Recently, I stayed the night at a lake house with some friends. We ate snacks, hung out by the beach, and slept on our memory foam pillows. At the same time, a few miles away, dozens of athletes were preparing for an ultra marathon, running 100 miles through the mountains and the foothills. Runners ran […]
Bronwyn peached at University Covenant Church recently as part of their series called, “Breakaway to the High Seas.” In this video, she speaks about Jesus’ invitation to be in His crew and how He loves, cares for and protects us.
President and CEO Ryan Wolfe was recently a guest on the Special Fathers Network podcast. Listen here: Listen to “Dad to Dad 259 – Ryan Wolfe of Canton, OH Is President & Executive Director Of Ability Ministry, Equipping Churches To Embrace Disability” on Spreaker.
“We believe God has given each of us unique abilities and talents for His glory and our good.” As leaders and volunteers, do we really believe that? Do we live that out in our classes? In March, Jason Morrison spoke to a group of volunteers with the Shine Ministry at Southeast Christian Church about some […]
Dear Church, You might not know this, but I have a disability. I want to be in church; I really do. But some weeks it is very hard to be here. My disability goes everywhere I go: to work, to school, to the grocery store, to the dentis, and to church. Some people might already […]
Over the past several weeks, our class has been learning from The Gospel in Colors series. Entirely unplanned and absolutely awesome, one of our students came in and had some items he wanted to present show-and-tell style. All the items matched up with the color we would be talking about that morning. But they didn’t […]
Maybe you have just now stumbled across our website. Or perhaps, you have heard about Ability Ministry and used some of our traditional PowerPoint-driven curriculum in the past. Now, here you are giving some serious thought to this video-driven curriculum you keep hearing about but are not sure where to start. What is Video-Driven Curriculum? […]
Today I did a funeral for an individual with IDD in my community at the request of his ward. His ward said, “I would not expect anyone to come.” Outside of us, not a single person came to the hour-long visitation before the funeral service. I proceeded with the funeral service because this individual, and […]
The seed for what would eventually become Ability Ministry was originally planted back in 1981. Gary and Jason discuss the beginnings of Ability Ministry, residential ministry at Riverwood Christian and New Hope Christian, and the future of residential services. Resources mentioned in this episode:
Recently, Jason Morrison was a guest on Wonderful Works Talks, hosted by Barb Stanley, to talk about all things Rise Fitness. “Fitness should be for everyone, including people with disabilities. So, if you are a coach, a fitness buff, a church leader, or just someone looking to make a difference in the world, we invite you […]
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.
