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      • Super Behavior
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Special Needs Connect
  • Home
  • Build Ministry
    • Events and Activities
    • Everyone Onboard
    • Faith and Teaching
    • Ministry Operations
    • Spaces and Programs
    • Strong Volunteers
  • Learn and Train
    • Clear Communication
    • Difficult Behavior
    • Empathy and Etiquette
    • Equipment and Technology
    • Family Guidance
    • Super Behavior
    • Tough Subjects
  • Join Meetings
  • Find Texas Churches

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April on Zoom

May in Austin, Texas

May in Austin, Texas

New and exciting innovations are helping those with disabilities worship, learn, and serve in our church and community. Join our speakers, Kat Dominguez and Kim Coursey (see below) as they give you tips on how to engage with someone using a personal communication device, show you how to access features on Android and Apple phones and tablets, and share their experiences adapting existing and adding new assistive technology and equipment.  


Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom.

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May in Austin, Texas

May in Austin, Texas

May in Austin, Texas

Join us as we review and pray for the upcoming events in our churches and across the Austin area this summer. We'll discuss how we can make each event accessible and how to best meet our families' needs. We'll worship and pray over our network of churches, and seek the Lord for vision as we continue to help churches start and strengthen special-needs ministries.


Thursday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom and onsite at Mosaic Church in  Austin. Dinner will be served. 

May in Irving, Texas

May in Austin, Texas

September in Forney, Texas

Clear communication leads to strong relationships and happy students. Join us as we review the unique ways those with special needs express themselves. We'll focus on the emerging and sometimes controversial subject of Spelling to Communicate.


May 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Irving Bible Church and on Zoom. 

September in Forney, Texas

October in Mansfield, Texas

September in Forney, Texas

Annual events, weekday programs, and ongoing activities increase awareness of your ministry, develop entry points for new families and volunteers, fulfill needs, and deepen relationships. Join us as we explore the many ideas and how to choose the right ones for your ministry. Plus, we'll share ideas to make planning as easy as possible, and how to manage them well.


September 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Forney, and on Zoom. 

October in Mansfield, Texas

October in Mansfield, Texas

October in Mansfield, Texas

Join us to learn what you need to start ministry and what you can add as you grow. We'll review and share samples of guides, forms, tools, and supplies that make your operation run smoothly. Plus, we'll help you align your team and streamline tasks to save time, money, and energy. 


October 28 from 10 to 11:30am on Zoom and on-site at Mansfield Methodist Church and on Zoom.  


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Area Leaders & Speakers

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Kim Coursey

tony Dominguez

Kat Dominguez

Victory City Church

Austin

Kat Dominguez

tony Dominguez

Kat Dominguez

Mosaic Church

Austin

tony Dominguez

tony Dominguez

tony Dominguez

Mosaic Church

Austin

Raelyna Ford

tony Dominguez

tony Dominguez

First Methodist Mansfield

Dallas/Fort Worth

Jimmie Gillum

Jimmie Gillum

Jimmie Gillum

 Christ Fellowship Church 

Dallas/Fort Worth


Darla Hill

Jimmie Gillum

Jimmie Gillum

Stonebriar Community Church

Dallas/Fort Worth

 

Kacey Jackson

Jimmie Gillum

Kacey Jackson

First Forney

Dallas/Fort Worth


Anna Kreiger

Jimmie Gillum

Kacey Jackson

The Woodlands Church

Houston

Stefani Matott

Laura Roodenburg

Stefani Matott

Red Rocks Church

Austin

Lara McClurkin

Laura Roodenburg

Stefani Matott

Houston's First Baptist Church

Houston

Shannon Pugh

Laura Roodenburg

Laura Roodenburg

Irving Bible Church

Dallas/Fort Worth

Laura Roodenburg

Laura Roodenburg

Laura Roodenburg

Joni and Friends

Texas

Lyndsay Samuel

Lyndsay Samuel

Lyndsay Samuel

River Pointe | West End Church 

Houston

Fred Shafer

Lyndsay Samuel

Lyndsay Samuel

Kingsland Baptist

Houston

Meaghan Wall

Lyndsay Samuel

Meaghan Wall

Stonebriar Community Church

Dallas/Fort Worth


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