Churches

Our comprehensive suite of resources is built to help your church gain the knowledge, strategies, and faith-driven skills to build and maintain a disability-inclusive environment. No matter what stage your church is at—from seeking the latest materials for a long-standing program to learning more about disability in general—you’ll find countless resources to fit your needs.

Resources for churches

Videos
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A mental health champion can play a key role for churches looking to have an intentional strategy for welcoming and including families impacted by mental illness into the life of the local church.
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Exciting News! The Deaf Millennial Project has just launched Part 1 of our new video series, teaching biblical terms in American Sign Language! We're committed to making church spaces more accessible and inclusive for the…
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Exciting Update! The Deaf Millennial Project has released Part 2 of our fantastic resource: a video series teaching biblical terms in American Sign Language! This is another step towards making church spaces more accessible…
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A comprehensive guide to effective communication with Deaf individuals. Packed with practical tips and insights, this resource aims to bridge communication gaps and foster understanding. Join us in creating a more inclusive…
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A four-unit mini course to help equip churches to serve children and youth in the foster care system. Through this course, participants will gain a vision for reaching kids in the foster care system, understand the challenges…
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In today's video we will take a deep dive on understanding kids from care. By the end of this unit you will know some key facts about the foster care system, understand that many kids in care have experienced complex trauma,…
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Welcome to unit 2. By the end of this unit you will learn the importance of supporting healthy relationships, how to be a warm and caring presence and how to be able to connect with foster children in a personal way.
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Welcome to unit 3. By the end of this session you will be able to, understand the unique circumstances of children in foster care impacts discipline, know key principles for disciplining kids in care and be able to avoid…
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In this final session you will learn practical tips for helping children in the foster care succeed at church. You will learn, child - centered language, setting learning goals, meet individual needs and so much more.
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Let's recap! We have learned so much about trauma, how to form a trauma informed ministry, how to love on children in foster care and tips on how they can thrive within your ministry
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rEcess is a holistic model of ministry that serves the entire family experiencing disability though a monthly respite night. We provide a turn key model for churches to begin truly knowing ALL families within their church and…
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Did you know that families of kids with autism are 84% less likely to attend a worship service in a calendar year compared to families unaffected by disability? Why is church such a problem for these families? Learn from Dr.…
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We train churches and communities on how to host bEfriend, our model of community that connects adults with & without disability in mutual, freely given friendship. Meet one of our bEfriend pairings, Karla & Sarah!
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我们认为,为残疾人提供服务的 5 大策略。 What we believe are the Top 5 Strategies to serve those with disabilities.