EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 7 MIN
Focus Follows Interest When You Design Ministry For ADHD Brains
from Indispensable People · host Tracie Corll
Send us Fan MailWe flip the script on ADHD by moving past the usual negative labels and naming what helps ADHDers thrive in church settings. We share science-based strategies that make discipleship more accessible through interest, urgency, meaning, and autonomy. • why ADHD is often framed through deficits and behavior • focus following interest rather than importance and how to build on it • using short deadlines to create urgency without adding threat • meaning as motivation that reduces resistance and shutdown • autonomy as nervous system safety that improves focus • designing ministry spaces that support an accessible gospel If you want to dive deeper on your own, you can check out the indispensable-people blog or my books on Amazon called The Indispensable Kid or Gospel Accessibility and the Indispensable People.
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Send us Fan Mail We flip the script on ADHD by moving past the usual negative labels and naming what helps ADHDers thrive in church settings. We share science-based strategies that make discipleship more accessible through interest, urgency, meaning, and autonomy. • why ADHD is often framed through deficits and behavior • focus following interest rather than importance and how to build on it • using short deadlines to create urgency without adding threat • meaning as m...
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