Views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect this forum or its partners.
Keith Dow explores how faith communities can better support people with exceptional needs. He highlights practical tools and resources for building inclusive spaces where everyone belongs. The post emphasises the importance of connection, support, and shared life within church settings.
OCTOBER 28-30 / Niagara Falls, Ontario
www.lifetothefull2016.org
LAST WEEK FOR THE $175 EARLY-BIRD CONFERENCE RATE.
REGISTER TODAY!
The focus of the conference is to educate, equip and encourage Christian leaders, teachers, volunteers, families and people with exceptional needs with tools and resources to help build communities of belonging in their local faith communities.
Keynote speakers Amy Julia Becker (author), Dr. Erik Carter (researcher) and the Hon. David C. Onley (Former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario) and Rev. Garth Leno (Author and Senior Pastor) will guide our conversation around the streams of Ability, Belonging, and Community. Workshops led by key ministry leaders and notable organizations will equip us with practical resources to be leaders in models of accessible ministry and education.
Ability: People with exceptional needs are often seen in light of their disability rather than by virtue of their gifting and ability. To begin, we need transformed eyes to see each person as fearfully and wonderfully created in the image of God.
Belonging: True healing from a Scriptural perspective centres around the Person of Christ and restoration to God and community through Christ’s transforming power. What does it look like to truly belong to God and to one another in light of Christ’s ministry?
Community: Only when all people, including those who have been marginalized and excluded, truly belong and contribute does Christ-shaped community become a reality. What does this Kingdom-community look like, and how do we become ambassadors of Christ’s Kingdom in our ministries, schools, and lives?
Want to learn more?
- Visit the website at www.lifetothefull2016.org
- Download the promotional postcard to print or share.
- Go straight to the registration page!
- Watch the video below highlighting Erik Carter, one of our keynote speakers:
https://vimeo.com/164310661
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.
Recent Posts:
Keith Dow explores how faith communities can better support people with exceptional needs. He highlights practical tools and resources for building inclusive spaces where everyone belongs. The post emphasises the importance of connection, support, and shared life within church settings.
OCTOBER 28-30 / Niagara Falls, Ontario
www.lifetothefull2016.org
LAST WEEK FOR THE $175 EARLY-BIRD CONFERENCE RATE.
REGISTER TODAY!
The focus of the conference is to educate, equip and encourage Christian leaders, teachers, volunteers, families and people with exceptional needs with tools and resources to help build communities of belonging in their local faith communities.
Keynote speakers Amy Julia Becker (author), Dr. Erik Carter (researcher) and the Hon. David C. Onley (Former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario) and Rev. Garth Leno (Author and Senior Pastor) will guide our conversation around the streams of Ability, Belonging, and Community. Workshops led by key ministry leaders and notable organizations will equip us with practical resources to be leaders in models of accessible ministry and education.
Ability: People with exceptional needs are often seen in light of their disability rather than by virtue of their gifting and ability. To begin, we need transformed eyes to see each person as fearfully and wonderfully created in the image of God.
Belonging: True healing from a Scriptural perspective centres around the Person of Christ and restoration to God and community through Christ’s transforming power. What does it look like to truly belong to God and to one another in light of Christ’s ministry?
Community: Only when all people, including those who have been marginalized and excluded, truly belong and contribute does Christ-shaped community become a reality. What does this Kingdom-community look like, and how do we become ambassadors of Christ’s Kingdom in our ministries, schools, and lives?
Want to learn more?
- Visit the website at www.lifetothefull2016.org
- Download the promotional postcard to print or share.
- Go straight to the registration page!
- Watch the video below highlighting Erik Carter, one of our keynote speakers:
https://vimeo.com/164310661