The Truth Your Community Isn’t Telling You Eighty percent of disabilities are non-visible. That means that right now, in your sanctuary this Sunday, four out of every five people managing a disability will show up looking perfectly fine while fighting invisible battles that would exhaust most of us. Yet our church cultures often send a […]
The Five-Minute Crash Course! Sometimes, ministry doesn’t go according to plan. A volunteer calls in sick, a student needs extra support, or you find yourself stepping into a classroom with someone whose needs you don’t fully understand. You may not have time for extensive training, but you can still make a meaningful difference. This five-minute […]
For many churches, disability inclusion has come a long way. People with disabilities are attending worship services. They’re serving on volunteer teams. They’re participating in Bible studies and small groups. These are important steps. But there is a question that many churches have never seriously considered: Can someone with an intellectual disability serve as an […]
Purpose To provide safe, respectful, and dignified bathroom and personal-care assistance for children and adults with disabilities while protecting participants, families, and volunteers. Children with Disabilities Adults with Disabilities General Guidelines
Listening to People with Disabilities, Families, and Caregivers Great Disability Ministry begins with listening, not assuming. We must give people with disabilities, their families, and caregivers a voice and create space for them to share what they truly need. When we listen well and invite the Holy Spirit into the process, God can use what […]
Ability Ministry announced the release of VIEW Bible Curriculum, a comprehensive three-year children’s ministry curriculum designed to help churches engage children more deeply with God’s Word while equipping families to continue discipleship beyond Sunday morning. Rather than simply producing another collection of Bible lessons, VIEW Bible Curriculum was created as a complete ministry system that […]
You know the drill. A child with autism joins the Sunday school class, and the conversation immediately turns to accommodation. How do we help them adjust? How do we modify the lesson? How do we manage the behavior? How do we help them fit in? And those are not wrong questions. Accessibility and accommodation matter […]
Using internet mythology to illuminate the very real maze of living with a disability in an inaccessible world — and what the Church is called to do about it. ▼ no-clip here ▼ You know the feeling. One moment you’re walking through a perfectly ordinary space — an office, a shopping mall, a […]
A Devotional for Ministry Leaders The World You Choose to See Every ministry decision you make flows from something deeper than strategy—it flows from theology. What you believe about God, people, and purpose quietly builds the framework for everything you do. You don’t just have beliefs.Your beliefs have you. And nowhere is that more exposed […]
If you’ve spent any time in disability ministry, you know that loss—and the grief that comes with it—is simply part of the journey. It’s not something you can ignore or push aside. It affects you personally, and it impacts the entire community. Just before Easter, our group lost a legend. And I don’t mean that […]
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.
