Worship on the Spectrum
Nurturing Care
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54m
This workshop invites leaders and ministry practitioners to reimagine worship through the lens of neurodiversity. Integrating theology and research, participants will explore autism and spectrum language, behavior as communication, and practices that help congregations move beyond diagnosis toward belonging, participation, and worship shaped for All God's Children.
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