Allen Jorgenson
Allen G. Jorgenson is presently an able-bodied settler who is assistant dean of Martin Luther University College at Wilfrid Laurier University. Laura MacGregor and Allen wrote Beyond Saints and Superheroes with illustrations by Wendy Newbery (Mad and Crip Press, 2023) – a study guide for faith communities in working toward justice and inclusion with and for people with disabilities.
When the church functions well, it provides friendship, support, justice, spiritual resources, safety, and a space where people feel heard. More importantly, when the church truly embraces people with disabilities and their families, it also receives their giftedness, which helps it more authentically become the church it is meant to be.