When%20God%20Speaks%20We%20Listen

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When God Speaks We Listen Special Needs
Ministry Grace Place Church
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Habakkuk 22
Write the revelation down on tablets and have a
herald run with it. It speaks of the end. And
though it may tarry do not stop. For surely it
will come to pass.
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SPM Strategic Outline

• What is Gods heart towards Special Needs?
• What ministry are we really in?
• How is the ministry today? (As Is)
• Vision (Where we are going)
• Mission (Why)
• Core Values (Character)
• Assumptions
• Objectives (Clarify Specific)

• Strengthens (Leverage)
• Weaknesses (Correct)
• Opportunities (Evaluate)
• Threats (Protect)
• Critical Success Factors (Top 5)
• Strategies (How To)
• Action Plans (Who What When)
• Measurements( Metrics)
• Financials ()

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If wishes were horses beggars would ride.. Plan
your work and work your plan.
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Special Needs Ministry Planning Team

• Joe and Margaret Ryan
• TJ Anderson
• Brian and Diana Tillman
• Joan Handley

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The best laid plans
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What is Gods heart towards Special Needs?

• Throughout scripture God demonstrates compassion
  and unconditional love. He has a heart for the
  needy and it is clearly a priority. Out of all
  the miracles Christ did during His 3 year
  ministry, 2/3 were for those with special needs.

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What Are Special Needs?

• Any Age
• Disabilities Include but not limited to
• Physical
• Developmental
• Mental
• Autistic
• Seizures
• Cerebral Palsy

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What Ministry Are We In?

• Minister to the physical, emotional, and
  spiritual needs of individuals with special needs
  and their families including siblings and
  extended family members
• Support local churches with their special needs
  ministry
• Come along side our local community to assist and
  minister to our special needs neighbors

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Stay on course?
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My heroes have always been cowboys
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Ministry As Is

• In-take forms
• 25 volunteers
• Respite care once a month
• Special needs classroom
• Lay leadership in place
• Staff position
• VBS
• Under Children's Ministry
• Limited awareness of Special Needs

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Vision

• Grace Place has a church wide culture where
  individuals with disabilities are treated as just
  another member of our church. Special Needs
  members are exercising their individual gifts and
  serving the body of Christ and our greater
  community.

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Mission

• To minister to those with special needs and
  their families leading them to a deeper
  relationship with Christ while helping them
  discover their spiritual gifts.

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Objectives Families

• Provide opportunities for spiritual growth
  through accessibility to church activities,
  programs, etc. while meeting physical and
  emotional needs

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Objectives- Individuals

• Member of the body
• Spiritual
• Learning/growth
• Meet specific needs of special
• needs individuals within our
• church

• Accepted
• Loved
• Accessibility
• Contributing member
• Discover spiritual gifting
• Fulfilling their purpose

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Assumptions

• People care
• Pastor Clay supports special needs ministry
• God is leading and guiding
• There are special needs population
• There are people that want to help but dont know
  how
• Resources people, facilities and financial
• Volunteer need training
• Special needs individuals part of leadership
• People will come to know Christ
• Growth
• Successful
• Challenges
• Need prayer team
• Christ centered ministry
• Become independent ministry within church
• Other ministries will cooperate

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Strengths

• Holy Spirit
• Individuals
• Parents
• Volunteers
• Pastor Rick
• Facility
• Experienced mentors

• Finances
• Momentum
• Educated people
• Prayer support
• Willingness
• Networks

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Weaknesses

• Communication to parents, staff, volunteers,
  individuals, community-at-large
• Facilities access, clean safety, bathroom
• Process Intake forms, flow etc.
• Spiritual prayer, discipleship
• Recruiting, training and retaining volunteers
• Integrated into all ministries

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Objectives Grace Place Church

• Create prayer team
• Come under covering of full-time pastor
• Be a financial contributor rather than a ministry
  expense to Lifebridge

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Opportunities

• Partner with JAF
• Partner with school district
• New facility
• Partner with local churches
• Financial resources
• Other agencies

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THREATS

• Government
• Ignorance
• Liability
• Satan
• Losing the fact that this is Gods ministry

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Critical Factors

• Gods blessing
• Prayer support group
• Education
• Leadership support
• Devoted volunteers
• Structured flexibility
• Human financial resources
• Biblically grounded

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2007 Goals

• Present Special Needs Ministry Plan
• Special Needs Awareness Weekend
• Funfest special needs emphasis
• Expand ministry to at least 5 new families
• First family to JAF family retreat
• Increase training for volunteers
• Broaden ministry beyond children's ministry
• Community out reach to churches and government
  agencies
• New location input
• Pot luck dinners

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Strategy

• Meet specific needs of special needs individuals
  within our church
• AS-IS
• Children under 13/no plan for adults
• Access
• Room
• SHOULD-BE
• Plan for every individual
• Facilities access, clean, safe, sp. needs room,
  playground, transportation, medical
• Discipleship
• Find their place to serve
• Acceptance/support
• Variety of activities
• Advocate

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Action Plan Individuals
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God spoke did we hear him? What are we going to
do about it? Special Needs Ministry Lifebridge
Church
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Presentation Outline

• Open with LA Olympic Story
• Habakkuk 22
• Luke 14 a table for all
• Background met with lay leaders, parents,
  volunteers
• Worked a proven process to discover Gods will
  and direction for the ministr
• Show plan

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At the Seattle Special Olympics, nine
contestants, all physically or mentally disabled,
assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard
dash. At the gun, they all started out, not
exactly in a dash, but with relish to run the
race to the finish and win. All, that is, except
one little boy who stumbled on the asphalt,
tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry.
The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed
down and looked back. Then they all turned around
and went back......every one of them. One girl
with Down's Syndrome bent down and kissed him and
said, "This will make it better." Then all nine
linked arms and walked together to the finish
line. Everyone in the stadium stood, and the
cheering went on for several minutes. People who
were there are still telling the story.
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If this story were entirely true what a perfect
picture it would be of how the church should
act. The facts are that only two of the other
nine racers stopped to help the fallen one. I am
sure we like to think that we would be one of
those who stopped and helped. What are we
really doing with those who are falling around us
everyday? Are we as the body of Christ going to
stop and help those who have fallen? And if not
us who will?
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Objectives-Community
Local State National International Awareness/a
cceptance Practical support Partnership with
other groups public schools special Education
and involvement, other churches publicity
funding donations and resources missions
parks government advocacy groups
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Families

• Assess where the families are spiritually at
  potluck
• Evaluate survey
• Take appropriate action.
• Communicate with pastoral care
• Everyone in the family has the opportunity to
  participate.