Tom Stolle, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, and the father of an adult special needs son, has agreed to chair the task force whose members will be appointed by EC Chairman Tony Dockery. The two leaders are already collaborating on selecting a task force of no more than 15 members, Dockery said, to include those active with the special needs community either professionally, ministerially or through familial relationships. The task force will fulfill a need that has been discussed in several national meetings, Dockery said. “Putting this task force together of individuals that work with (special needs individuals), have ministries in their churches, even have children in their homes, will help us to shape this. Assess the methods churches are using to excel in including the special needs population and their families and learn from those successful congregations.