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Keith Dow highlights a new edition of the Inclusion Handbook that supports churches in welcoming people with disabilities. He stresses the importance of focusing on individual relationships rather than labels. The book encourages everyone to contribute their gifts, fostering true belonging and mutual support.
New resource for church inclusion
Looking for a resource to help church leaders and members welcome and engage people disabilities in the life of the church? : Faith Alive has recently released the second edition of Inclusion Handbook: Everybody Belongs, Everybody Serves.
Focusing on people and relationships
Description: Knowing the particular disability a person lives with will help churches better to understand and help that person, but people are individuals with complex needs, gifts, joys, challenges, and interests. As advocates for people with disabilities, we must encourage our churches to focus on people and relationships, and not to be overly concerned with labels. This handbook emphasizes the importance of developing relationships and encouraging everyone in your congregation to use their gifts for God’s glory.
Visit the Faith Alive Website to find out more.
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 a new edition of the Inclusion Handbook that supports churches in welcoming people with disabilities. He stresses the importance of focusing on individual relationships rather than labels. The book encourages everyone to contribute their gifts, fostering true belonging and mutual support.
New resource for church inclusion
Looking for a resource to help church leaders and members welcome and engage people disabilities in the life of the church? : Faith Alive has recently released the second edition of Inclusion Handbook: Everybody Belongs, Everybody Serves.
Focusing on people and relationships
Description: Knowing the particular disability a person lives with will help churches better to understand and help that person, but people are individuals with complex needs, gifts, joys, challenges, and interests. As advocates for people with disabilities, we must encourage our churches to focus on people and relationships, and not to be overly concerned with labels. This handbook emphasizes the importance of developing relationships and encouraging everyone in your congregation to use their gifts for God’s glory.
Visit the Faith Alive Website to find out more.
