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Keith Dow highlights the upcoming Building Communities of Belonging Conference focused on creating inclusive church environments. The event features expert speakers and workshops dedicated to welcoming people with disabilities. It offers practical tools for fostering belonging and shared support within faith communities.
It is March. It’s hard to believe, but the Building Communities of Belonging Conference is only a couple of months away. For the month of March only, though, you can register online for $25 and bring someone else along for free!
Conference Details and Speakers
The conference, hosted by Harvest Bible Chapel in Oakville, Ontario, will feature speakers such as Erik Carter, author of Including People with Developmental Disabilities in Faith Communities, Chantal Huinink, a motivational speaker, author and social justice advocate, and Tom Reynolds, author of Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality. Focusing on church contexts, this event features workshops and sessions to inform and equip anyone with a passion to build “communities of belonging.”
Registration and Preparation
We look forward to having you join us in May! Please take a moment to register now, book a hotel room if you’ll need to stay overnight, or follow the Facebook event.
Click the image above to download the conference poster.
About the Author:
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.
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Keith Dow highlights the upcoming Building Communities of Belonging Conference focused on creating inclusive church environments. The event features expert speakers and workshops dedicated to welcoming people with disabilities. It offers practical tools for fostering belonging and shared support within faith communities.
It is March. It’s hard to believe, but the Building Communities of Belonging Conference is only a couple of months away. For the month of March only, though, you can register online for $25 and bring someone else along for free!
Conference Details and Speakers
The conference, hosted by Harvest Bible Chapel in Oakville, Ontario, will feature speakers such as Erik Carter, author of Including People with Developmental Disabilities in Faith Communities, Chantal Huinink, a motivational speaker, author and social justice advocate, and Tom Reynolds, author of Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality. Focusing on church contexts, this event features workshops and sessions to inform and equip anyone with a passion to build “communities of belonging.”
Registration and Preparation
We look forward to having you join us in May! Please take a moment to register now, book a hotel room if you’ll need to stay overnight, or follow the Facebook event.
Click the image above to download the conference poster.
