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Keith Dow highlights the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and its focus on inclusivity. He shares a resource from EcumenAbility that supports participation by people with disabilities. The post emphasises creating spaces where everyone can belong and engage in faith together.
Did you know that January 18th to 25th, 2018 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity? Our friend Thomas Hentrich over at EcumenAbility has prepared a helpful resource for celebrating this week with people with disabilities.
Here’s a further description from Thomas:
Background of the Prayer Week
From 2012 – 2014, on behalf of the Canadian Council of Churches, I coordinated the Canadian version of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity material, which brings together 25 different denominations in common worship for peace and unity in Canada. The original material is designed every year in cooperation between the World Council of Churches and the Vatican, is distributed worldwide, and then adapted by various national ecumenical church organizations.
New Resources for Inclusion
Over the past years, special resource pages have been issued for children’s worship and Eastern rite churches. As a parent of an adult with disabilities, I thought there should also be a resource page for people with disabilities to promote greater inclusion and belonging into church life. Well, after some research, my alter ego EcumenAbility and I are happy to publish this first resource page. It is dedicated to Sean Hentrich on his 30th birthday.
About the Author
About Thomas Hentrich:
Thomas’ project EcumenAbility© introduces an ecumenical perspective to the inclusion and belonging of people with disabilities into church life. He served with Christian Horizons in the Toronto and Ajax area over the past 10 years. To contact Thomas, visit @hentricht on Twitter, @ecumenability on Facebook, or his personal webpage thomashentrich.cms4people.de.
About the Author:
Keith Dow:
Keith Dow, PhD, is a theologian, writer, and credentialed pastor with BIC Canada, serving as Director of Culture and Mission Alignment with Karis Disability Services. His work explores disability theology, Christian caregiving, spiritual life, and the gifts of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He is the author of Formed Together: Mystery, Narrative, and Virtue in Christian Caregiving (Baylor University Press, 2021) and the researcher behind Images of God. His latest peer-reviewed article is “Imaging God Together.” Keith recently completed a term as president of the AAIDD Religion & Spirituality Interest Network. Explore his writing and research at keithdow.com.
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Keith Dow highlights the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and its focus on inclusivity. He shares a resource from EcumenAbility that supports participation by people with disabilities. The post emphasises creating spaces where everyone can belong and engage in faith together.
Did you know that January 18th to 25th, 2018 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity? Our friend Thomas Hentrich over at EcumenAbility has prepared a helpful resource for celebrating this week with people with disabilities.
Here’s a further description from Thomas:
Background of the Prayer Week
From 2012 – 2014, on behalf of the Canadian Council of Churches, I coordinated the Canadian version of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity material, which brings together 25 different denominations in common worship for peace and unity in Canada. The original material is designed every year in cooperation between the World Council of Churches and the Vatican, is distributed worldwide, and then adapted by various national ecumenical church organizations.
New Resources for Inclusion
Over the past years, special resource pages have been issued for children’s worship and Eastern rite churches. As a parent of an adult with disabilities, I thought there should also be a resource page for people with disabilities to promote greater inclusion and belonging into church life. Well, after some research, my alter ego EcumenAbility and I are happy to publish this first resource page. It is dedicated to Sean Hentrich on his 30th birthday.
About the Author
About Thomas Hentrich:
Thomas’ project EcumenAbility© introduces an ecumenical perspective to the inclusion and belonging of people with disabilities into church life. He served with Christian Horizons in the Toronto and Ajax area over the past 10 years. To contact Thomas, visit @hentricht on Twitter, @ecumenability on Facebook, or his personal webpage thomashentrich.cms4people.de.
