After we launched our Wrestling With God series, we threw a little party. First, we always celebrate here whenever we launch a brand new resource. Second, the Wrestling With God series was the final series we needed before we could package up an entire year of our video-driven curriculum series! For those familiar with our […]
Gary Spangler is the current Director of Operations at Ability Ministry. A long-time member of the board of directors, Gary is originally from Louisville, Kentucky. He attended the Okolona Christian Church where his father was a pastor for 18 years. His background is in the airline industry but God saw fit to place him on […]
We are working on a brand new series and to say we have had fun putting this together would be the understatement of the year. Check back next week, because “Wrestling With God” will be coming off the top ropes soon!
Wait, you have a podcast? Well, turns out we do! The idea of starting a podcast was something we wanted to tackle a few years ago, but as priorities changed, as did schedules, we just did not have time to make it work. Now we are going to make it work and also have fun […]
This is a collection of some of the most requested and needed documents and forms for disability ministry. This is a free download that contains the following: All of these documents are provided without passwords, formatting, or logos. They are meant for you to make changes to as you see fit and utilize in your […]
I lost track of the last day I was online and did not see some mention or reference to Artificial intelligence (AI). As a photographer and graphic designer, the debate about using AI has been interesting to follow. Is it actually art? Who owns it? How can AI help me finish my creative projects faster? […]
Recently, Ryan Wolfe was a guest on the Rising Above podcast with Becky Davidson where Ryan was able to talk about the work accomplished via Ability Ministry, including the many resources that have been, and are being, developed. Rising Above with Becky Davidson is created & produced by Rising Above Ministries. To learn more about […]
If you are in Kentucky, have you heard of Trayton’s Bill? If not, here is an overview: “Senate Bill 69 & House Bill 332, adult size changing tables / “Trayton’s Bill.” Both bills address the lack of adult changing tables in bathrooms. Senate Bill 69 was filed by Senator Julie Adams in the Senate, thank […]
AI seems to be all the buzz right now. So we had to test it out. We just asked an AI to write a letter to a church pastor telling them why they need a disability ministry. Below is what the AI wrote. How do you think it did? Dear (Pastor’s Name), I hope this […]
I stumbled across a graphic the other day on Facebook while looking at the OT Toolbox Facebook page that made me stop scrolling. The graphic centered around the idea of being more solution focused instead of problem-focused. This graphic spoke to me as these are all concepts that I have worked on during my time […]
Because Jesus' table is accessible for everyone...
We desire to see the Church make room for all people affected by disability. To fully participate. To fully partner. To fully lead.
We exist to equip and empower the 25% of the population with a disability, their families, and their churches to become who God has created them to be.
