Keith Dow

Keith Dow

Keith Dow lives near Ottawa, serving as Manager of Organizational and Spiritual Life with Karis Disability Services. He holds his PhD in caregiving ethics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of Formed Together: Mystery, Narrative, and Virtue in Christian Caregiving (Baylor, 2021). Keith Dow is a credentialed Pastor with BIC Canada for his role with Karis Disability Services, where he supports the spiritual health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and equips churches to be more accessible and hospitable.
  • Published On: February 3, 2017By

    Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month #JDAIM17

    "What if the opportunities to experience the joy of community and the familiarity of long-ago learned rituals were open to them at any time, just like anyone else…Imagine if all of these people could participate in synagogue seders or at peoples’ homes."

  • Published On: February 2, 2017By

    A Father’s Love: Winter Wonderland Family Retreat

    "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" ~ 1 John 3:1a

  • Published On: January 23, 2017By

    Welcoming Students of All Abilities (CLC Network)

    On Tuesday, January 24th at 1 p.m., join the Center for the Advancement of Christian Education (CACE) and CLC Network "for a conversation about supporting students with disabilities in Christian schools."

  • Published On: December 12, 2016By

    Advent Devotional: Faithful communities of peace

    Does your church work to show your community that people with disabilities are truly welcomed and embraced? If not, what good is your faith? Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead, but faith that is accompanied by action is a beautiful offering of love toward God and other people."

  • Published On: December 9, 2016By

    Faith & Disability on 100 Huntley Street (video)

    100 Huntley Street is a daily Christian television talk show of Crossroads Christian Communications out of Burlington, Ontario. The December 5th, 2016 episode featured several segments related to disability and faith.

  • Published On: November 16, 2016By

    A world without Down syndrome? (video)

    In a recent BBC documentary, Sally Phillips explores the potential ramifications of a new, less-intrusive screening test for Down syndrome.