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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 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 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 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 Article | April 17, 2012

Worship Accessibility Evaluation

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

Article 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 Feature Story | March 01, 2011

Supper at Emmaus painted by He Qi.Image courtesy of Vanderbilt University Divinity Library

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 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 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 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 Audio | January 01, 2009

Building a Healthy and Interdependent Church Community

The session presented several practical tools for building a church community that welcomes and embraces diversity in membership. Highlighting examples from churches including members with disabilities, this session offered ideas that allow people to see one another through God's eyes.

Audio Audio | 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

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

All God's Children Have Gifts: Disability and worship

How do you recognize each other's gifts and support each other's needs while avoiding a "you're not like us"? attitude? A feature story exploring ways to be inclusive in worship and make room for those with or without special needs.

Feature Story Feature Story | January 06, 2006

Helping People Include People with Disabilities

This workshop provided practical ideas for including persons with disabilities in Sunday School classes, youth groups, and adult small groups, based on the speaker's book of the same title.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2006

Making Worship Accessible for Persons with Disabilities

An article covering several important aspects of making your worship space accessible to those with physical disabilities.

Article Article | June 01, 2004

Bibliography - Older Adults and Worship

A list of resources for learning about worship with the elderly.

Bibliography Bibliography | June 01, 2004

Hospitality in Worship: A Reflection of God's Gracious Character

I did not become passionate about hospitality until I realized that it had to be rooted in grace. Not until my desire to reflect God’s hospitality to me, in no longer calling me a stranger, but in calling me a friend, did the hospitality I extend to others become linked to grace. When that happened, then hospitality became more than technique and more than a task.

Article Article | February 18, 2000