/news/the-blessing-of-friends-outside-of-ministry/
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MHM: meditation
https://www.bphope.com/blog/how-meditation-helped-me-regulate-my-bipolar-disorder-symptoms/
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Events

Click here for a list of events of interest to people in disability ministry.
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Free webinar: Audio Description, June 28
https://www.3playmedia.com/resources/webinars/webinar-registration-06-28-2018/
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UMCD, DHM, ELDA, ECD joint meeting in Las Vegas, July 22-29
https://www.umcd.org/
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UMAMD Meeting and Academy, August 1-3
Registration is at capacity. E-mail to be placed on waiting list.
https://www.umdisabledministers.org/meeting/2018.html
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Northeastern Jurisdiction Deaf Ministry Conference, November 9-10
https://www.umcd.org/newsnej/1811info.pdf


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