Ability Ministry Summer 2018 Series: Part 5 of 7 Remember that old saying from the 1980’s cartoon G.I. Joe… “knowing is half the battle”? Let us take this concept one step further when it comes to trouble shooting. Inevitably as you work towards inclusion and transitioning teens from children’s ministry into student ministry you will […]
Ability Ministry Summer 2018 Series: Part 4 of 7 It’s hard to argue the importance of volunteering. You already know that disability ministry doesn’t work without a small army of volunteers. Studies from the Coporation for National and Community Service concluded that “Youth who volunteer are more likely to feel connected to their communities and, […]
Ability Ministry Summer 2018 Series: Part 3 of 7 As a teen ages out of children’s ministry and into a traditional student ministry environment consider the established environment. Most student ministry environments pride themselves on looking, feeling, and sounding different than the children’s ministry environments that came before them. Typical children’s ministry environments are structured, […]
Ability Ministry Summer 2018 Series: Part 2 of 7 To create successful transitions and environments for teens as they age out of children’s ministry there are several things to consider. One key thing to avoid is “mental age” pigeonholing. Pigeonholing is a curious word. Consider how it has come a part of our language. Pigeons […]
Growing up in the church, there were certain things that I respected to the point of enshrining them; things not to be touched or wrinkled or leaned upon. At one church, I was told not to stand in the pulpit unless I was preaching. So many things have changed and it is good because the […]
Ability Ministry Summer 2018 Series: Part 1 of 7 When you hear the words “forever young” what comes to mind might be tied to what generation you are from. Maybe you think of the Bob Dylan song “Forever Young” from 1974 where he declares, “May you stay forever young.” Maybe you think of the slightly […]
The other day I was driving and a song came on “Broken Things” by Matthew West. The chorus of the song is: Oh but I heard a whisper, As Heaven bent down Said, “Child, don’t you know that the first will be last and the last get a crown. Now I’m just a beggar in […]
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A growing debate in church leadership circles is the usage of profanity in the pulpit. People debate whether it is ever appropriate to use what some consider dirty words in preaching. While some debate it others just go ahead and do it. The purpose of profanity in preaching is the topic for another blog, another […]
I have been a part of the special needs community for over forty years, raising a daughter with Down Syndrome, teaching classes, and running a day program. I have seen a lot of changes in those years. Our daughter was born in 1975, the same year that the Education of All Handicapped Children Act guaranteed […]
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.
