Ministry to the Marginalized
Digital Resources
Podcast
- Ministry to Children with Special Needs
- Ministering to People Suffering with Mental Illness
- Patient Care: How to Minister to the Sick
Chapel Message
- A Christian Looks at Depression by Pastor Tom Nelson
Blog
Articles
- Christianity Today – Including People with Disabilities in Your Church
- Christianity Today – How to Talk to Parents of Children with Down Syndrome
- Christianity Today – Mental Illness and the Christian: Scripture and Science
- Christianity Today – Mental Illness and the Church: Some Helpful Honestly from Christian Leaders You May Know
- Gospel Coalition – Christian Reflections on Mental Illness
- Gospel Coalition – Guest Post: The Gospel and Mental Illness
- Hendricks Center – 5 Tips for Visiting People in the Hospital
- Relevant Magazine – 4 Misconceptions About Mental Illness and Faith
- Relevant Magazine – Where Is God in Mental Illness?
- Relevant Magazine – 5 Things Christians Should Know About Depression and Anxiety
- Relevant Magazine – What Will it Take For Us to Get Serious About Helping the Mentally Ill?
Children’s Series
- Gospel Light’s Special Needs Smart Pages created by Joni and Friends (RightNow Media)
- Mission: Unstoppable by Joni Eareckson Tada (RightNow Media)
Websites
- College Resources for Students with Disabilities Guidebook
- Scholarship Guide for Students with Disabilities
- Independent Living Guide
Ministries
- Cause for Life
- Dallas Center
- Good Mood Foundation
- Grace Alliance
- Joni and Friends Texas
- Mental Health America of Greater Dallas
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Dallas
- The Arc (Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall Countries)
- The Grant Halliburton Foundation
- The Hope Center for Autism
- The Well Community
Books
- A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty by Joni Eareckson Tada
- Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections Between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that Can Transform Your Life by Dr. Curt Thompson M.D.
- Another Kind of Courage by Doug Mazza
- Autism and Your Church: Nurturing the Spiritual Growth of People with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Barbara J. Newman
- Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace by Michael S. Beates
- Flannery O’Connor: Writing a Theology of Disabled Humanity by Timothy J. Basselin
- Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness by Matthew S. Stanford
- Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Congregations by Erik W. Carter
- Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada
- Leading a Special Needs Ministry: A Practical Guide to Including Children and Loving Families by Amy Fenton Lee
- Making Sense Out of Sufferings by Peter Kreeft
- Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and their Families by Robert H. Albers and William H. Meller
- Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
- Same Lake, Different Boat: Coming Alongside People Touched by Disability by Stephanie O. Hubach (Author), Joni Eareckson Tada (Foreword)
- The Bible, Disability, and the Church by Amos Young
- The Weblog Disabled Christianity: The Church and Disability by Jeff McNair PhD
- Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission by Amy Simpson
This is a list of select resources provided by Hendricks Center staff and conference presenters. This list does not represent an official recommendation on behalf of DTS. Rather, it serves to highlight the reality of the specific issues and seeks to provide possible ministries with which area churches might partner. DTS encourages all attendees to thoroughly read and evaluate any resources that may be passed on in a training or counseling capacity.