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Disability Concerns Ministry Bookshelf
An extensive list of books about disabilities and the Christian community.
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April 16, 2020
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Helping Kids Include Kids….With Autism
Barbara Newman's book Helping Kids Include Kids with Disabilities is a great resource for all leaders working with children. Included in this post is a pdf of Barbara's chapter on Autism Spectrum Disorder.
March 6, 2019
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Braille Resources Available
Disability Concerns has some resources available in Braille that we'll send anywhere for the cost of shipping.
August 20, 2018
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Palliative Care Toolkit
This 44-page guide from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Palliative Care Toolkit, considers how best to support people who are living with serious illness or are nearing life's end.
March 27, 2017
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Building Community: Practical Ways to Build Inclusive Communities for People Who Are Vulnerable
If you could take the vision of the body of Christ, as described in 1 Corinthians 12, and put it into practice in supported care homes, you would embody the practices described in this new book by Cara Milne.
January 5, 2017
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Engraved Upon the Heart: Children, the Cognitively Challenged, and Liturgy's Influence on Faith Formation (Book Review)
Engraved Upon the Heart by Hwarang Moon makes a good case for something dear to my own heart as an ordained pastor in the Reformed tradition and as the father of a daughter who has severe intellectual disability.
November 15, 2016
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Turning Barriers into Bridges: The Perfect Christmas Gift for Your Church’s Secretary and Tech Team
Turning Barriers into Bridges presents Biblical, legal, and cultural reasons for making church communications accessible, and it provides specific guidelines to do so.
February 1, 2016
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Start With Hello: Introducing Your Church to Special Needs Ministry
Effective disability ministry shouts to a world that values perfection, superficial beauty, and power that God and his people value those who seem weak, who depend on others, and who appear insignificant. Disability ministry proclaims that the gospel is for all people regardless of their abilities.
October 27, 2015
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통합 안내서 모든 사람은 속해있고, 모든 사람은 봉사합니다
장애 옹호인들을 위한 자원
October 2, 2015
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Helping Kids Include Kids With Disabilities
Children with disabilities are part of God's family, but people don't always treat them that way. In this book you'll discover how to help kids and their leaders welcome and include kids with disabilities at church or school.
September 21, 2015
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Manual de Inclusión: Todos Pertenecemos, Todos Servimos
Un recurso para los que abogan por la discapacidad desde las oficinas de Asuntos de Discapacidad.
May 15, 2015
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Mental Health: A Guide for Faith Leaders
Check out these helpful resources for faith leaders working with members of their congregations and their families who are facing mental health challenges.
May 15, 2015
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Mental Health Ministry: Children & Family Notebook
This resource helps congregations develop spiritual care with children and families facing mental health issues, and includes a framework for care and many sample resources.
January 12, 2015
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Book Review: Accessible Gospel, Inclusive Worship
Practical advice and poignant stories that illustrate both loving inclusion and painful exclusion of youth with disabilities in church life.
September 30, 2014
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A Compassionate Journey
A guidebook to help congregations care for people dealing with disabilities and other long-term needs.
July 7, 2014
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Welcoming People With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: A Practical Guide for Congregations
Check out this great little booklet on how to include and welcome people with developmental disabilities, together with their families. Written by Courtney Taylor, Erik W. Carter and others.
July 7, 2014
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Expressing Faith in Jesus
This revised edition and brand new resource kit guides Friendship leaders/mentors, elders, pastors, and families as they help persons with cognitive impairments prepare to express their faith and become full members of a faith community.
July 7, 2014
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Autism and Your Church
Are you interested in nurturing the spiritual growth of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder? Check out this helpful resource!
June 6, 2014
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That All May Worship
This print resource was first produced 20 years ago. Disability Concerns has been using it ever since then, because it provides so much helpful information and practical ideas—not just for including people in worship—but in all of church life.
March 25, 2014
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The Spiritual Art of Raising Children With Disabilities
Kathleen Deyer Bolduc invites readers to join her on a spiritual journey that begins with the shattering pain of asking questions that cannot be answered and continues toward new creation and new community.
February 10, 2014
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Understanding Autism From the Inside
People with autism seem to be wrapped up in their own little world. Yet, Higashida breaks that stereotype in his book. He is keenly aware of his environment, other people, and his effect on others. Higashida feels deeply when his behavior hurts others, or when he behaves in ways that others misconstrue.
November 20, 2013
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My Grace is Sufficient
Steve Laman, a man in his late thirties, has lived with cerebral palsy since birth. My Grace is Sufficient is his second book of devotionals published by Words of Hope.
November 1, 2013
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Book Review: Leading a Special Needs Ministry
Rachel Miller Jacobs writes about the book, "Lee makes the important point that while churches are generally good at providing help in crises, most congregations struggle with the long-term reality of children with special needs, since caring for them requires cultural and systematic transformation rather than three weeks’ worth of casseroles.
July 1, 2013
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Inclusion Handbook: Everybody Belongs, Everybody Serves
Our popular "Inclusion Handbook: Everybody Belongs, Everybody Serves" includes articles by disability advocates from several Christian traditions and provides tools to welcome and engage people with disabilities in church life.
July 1, 2013
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Inclusion Handbook: A Resource for Disability Advocates - 통합 안내서, 장애 옹호인들을 위한 자원
Inclusion Handbook: A Resource for Disability Advocates - 통합 안내서, 장애 옹호인들을 위한 자원