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
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. 1 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. 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
This series is designed to provide two practical instruction videos along with videos focused on parents and spiritual interaction with those with special needs. 4 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. 5 of 5
We don’t often consider how our church smells and how that may affect people with sensory processing issues. It is important to consider all areas of the church, including kitchens, sanctuaries, fellowship halls, and…
Discover how to create a simple sensory tool kit to benefit a wide range of sensory processing issues at church, such as difficulty with attention, staying seated, fidgeting, anxiety, sensory overload, sensory-seeking…
Learn how to choose the best fidgets for church. Discover who needs a fidget and how fidgets can help many people increase their attention, concentration, focus, and learning while decreasing anxiety and extraneous movement.…
Know someone who can’t sit still or stay seated? Wiggle seats allow a person to move while staying seated and they are portable, so they can be used in chairs, the floor, or even a pew. Discover all the ways to use a wiggle…
