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Reflections, Implications, and Personal Stories Across Various Topics

  • Published On: November 3, 2014By

    This year, seven years after the initial book release, a quick-reference guide for congregational use has been released for Erik Carter's best-selling book "Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities."

  • Published On: October 20, 2014By

    Friendship Festivals have been running for a number of years, as a great day of music, singing, laughter and games with people impacted by developmental disabilities and their families. The featured musician this [Read More]

  • Published On: October 6, 2014By

    While the majority of resources posted on this site are from a Christian faith-based perspective, we recognize that the challenges to full welcome and inclusion faced by churches are also shared [Read More]

  • Published On: September 21, 2014By

    The 2014 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability, sponsored by the Bethesda Institute, ran from June 16th-20th at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. The days were full, with [Read More]

  • Published On: September 15, 2014By

    Lately a video (produced back in 2004) has been making the rounds on social media highlighting the artistic ability of Paul Smith from Philadelphia, PA. He had severe spastic cerebral palsy yet [Read More]

  • Published On: September 6, 2014By

    The Meeting House, one of the largest churches in Canada including its regional sites throughout Ontario, has just been through an Ubuntu series that has highlighted three marginalized groups: First Nations, New Canadians, and lastly People Living With a Disability.

  • Published On: June 23, 2014By

    Gayle Walls desired to communicate his faith to the world, but found communication barriers to be challenging in light of being born with cerebral palsy. With the rapid growth of technological [Read More]

  • Published On: May 14, 2014By

    I recently read a post by Tim Challies and Sean Harrelson that had been making the rounds, called “The Disabilities Dilemma.” It spoke of a church conference on beauty and mission, [Read More]

  • Published On: May 12, 2014By

    In only a few weeks, from June 5th-8th, the Canadian Association for Parish Nursing Ministry is holding their 16th Annual AGM and Conference at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, ON. Please take [Read More]

  • Published On: May 2, 2014By

    Thank you to all who attended the Building Communities of Belonging conference at Harvest Bible Chapel in Oakville! We hope that you found the conference encouraging and equipping. As a reminder, [Read More]