Disability Concerns Leadership Training Event 2021 Recap
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Our annual Disability Concerns Leadership Training Event was August 11 and 12, 2021, and was once again online. Both days, our conversation centered around the question #WhosMissingInMyChurch.
Following are information and resources to support you in your own journey in making more accessible spaces within your own community:
Learn more about and contact the speakers and panelists.
Keynote Presentations
Thank you to our keynote speakers Zoie Sheets (Day 1), Annalise Radcliffe (Day 2), and Ruth Langkamp (Day 2) for their insightful conversations throughout our event. All three have generously provided their slide presentations:
Meditations
Each day the event opened with Cassie Lokker sharing music that she has composed, as well as the stories of what led her to write each song. Following this, Disability Concerns community members led a meditation.
Videos of Event
Day 1: Lived Experience: Being Young and Disabled in Church
Day 2: Insight into what the church needs to do to welcome the presence of young generations
Recommended Books
Our speakers and panelist noted a few books that they found very insightful and helpful in their own journey. We wanted to share their recommendations with you:
Upcoming Opportunities
Please take a few minutes to explore the links below to find out about further ways you can be connected:
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(Disability Concerns Ministry is a partnership between the RCA and CRCNA. Please feel free to donate to either denominational organization.)
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