Bronwyn Murphy: On Building Positive Relationships with Ministry Leaders

Bronwyn Murphy is both the mother of a child with special needs as well as a ministry leader in her church, and founder of a special needs support group for moms in California. We talk about strategies both parents and ministry leaders can use to welcome individuals with special needs into the church and how to openly communicate needs. She offers wonderful hope and encouragement for both parents and ministry leaders to persevere even when things are hard.

Bronwyn serves as the Inclusion Coordinator at University Covenant Church (UCC) in Davis, CA and is the co-facilitator of Me Too!, a support group for mothers of children with special needs. She also serves as a board member for University Covenant Nursery School, UCC's inclusive weekday preschool. She is married with three children and has sat on both sides of the IEP table both as a special education teacher and as a parent.