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
Create a sensory tool kit for a wide range of sensory processing issues at church, such as attention, wiggling, fidgeting, anxiety, overloads, meltdowns, sensory seeking and avoiding. Training Video 1 of 8
Discover why every church needs to have inexpensive noise-reducing headphones at all ministry events. Help people with auditory sensitivity to attend your church without anxiety or pain. Training Video 4 of 8
This 30-day Bible reading plan was designed for Disability Ministry Leaders as they work, serve and volunteer individuals and families living with special needs and disabilities.
Experience the benefits of weighted items in your church, such as to calm, reduce the wiggles and even prevent a meltdown. Discover how to safely and effectively use weighted items at church. Training Video 6 of 8
Discover how to choose the best fidgets for church. Less is more, learn how to choose wisely. Discover who needs a fidget and how to correctly use them to help with attention, focus and anxiety. Training Video 2 of 8
Join us in exploring how UDL can transform your approach to teaching the Bible and create truly universal access to the gospel message.
Learn about addressing common barriers like sensory processing issues, ADHD, autism, mobility challenges, and communication differences.
What language should our churches use when it comes to disability? Should we use the term special needs?
Learn how to consider our friends with autism in this brief overview.
This is a free printable flyer meant for ministries to offer families at a welcome center or check-in area for families wanting to know more about Bible for their families and individuals.
People of all abilities need a church where they can fully belong. Joni and Friends works to equip and mobilize churches to welcome and embrace people of all abilities by removing barriers and creating a church culture that…
A visual timeline showing key moments in the writing and creation of the Bible.
What does it look like to mature and grow in disability ministry with churches that have different styles, sizes and budgets?
Hidden disabilities like learning differences, sensory sensitivities, and childhood trauma can make worship feel out of reach. Let's make worship more inclusive!
Learn how to consider our friends with emotional behavioral disorders (EBD) in this brief overview.
