Friday, March 22, 2019

News and notes from AMD, 22 March 2019


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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MHM spring Spotlight
http://www.mentalhealthministries.net/spotlights/html_spotlights/2019/spring2019.html
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Do you see what I hear?
https://pastorjimmymac.blogspot.com/2019/03/do-you-see-what-i-hear.html
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Mark and Sandi Johnson, Deaf ministry
https://beardedtheologians.com/2019/02/21/beardcast-for-2-21-19-with-mark-and-sandi-johnson/
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Life, death, and productivity thinking
https://crippastor.wordpress.com/2019/03/14/matters-of-life-and-death-productivity-thinking-bad-theology-and-exclusion/
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Considering the ordinary
https://www.doforone.org/blog-posting/2019/2/27/considering-the-ordinary
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Article about recent college admissions scandal mentions an under-appreciated problem: perception of disability when some people engage in faking conditions.
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/03/14/advocates-students-learning-disabilities-fear-impact-admissions
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Teaching children to protect their hearing
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/life-hearing-loss/201709/children-need-be-taught-protect-their-hearing
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With a little thought, what this article states about business can be extended to churches.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankaufman/2019/03/11/why-mindset-matters-a-new-narrative-for-disability-and-business-in-the-21st-century/
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A theology of equality for Intellectual Disabilities
https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/9331/seeking-a-theology-of-equality-for-those-with-intellectual-disabilities
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MHM on spirit and grace
https://www.facebook.com/186943104662050/photos/a.212469705442723/2261524877203852/?type=3&theater
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Deaf community in Zimbabwe and Cyclone Idai
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10156124576559327&id=152198489326
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NEJ Deaf Ministry Boot Camp, May 18, 2019
https://www.umcd.org/newsnej/1905.html
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Click here for a list of events of interest to people in disability ministry.
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