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
Training
Examine the need for routine that many individuals with disabilities have, and learn ways to provide instruction and care accordingly. Also included is an informational sheet to be filled out during or after the video.
Learn basic church signs in American Sign Language.
Learning these signs will help you engage with Deaf people in your community and help.
Structuring your Disability Ministry and building a disability ministry that lasts.
Sometimes, all that’s required for someone to access God’s Word is a teacher who’s willing to put in a little effort and a few simple adaptations. This video will give you eight simple tips that can help unlock the rich…
The strengths, needs, and other important information about Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, and Cerebral Palsy as well as an informational sheet to be filled out during or after the training video.
How to talk to church leadership and get them excited about disability.
This video provides five tangible steps any church can take towards providing meaningful support to people of all abilities. Also included is a document describing disability ministry models. What is a “ministry model?” A…
Highlight the vital role that Jesus plays in disability ministry, and how a little hospitality can go a long way. Also included is an informational sheet to be filled out during or after the training video.
All of humanity is beautiful and broken, in need of the good news of God’s saving grace.
This resource covers some important jargon that focuses on Deaf communities and the appropriate terminology used when discussing the topic of Deaf people.
Ways your church can come alongside families and caregivers to help bear each other’s burdens, as well as an informational sheet to be filled out during or after the training video.
Learn 25 basic American Sign Language signs related to church.
Learning signs will help you engage with Deaf members of your church and Change your church culture from not only being accessible, but inclusive!
Let Joni and Friends help you identify and remove barriers that impact people with disabilities. Develop a church culture that sees all people as indispensable parts of the Body of Christ, created in God’s image, and worthy…
This series is designed to provide two practical instruction videos along with videos focused on parents and spiritual interaction with those with special needs. 2 of 5
This series is designed to provide two practical instruction videos along with videos focused on parents and spiritual interaction with those with special needs. 3 of 5
