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 2, 2015By

    Touching lives in Toronto: rEcess respite at Kingsway Baptist

    Passionate about serving God and children with special needs, Shelley and Deb began a rEcess ministry at their church, Kingsway Baptist. There, one Saturday evening a month, parents who have children with special needs are invited to drop off all of their children and go on a date to reconnect or simply have time to rest and recharge.

  • Published On: January 19, 2015By

    Webinar Series on Supporting Spirituality and Inclusive Congregational Supports

    In January, the National Collaborative on Faith and Disability will launch the new webinar series: Honoring Spiritual Needs and Gifts: From Inertia to Collaborative Action by Providers and Congregations. The series will run monthly, from January-June (excluding May), and will be free and available for viewing via Adobe Connect. The first webinar, “Including Spirituality in Assessment, Evaluation, and Person-Centered Planning Processes” takes place on Monday, January 26.

  • Published On: January 15, 2015By

    A place for Camille

    What was done as a means of meeting one of our needs has transformed how the teenagers and adults in our church perceive those with disabilities. By looking for ways to make a place for Camille and offer community to our family, our church is discovering that Camille offers gifts back to the body.

  • Published On: January 13, 2015By

    Inviting Your Stories on Disability and the Church

    Are you a person living with disabilities (visible or invisible), a caregiver, or an ally? What would you tell the church, over coffee, about your life with a disability? The Theologies of Disability Working Group of the United Church invites you to tell your stories about your faith life with disability

  • Published On: December 15, 2014By

    Moe and Ann find belonging: Not easy, but worth the journey! (video)

    Ottawa Valley Vineyard Pastor Ahren Summach and Moe Day sing Jesus Loves Me with Ann Gray after a documentary chronicling Day and Gray’s journey finding a church. Moe and Ann's church experience [Read More]

  • Published On: December 1, 2014By

    Engaging youth, fostering friendship: Koinonia Ministry

    It is my hope and dream that by bringing the two groups together our kids will learn to see autism in a new light and have empathy for these kids struggling with enormous challenges. In this we, as a youth ministry, are living out the gospel of Jesus rather than just speaking about it.