Podcast appearances and mentions of marie kuck

Beth sits down with the always delightful Marie Kuck, who has a special invitation for our listeners for a behind-the-scenes tour of Make ‘m Smile in Orlando. Find the full Show-Notes at www.keyministry.org/podcast

One of the greatest needs our communities have is ministries to families with children who have special needs. What should a church be doing to reach this great need?  Well today we are welcoming Marie Kuck from Nathaniel's Hope to the podcast. You are going to love Marie and the great insight she brings to this important ministry need.  Marie Kuck is an ordained minister who previously served more than 10 years in youth ministry with churches in Chicago, Minneapolis and Orlando. As the Executive Director of Nathaniel's Hope, she oversees the full-time ministry staff and hundreds of volunteers from throughout the country. Marie passionately advocates and trains churches how to practically welcome and include those with disabilities to their congregations. She is former co-host of the “Today's Family” TV show and has taught in the Department of Communications at North Central University. She speaks to audiences throughout the country and is affectionately known as a “mom on a mission.”  SHOW NOTES

Learn how churches can intentionally reach families that are impacted by disabilities as Marie Kuck guides on what it takes to minister well to VIP families. 

The world was rocked with the news of a major leak of a document out of the private chambers of the Supreme Court. This briefing was later confirmed to be an internal communique of the actual justices. Mike shares thought from John Stemberger's press release and commentary on this leak. Also, more from D6, including Orlando's Marie Kuck and Brianna Edwards, Israel Wayne, and Christie Worden.

Our guests, Marie Kuck and Brianna Edwards educate churches on serving the special needs community and families affected by trauma. 

SPONSORED BY PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, ORLANDO. Born with many challenges, a special needs baby boy lived for four and a half years...but forever changed the lives of his parents. Tim and Marie Kuck, owners of Regal Boats in Orlando, started "Nathaniel's Hope" in his memory. Now, they are providing comfort, wisdom and guidance to parents of special needs children. Marie meets with Mike Gilland to share their story.

Is there purpose for the pain and loss we experience? That's been a question that Marie Kuck has grappled with throughout her life. As the mother of a special needs child, she has lived face to face and heart to heart with the challenges of disability. She's been forced to ask tough questions, like how do you process grief, while holding on to hope? And how can God take heartache and work it for good? If you struggled with these questions, Marie's story will help you believe that hope lives, even in the shadow of grief.

Tim and Marie Kuck, Founders of Nathaniel’s Hope share their son’s brave story and how his life’s purpose is helping VIP’s worldwide.

Special Needs families frequently suffer isolation. Nathaniel's Hope trains churches to provide respite care. Volunteers learn to do crafts and play games with the children for 3-hour blocks of time. "There’s no better cup of cold water you can give to a family impacted by disability than a break," says NH and Buddy Break co-founder Marie Kuck. It starts, she says, with having a willing heart. "Tear down those walls and build friendships." Air1's Monika Kelly reports.

Special Needs families frequently suffer isolation. Nathaniel's Hope trains churches to provide respite care. Volunteers learn to do crafts and play games with the children for 3-hour blocks of time. "There’s no better cup of cold water you can give to a family impacted by disability than a break," says NH and Buddy Break co-founder Marie Kuck. It starts, she says, with having a willing heart. "Tear down those walls and build friendships." K-LOVE's Monika Kelly reports.

Tim and Marie Kuck, Founders of Nathaniel’s Hope share their son’s brave story and how his life’s purpose is helping VIP’s worldwide.

Robert Jeffress, Kathi Lipp, Chris Sinclair, Ace Collins, Marie Kuck

Robert Jeffress, Kathi Lipp, Chris Sinclair, Ace Collins, Marie Kuck

Today on the podcast, Sean shares an excerpt of Marie Kuck‘s session at the Preteen Leaders Conference. Marie discusses how the churches should be opening to families that have preteens with special needs. Parents are struggling to keep their families together, marriages together during this journey with a special need preteen or child. When the church is not prepared to except a special need child, they are making that family question who will except their son or daughter. If the church isn’t even willing, then who will except my child. When kids with special needs start getting into those preteen years the differences between them and the other preteens become more apparent. You may not have the training but if you have a willing heart and are open to allow God to use you, you will be able to make a big difference in a family’s life. Your first decision will be to determine if you are going to be tolerant or intentional when dealing with preteens with special needs. Be intentional in your ministry and cast out your nets to those that are in need. Make your ministry an inviting are for a preteen with special needs and their family. Have a question about preteen ministry or a unique preteen ministry idea that we can feature on our podcast? Send it to podcast@fourfivesix.org. Looking for a great community of preteen leaders that you can plug into? Join us at http://fourfivesix.org/.

Marie Kuck provides an abundance of knowledge and advice on how churches can effectively minister to the parents of children with autism. 

Marie Kuck joins us to share her heart and expertise in ministering to families of children with special needs.  Carey Gregory reveals more about what happens after Operation Christmas Child boxes are delivered to their recipients.  

Michael Bayne joins us to discuss how to adequately minister to the modern day family and have a healthy church in the midst of that. Marie Kuck gives us practical steps to implement and succeed at ministering to the special needs population within your church.

After the death of their son, Tim and Marie Kuck founded an organization to help families with special needs children. Hear the Kuck's story now and the impact they make on families and churches.

Marie Kuck story is about love, pain, and surrendering everything to God. Today she and her husband Tim serve VIP families in Orlando and nationwide. www.nathanielshope.org

Nathaniel’s Hope was founded in 2002 to meet the needs of kids with special needs (VIP Kids) and their families. VIP Kids are those with any physical, cognitive, medical or hidden disability, chronic or life-threatening illness, or those who are medically fragile.