I don’t know about you but my life sure feels shaken up over the last three years. Dealing with chronic pain and enduring six major surgeries over 25 months has taken a major toll. How about you? If you are a person with a disability, the feeling of being shaken up is all too […]
A recent conversation revealed an aspect of our day that I believe we most likely all share: the lack of enough time. Or at least the feeling that we do not have enough time to get everything done during the day that we want to get done. The person I was communicating with mentioned they […]
We are Ability Ministry. The leader in helping churches reach their disability community. This is a brief introduction to our mission and our heart for serving the disability community.
We tend to count ourselves out prematurely in life for a myriad of reasons. The arena and era of life don’t seem to matter. We are always tempted to throw in the towel because we aren’t good enough. It’s not hard to see that we don’t stack up, right? Want to complicate things even further? […]
We are Ability Ministry. The leader in helping churches reach their disability community. This is a brief introduction to our mission and our heart for serving the disability community.
What is the curse of a great volunteer? It is being taken for granted or worse being taken advantage of. This happens in small churches, midsized churches, and megachurches. Size doesn’t matter. The question is why does it happen? There are many reasons. Below are just a few. Ministry leaders hear me out! Great volunteers […]
As with anything, there are a lot of differing views on the topic of disability. It doesn’t seem to make a difference if you are churched or unchurched, Democrat or Republican, disabled or not, and so on. One view that should NEVER be is that if you have a disability your life is not worth […]
Psalm 139:13-16 NLT speaks of being made wonderfully complex with marvelous workmanship. It is easy to read that scripture and agree. But is it as easy to apply that? In this episode, we talk about an instance where this marvelous workmanship could have been overlooked and some ways to help recognize them quicker. Resources in […]
Recently, our friends over at Shine Disability Ministry with Southeast Christian Church wrapped up scheduling a year of curriculum. I have been saving this along the way in hopes of sharing it with you all as an idea of how you can implement our disability ministry curriculum throughout the year. January | Tastes Like Chicken […]
How do you handle overwhelming news? There are three typical responses to overwhelming news. First, it is to allow it to overwhelm you by hyper-focusing on it. Second, is to do the exact opposite and to attempt to ignore it by burying your head in the sand. Neither response is a healthy response. The third […]
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.
