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07-November-2001
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New book challenges congregations to welcome those with disabilities 

by Jerry L. Van Marter
              
LOUISVILLE - A new book - A Place Called Acceptance: Ministry with Families
of Children with Disabilities - by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc challenges
congregations to become communities of welcome for families of children
living with physical, mental or behavioral disabilities.

Bolduc's earlier book, His Name is Joel: Searching for God in a Son's
Disability, chronicled her spiritual journey as the parent of a son with
mental retardation and autism. Both books were published by Bridge
Resources, an imprint of Congregational Ministries Publishing in Louisville.
              
In A Place Called Acceptance, Bolduc maintains that the church must be the
place where children with disabilities and their families will be loved and
embraced just as they are and not by the world's standards of physical
attributes and accomplishments.

Bolduc lists countless ideas, projects and resources to help church leaders
lead a ministry that combines compassion with practical assistance.

To order A Place Called Acceptance, call 1-800-524-2612 and ask for item
#095652. Cost is $7.95.
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