We have an open and candid discussion about sex and disability ministry. Do churches shy away from this subject? Is it better taught in a class or one-on-one? How do you even start talking about this with your group? We also talk through three real-world scenarios based on incidents Ryan experienced during his time as […]
“Sorry, we are late. We couldn’t find his favorite stuffed animal so he wouldn’t get in the car to leave until we found it.” “Sorry, he won’t wear a sweatshirt outside on the playground because it’s ‘too itchy’”. “Sorry, she’s been up all night and just now fell asleep. We won’t be there today after […]
In our faith journey, we can at times be guilty of wondering where God is. The truth is that it is not God who is absent, but rather us. We drift away. We fall out of spiritual practices. We give in to things like worry. It is not difficult to find yourself in a full-blown […]
Two steps. That’s really all I had to climb. I had climbed those steps hundreds upon hundreds of times before, but this time I had to think about it. I began to think about it Friday when I was getting x-rays on my often injured ankle. I thought about it again Saturday as I prepared […]
Recently, President Ryan Wolfe was a guest on Invited In with Christine Boyle – Where Disability and Faith Meet. “Ryan shares how with tremendous care and intentionality he began and has sustained his remarkable journey in disability ministry. He gives tangible and practical ways to serve and meet the unique needs of the disability community, […]
Have you ever heard this given as a reason why a church has no disability ministry? “We don’t have a disability ministry at our church because there aren’t any people here with a disability.” Perhaps you have even said that yourself. Ryan Wolfe, president and executive director of Ability Ministry joins the conversation today to […]
What is the Next Level Conference? The Next Level Conference is a Leadership Conference for pastors, elders, church leaders, and volunteers. The theme this year is “Standing Still Isn’t an Option” and we could not agree more. The conference will help church leaders understand how to successfully navigate the inevitable reality of change in ministry. […]
If you thought 2020 and the few years following were wild you had better buckle up. 2024 is stepping up to the plate and saying hold my beer. Let’s look at a few things that have already happened in the first week of 2024 or will happen soon. Hopefully, you won’t read this and think […]
It’s a long story, but one day my friend and I got kicked off a bus in New York, with about a dozen other people, and walked aimlessly for hours until we reached our destination. We had never been to New York before, so when we were quite literally kicked to the curb, we found […]
When you think of the Christmas story one of the most celebrated objects is the manger. A feeding box for animals that became the makeshift cradle for the Savior of the world, baby Jesus. The late nineteenth-century Christmas carol “Away in a Manger” by William J. Kirkpatrick remains one of the most beloved Christmas songs […]
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.
