All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 1 - 20 of 47 Sort by: Title | Date LaTonya McIver Penny on Inclusion in Black Churches The common thread in LaTonya McIver Penny’s pastoral and professional lives has been God’s calling to help faith communities, especially Black churches, become more inclusive. Learn why she sees inclusion as broader than welcoming people with cognitive or physical disabilities. Conversation | January 31, 2023 Diversity & Inclusion for All A podcast from Calvin University featuring thoughtful leaders discussing key topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of Christian life and witness. Audio | Podcast | November 10, 2022 Elizabeth Rodríguez sobre el ministerio con personas con discapacidad A medida que más congregaciones se dan cuenta y reconocen que las personas con diversas capacidades pertenecen a la familia de Dios, buscan recursos y capacitación para la inclusión. Ministerio Amistad proporciona el más completo programa de estudio bíblico en español para personas con discapacidad intelectual. Conversation | September 10, 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 Becoming a Reconciling Community In this workshop, we focused on what it looks like for a church to be committed to racial reconciliation for the long haul and offered five foundational practices for becoming a reconciling community. Audio | May 15, 2018 Loving Your Neighbor with Dementia By the end of 2015, more than 5,000,000 Americans were living with dementia. This number is expected to increase in the years ahead as the population ages. Audio | February 22, 2017 Autism Spectrum Disorder and Your Church With one in 68 individuals being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, it is likely that your worshiping community already includes someone with ASD. If you are a pastor, worship leader, musician, church school teacher, or church volunteer, discover specific ways to identify, interact with, and worship with persons with ASD. Audio | February 15, 2017 Nancy Gordon on Sensing the Sacred Nancy Gordon adapted the multisensory Young Children in Worship program for people with dementia. Her model deserves to be spread and developed more widely. Conversation | October 17, 2016 Older Adults and Worship This topic showcases opportunities for churches to nurture faith formation in, by and with aging adults. Topic Showcase | October 05, 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 Nancy Foran on a “Wisdom of Our Elders” Service Residents of senior living facilities often are treated as recipients of worship services presented by visiting groups. Nancy Foran offers an alternative design to receive and honor the wisdom of older adults. Conversation | August 02, 2016 Jane Chandler on Morning Prayer at Nursing Homes Residents of senior living facilities do not have to be Episcopalian to appreciate regular onsite morning prayer services. Your congregation could offer a similar ministry. Conversation | August 02, 2016 Stephen Martin on Music that Wakes Up Older Minds Your students or small group can use hymns and Christian songs to design meaningful personalized worship for older adults living in their own homes or in care facilities. Conversation | August 02, 2016 Aging Together in Grace Churches can offer a countercultural message about the gifts of older adults and walking with them through the challenges of aging. Feature Story | August 02, 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 Four Essentials for Multicultural Worship Churches can become more multicultural through traditioned innovation based on prayer, intention, hospitality and discomfort. Feature Story | October 09, 2015 Universal Design for Worship Barbara Newman shares how the entire worshiping community benefits from worship services that are designed and led with the goal of including everyone. Audio | July 13, 2015 Universal Design, Vertical Habits and Inclusive Worship Universal design and Vertical Habits help create church worship that touches all our senses and is accessible to all worshipers. Feature Story | July 01, 2015 1 2 3 Next »
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