The Church Services Division of CLC Network is supported by Tom Ellens of the Platinum Realty Group, with services throughout the Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area and the lakeshore.
SPEAKING

During the Church Service

  • Using Biblical instruction as our basis for including people with disabilities, we offer a teaching session and/or a children’s message about inclusion.

Children and Youth Education

  • Using the model set up in the book titled Helping Kids Include Kids with Disabilities, we will come and work with your children and young people so that your Sunday School or Youth Group might better include a specific individual with unique needs and gifts.

Fee - $120 per event


TRAINING


Adult Education Training and Workshops

  • Autism and Your Church – Explore God’s pattern for "knitting in" those with Autism Spectrum Disorders and learn practical ideas for church inclusion.
  • Helping People Include People with Disabilities – Learn practical strategies for preparing adults and/or children to eagerly receive those with disabilities.
  • Sensory Integration – Understand what it is and how to help.
  • Inclusion Tool Box – Fill your church "tool box" with at least 40 ideas for modifications and strategies to try with those who may be struggling readers or struggling writers in a church children or youth setting.
  • God’s Amazing Spectrum – From a Biblical and honoring perspective, gain a quick understanding of a variety of disability areas one may encounter in a fellow church member.
  • Churches Capturing God’s Heart for Inclusion  - Understand the need for inclusion in the church, and practical steps to begin that process.
  • Training in a Specific Disability Area for Your Youth or Educational Staff – Focus more in-depth on one area and the gifts and needs that may accompany that designation (Down Syndrome, Depression, etc).
  • The Behavior Management Playing Field – Learn many strategies to try with behavior management issues in children’s church settings.
  • Building Inclusive and Interdependent Church Community – Learn very practical ideas for creating an inclusive adult or children’s setting where each is honored for the gifts he/she brings.
  • Inclusive Worship - Discover multiple ideas for including each person in an adult or children’s worship setting, allowing each individual to have a meaningful conversation with God.
  • G.L.U.E. Process – Learn how to best understand and apply the process outlined in the CLC Network G.L.U.E. Manual, firmly embedding each member of your congregation into the fabric of worship, fellowship, education, and service.
  • Respite Care – Learn from the stories and techniques of trained and experienced respite caregivers how your church can enter in to this important aspect of ministry.
  • You Name It – While we are not “experts” in every area, you may have a specific need or issue. We enjoy the challenge of creating new offerings to meet specific church needs.

Fee - $120 per hour, $450 1/2 day, $850 Full Day

 

“What a blessing your time with us was last week! Thank you so much for making the trip across the state to share with those who attended our conference. It was great to see you again, and I was so glad I had the opportunity to hear your workshop presentation as well as your time with the whole group. Your joy and enthusiasm coupled with your intimate knowledge of the subject matter was a gift as you shared things that are obviously close to your heart.”


Cindy Merton
First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, MI
 

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