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These changes turn out to be good for everyone in church worship and congregational life. Conversation | February 21, 2024 Disability in Cultural Context This panel will explore the intersectionality between culture and disability. What can we learn from the experiences of people across varying cultures and contexts? What do experiences of racism and ableism in the church have in common? How do they overlap? How does belonging for people with disabilities look different in a variety of cultural contexts? Session | October 17, 2023 Welcoming All Bodies and Abilities into Worship and the Life of the Church This session explores a biblical view of disability and practical ways of including people with disabilities in every aspect of the church for the flourishing of the entire worshiping community. Video | February 10, 2023 Lamar Hardwick on Disability as Diversity and Full Participation In this episode, Pastor Lamar Hardwick reminds us that as many worshiping communities seek to become more diverse, celebrating and appreciating the beauty of all types of minds and bodies is an important theme in the life of the church. Audio | Podcast | December 05, 2022 Disability within Faith Communities A showcase of books and articles related to worship and disabilites Topic Showcase | March 02, 2022 One Body, Many Members: Disability and Diversity in the Church "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body." -1 Cor. 12:12-13. The body of Christ is one body made up of individual members with both visible and hidden differences in abilities. What difference does it make to believe that each member has been arranged in the body as God has chosen? How can the church better live into the reality of this oneness while celebrating the gifts of its unique members regardless of ability? This is a YouTube Video Premiere panel discussion. Video | November 16, 2021 Elizabeth Rodriguez on Spanish-Language Disability Ministry As more congregations realize that all people and all abilities belong together in God's family, they seek resources and training for inclusion. Ministerio Amistad provides comprehensive Spanish-language Bible study materials for people with intellectual disabilities. Conversation | September 09, 2021 Baptism and Christian Identity: Shaping Liturgical Practice from the Perspective of Disability 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | April 17, 2019 Ways We Witness: Disability and the Mission of the Church 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | February 15, 2019 Pearls, Promises, and Potholes: A Traffic Report from the Intersections of Faith, Ministry, Theology, and Disability A presentation and discussion with Rev. Bill Gaventa, hosted by Barbara J. Newman Video | October 26, 2018 Disability in Heaven This video explores what it might look like to think that some disabilities might have a place in heaven. Video | July 19, 2018 From Barriers to Belonging: The Church and People with Disabilities Led by Erik W. Carter, this session focuses on ten dimensions of belonging and their salience to the inclusion of people with intellectual disability, autism, and other developmental disabilities in the full life of the church. Audio | May 10, 2018 Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship Join with John Swinton in a plenary session on disability, timefullness, and gentle discipleship. Video | April 27, 2018 Worship as One: Disability in Community video Through implementing small changes, churches can become inclusive communities for people with a variety of abilities and disabilities. Video | February 07, 2018 Worship as One: Disability in Community A video giving testimony to a gospel-based vision of corporate worship that includes all people Video | September 29, 2016 David G. Myers on Hearing Loss in Worship: An Invisible Disability The older you get, the more likely you are to lose hearing. Most hearing aids and cochlear implants now come with telecoils. Your church can install hearing loop systems that deliver customized sound directly from microphones into T-coil hearing aids. Conversation | September 15, 2016 Barbara J. Newman on Visual Hospitality in Worship: More than Large Print The older you get, the more likely you are to experience visual loss. Disability and advocacy expert Barbara J. Newman describes sight-related worship changes that benefit the church as a whole. Conversation | August 09, 2016 Tom Hoeksema on a Bibliography of Disability and Inclusion Too many pastors and churches fail to see the wholeness of people who live with disability. Tom Hoeksema recommends books that can help preachers and churches become more inclusive. Conversation | May 16, 2016 Disability and Inclusion: An Annotated Bibliography Books that Tom Hoeksema believes give a deep understanding of the theology and practice of inclusion and extend the ability to operate from a universal design perspective as you plan worship and other dimensions of life together in faith communities. Conversation | May 16, 2016 Peggy Goetz on Churches and Stroke Survivors Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults around the world, so your congregation probably includes—or will soon include—stroke survivors. And about a third of stroke survivors suffer from some form of communication impairment. Peggy Goetz researches the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities. Conversation | September 12, 2014 1 2 Next »