Adapting Your Curriculum
In this video of All Access 2023, Amy Troyer from The Chapel in Green in Uniontown, OH shares how to adapt your curriculum so every student can understand the lesson! All Access Disability Ministry Conference Link
Supporting Students with Disabilities as They Transition from Children’s Ministry to Youth Ministry
In this video, Ryan Faulk from Joni & Friends share tips for supporting students with disabilities as they transition from children’s ministry to youth ministry. This video is part of the online All Access conference! You can use code “Sandra” to get $20 off your ticket price! Click here to learn more: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/allaccess2023/
David’s Steps of Inclusion: Realization, Restoration, and Invitation (2 Sam. 9)
In this story from David’s life, I see the same steps our church took: realization, restoration, and invitation. Churches can follow that same pattern. It starts with our theology and then changes our practices.
Inclusion Basics for VBS Teachers
My friend Julie (who serves as the inclusion coordinator for special-needs families at our church) and I recorded a video for all the VBS teachers and helpers to get an overview of how to best include kids with invisible disabilities! I edited the one for our church down to a shorter version that anyone could…
discipline or Disability?
In a breakout I did on invisible disabilities, I got a question about how you can tell the difference between disobedience and disability. Are they choosing to disobey or are they unable to obey? That’s a tough one, isn’t it? And one we may get a lot from children’s ministry leaders, especially those who have…
Count Down to VBS! A Plan for Inclusion
Now that we’ve celebrated Easter, it’s time to look forward to the next big event on our church calendar—Vacation Bible School! This year I hope your church will be ready to serve and support more kids than ever by taking these steps toward accessibility and inclusion. You can tackle one each week as you count…