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Dan Vander Plaats on God and Disability

Dan Vander Plaats is director of advancement at Elim Christian Services in Palos Heights, Illinois. Elim’s mission is to help children and adults with disabilities reach their God-given educational and vocational potential.

Conversation Conversation | February 25, 2014

Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities

Each Ability and Disability Reveals God

A new resource explains that the most disabling aspect of living with disabilities is the attitude of others.

Feature Story Feature Story | February 25, 2014

Worship Accessibility Evaluation

A checklist for making your worship more accessible to those with disabilities.

Article Article | March 16, 2011

Faith Formation in Worship

Faith formation is not just for children—all of us are shaped in our faith by the way we come to God in worship. This session considered what it might mean if we have a faith formation focus as we plan worship.

Audio Audio | March 22, 2010

Worship Renewal in a North American Context

Bringing Forth Treasures: A Wise, Old Metaphor for Ministry with a Bright Future

Audio Audio | Video Video | January 01, 2009

Autism and Your Church

If your church is larger than 150 people, statistics say that you have members who fall on the Autism Spectrum, including Asperger Syndrome.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009

Resources for Acknowledging Our Military Members in Worship

A set of resources for acknowledging military members in worship.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009

Worship that Ministers to the Afflicted

Many worshipers suffer from chronic illnesses, sudden crises, stresses from work and/or family life, losses of loved ones or of personal abilities, discouragement from situations in the local community or the world.

Video Video | January 01, 2009

Better Together: The Call for People with and without Disabilities to Worship, Serve, Learn, and Live Alongside Each Other

This presentation addressed practical ways congregations can have a real impact on the lives of people with disabilities and their families living in their community and to make worship more accessible to everyone.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009

Overcoming Challenges to Racial and Ethnic Diversity

By looking at successfully diverse churches across the nation, this session revealed critical attitudes for cultivating a hospitable church, perspectives on recent immigration and the neighborhood church, and experiments on musical variety and global awareness.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2008

Planning Worship for the Global Village

21st-century worship planners are faced with unique exciting challenges as the church answers the Spirit's call to be a place where all nations and cultures are invited to join in praise.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2008

Symposium 2008 - Blended Worship: Good for the Body

The best argument for blended worship is that the body of Christ by definition is itself blended - therefore our services should reflect that reality.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2008

Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste

Talk about worship aesthetics need not polarize people. Frank Burch Brown tells how to be more inclusive in arts and worship, yet also more discerning. A feature story exploring the idea of "taste" and aesthetics in Christian Worship.

Feature Story Feature Story | January 05, 2007

Gender Issues in Worship

Does gender ever enter into what we do in worship? Is it possible that men and women might bring different things to the worship experience? If so, how can our worship reflect the fullness of who we are as male and female created in God's image? This workshop explored these questions.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2007

Culturally Diverse and Holistic Worship

Worship throughout scripture and history is culturally diverse, not monolithic, reflecting the diversity of God and his creation. True biblical worship is also holistic, involving the soul, the mind, and the body. This workshop explored the culturally diverse and holistic nature of worship, with reference especially to African American, Caribbean, and Hispanic worship.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2007

Connecting Disconnected Young People through Worship

This interactive seminar explored the cultural forces shaping teenagers' attitudes towards life as well as current research on teenage spirituality, in order to help think strategically about connecting young people with the Christian faith through worship.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2007

Accessibility in Worship Architecture: Does your church welcome everyone?

Becoming an accessible church involves far more than installing a wheelchair entrance. It includes making design choices so anyone can access the platform and lead worship. A feature story exploring accessibility in churches.

Feature Story Feature Story | June 09, 2006

Robert Nickola on designing equal access churches

“As religious architects, we have the ability to be holistic and think of the entire church population from Day One,” says Robert “Bob” Nickola, senior principal of Jaeger, Nickola & Associates in metro Chicago.

Feature Story Feature Story | June 09, 2006

Hábitos verticales: La iglesia misional y la adoración

“Hábitos verticales” es un proyecto que explora cómo el uso de un lenguaje relacional saludable puede transformar nuestros cultos y nuestras vidas.

Article Article | February 27, 2006

Visual Arts in Worship: From either/or to both/and

What defines you? Is it what you know and do...or what you see and love? Your answer likely affects how you see the role of visual arts in worship. A feature story exploring more inclusive use of Visual Arts in Worship

Feature Story Feature Story | February 03, 2006