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Volume in worship can be a touchy subject, one full of tensions. However, by looking at it through the lens of Universal Design and applying this principle to volume, we can see the many tensions in play and work together to glorify the Lord and lead God's people in song. Article | March 21, 2016 Stroke Survivors in our Worshiping Communities This workshop presents an ethnographic study describing the experiences of stroke survivors in their church communities and two worship services planned for these participants. Audio | March 04, 2016 Share Your Stories of Inclusion How does your church include persons with disabilities in corporate worship? The CLC Network and Calvin Institute of Christian Worship invite you to submit your story of including persons with disabilities in a corporate worship setting, so that we may learn together. Article | November 20, 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 Colleen Kwong on Using Art to Include Shut-ins When strokes, illness or other challenges keep people from attending worship, they often fall off the congregation’s radar. Here are ideas for using visual arts to reconnect and include such people in worship and church life. Conversation | September 24, 2014 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 Peggy Goetz on Planning Worship with Stroke Survivors Peggy Goetz is a communication arts and sciences professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Observing her speech pathology students in Calvin’s stroke clinic sparked her to research the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities. Conversation | September 12, 2014 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 | February 25, 2014 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 | February 25, 2014 Five Stages on the Journey of Disability Attitudes Based on the idea that the most disabling aspect of life with disabilities is the attitudes of others, Dan and Dan will show us how our attitudes often marginalize those God has called into God’s kingdom and service. Audio | February 17, 2014 It's More Than a Ramp In recent years, there has been a spate of theological work on persons with disabilities . Important questions abound: What do we mean by “disability”? Audio | February 20, 2013 Christian Worship Experiences for Persons with Dementia Dementia frequently interferes with a person's ability to connect with and to benefit from regular religious activities and worship styles that had been meaningful in the past. Yet, persons with dementia continue to need to worship and experience a comforting, deep encounter with Christ. Article | September 27, 2012 Churches must value the disabled Although churches have become more intentional about inviting persons with special needs into their buildings, there is so much more to learn about the practical implications of full participation in the life of a church family. Article | April 17, 2012 Worship Accessibility Evaluation A checklist for making your worship more accessible to those with disabilities. Article | March 16, 2011 Peace that Passes Understanding: Communion and Intellectual Disability It turns out that what helps churches include people with cognitive impairments in communion is good advice for everyone. Feature Story | March 01, 2011 How Communion Trains Us in God’s Hospitality The more that you experience God’s grace through the sacraments and in ordinary life, the more attention you’ll pay to who’s not at the Lord’s Table. Feature Story | February 07, 2011 Hospitality as Paying Attention Randy Smit sees all of life as a gift and the Lord’s Table as the “quintessential place for experiencing the hospitality of Christ. And so who’s at the table becomes pretty significant.” He suggests focusing less on “fencing the table,” more on opening it to children or others who may be left out. Feature Story | February 07, 2011 We Need Every Part of the Body: Including People with Disabilities All God’s children are gifted and have worth; the role of the church is to help them discover those gifts and to enable them to use their gifts in the body of Christ and the local community. Article | December 17, 2010 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 | January 01, 2009 « Previous 1 2 3 4 Next »