Blogs about: Choir For Persons Who Are Developmentally Disabled

Featured Blog

Teaching New Music

Introducing new music to your program is always a challenge.  And it doesn’t matter if your members are musically advanced or developmentally delayed.  At the Special Gathering of Indian Ri… more »

Specialgathering's Weblog

Teaching New Music — 1 comment

specialgathering wrote 2 months ago: Introducing new music to your program is always a challenge.  And it doesn’t matter if your … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, church, Starting a ministry to mentally challenged persons, Discipleship, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Christianity

From Disaster to Fun Again — 1 comment

specialgathering wrote 2 months ago: Choir yesterday was fun again.  We are learning the new music that we’ll be singing in 2009. … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, church, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Christianity, Choir, choir for persons who are mentally challenged

I don't know what I don't know — 2 comments

specialgathering wrote 3 months ago: Last week we started learning new music at The Special Gathering Vero and Melbourne choirs.   I a … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, church, Discipleship, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Developmentally Disabled, Lemony Snicket

The mind is too wonderful to waste

specialgathering wrote 3 months ago: I had several friends who had amazingly gifted children.  But they weren’t good students in s … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, church, Discipleship, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Prayer, Down's Syndrome

I wish I'd known

specialgathering wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday, I walked away from my conversation with John’s only remaining family, a sister and … more »

Tags: caregivers, church, Death and dying, developmental disabilities, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, mental retardation, mentally challenged community, Special Gathering, Developmentally Disabled

The Emotional Affect

specialgathering wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday, The Special Gathering Choir of Indian River sang at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in In … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, healing, church, Miracles, Discipleship, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Look at Me!

specialgathering wrote 3 months ago: The hardest part about directing a choir of mentally challenged people is teaching them to look at … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, healing, church, Discipleship, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, persons with developmental disabilities in a choir

When Seizures Complicate Life

specialgathering wrote 4 months ago: When we travel with The Special Gathering Choir which is composed of people who are mentally challen … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, church, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Special Gathering choir, Seizures, Life and Death

The Dignity of Risk — 3 comments

specialgathering wrote 4 months ago: During choir practice several days ago, I asked the choir to vote on what songs they would like to … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, healing, church, Discipleship, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, intimidation

Choir Directors--Seen and Not Heard

specialgathering wrote 4 months ago: Recently, while teaching a class on humility, I carefully explained the concept.  Then I asked th … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, church, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, persons with developmental disabilities in a choir, choir for persons with mental retardation, mentally challenged choir

Forgotten Treasure, Hidden Pearl

specialgathering wrote 4 months ago: Her smile filled her face and your heart.  She grinned and everyone felt the need to sing.  Small … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, church, Discipleship, Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Parables, Pearl of Great Price

All That Glitters Isn't Gold — 6 comments

specialgathering wrote 4 months ago: For several reasons, I hated when our children got their driver’s license.  Of course, there … more »

Tags: church, developmental disabilities, mental retardation, mentally challenged community, Reinhard Bonnke, Special Gathering, Transportation, Developmentally Disabled, Life Lessons

Prayer of the Saints — 2 comments

specialgathering wrote 5 months ago: On December 13, 2006, I injured my eye ball.  It caused what the doctors called a Recurrent Corneal … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, Special Gathering, mentally challenged community, healing, Prayer, understanding God

Directing the Choir — 1 comment

specialgathering wrote 5 months ago: One of my first responsibilities when I went on staff at The Special Gathering  almost 20 years ago … more »

Tags: mental retardation, developmental disabilities, mentally challenged community, persons with developmental disabilities in a choir, choir for persons with mental retardation, mentally challenged choir, Special Gathering choir


Have your say. Start a blog.

See our free features »

Related Tags
All »

Follow this tag via RSS

Find other items tagged with “choir-for-persons-who-are-developmentally-disabled”:
Technorati Del.icio.us IceRocket