New Bible Study Curriculum for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
The Story of God’s First People draws from key stories of the Old Testament with an Anabaptist perspective.
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Introducing Camp KIND!
Register for this family camp for children with disabilities, June 30 – July 3!
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Journeying Towards Belonging
Communications Director Emily Hunsbaker presents “Journeying Towards Belonging: Sharing our Gifts and Enriching our Communities.” Incorporating the gifts of people with disabilities in our congregations, Emily welcomes viewers to begin the journey of becoming a place where people with disabilities share in the ministry of the congregation.
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After We’re Gone
Attorney Jennifer Lile and Stewardship Consultant Lyle Miller discuss the unique aspects of estate planning for families of those with disabilities.
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ADN Receives Estate Gift
MHS Association Estate Gift to Support Work of Anabaptist Disabilities Network
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Resource Review: Believing and Belonging
Field Associate Sarah Werner reviews the anabaptist baptism & membership curriculum for adults with intellectual disabilities.
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Celebrating Seeds of Spiritual Growth
Chris Esau and Patty Andres share their baptism testimonies, with a short reflection by Chaplain Mike Gilmore.
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Conversations on Baptism and Belonging
Emily Krabill talks about baptism, church, God, and what it means to belong.
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Disability Advocacy Across Cultures
How a Sunday School class for intellectually disabled adults in PA connected with a school for disabled children in Ukraine.
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Service Opportunities for Young Adults
Register for We Are Able 2024
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Nurturing Accessible Family Ministry
Church volunteers who work in faith formation are called to help the gifts of all children, youth, and adults shine.
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Building Community with Neurodiverse Children
Jenn Svetlik shares tips and tricks for creating communities of support for people who are neurodivergent.
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Believing and Belonging
ADN field associates Bonnie Miller and Denise Reesor and executive director Jeanne Davies discuss exploring membership with people who have intellectual disabilities.
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Becoming the Baptized Body
Dr. Sarah Jean Barton and Jeanne Davies discuss baptism and church membership with particular attention to people with intellectual disabilities.
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Tiny, Little Awkward Steps
Pastor Nathanael Hofstetter Ressler offers tips for congregations beginning to accommodate for mental illness and support mental health.
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We Are Able 2023
Jonathan Shively reflects on the blessings and growth of the 2023 workcamp week.
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New Baptism Curriculum for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Believing and Belonging: an accessible Anabaptist membership curriculum
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Scripture Based Play
Ambler Mennonite uses Legos to engage with Scriptures across ages and abilities.
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Friendship: a Two Way Street
Naomi Epp recounts the ways her friendship with Chantel has been a blessing for both of them.
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ADN Receives Innovation Grant
MHS awards funds for creation of inclusive membership curriculum.
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SEEDS: a disability ministry at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church
The process of beginning a disability ministry at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Perkasie, PA, which turned into a thriving community.
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The Prince of Peace
Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming Messiah, well known to so many during this Christmas season, paints a radical picture of the Lordship of Christ.
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Joy
Deborah Ferber reflects on finding joy during the Advent season at the L’Arche Community in Inverness, Scotland.
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Why I Went to a Funeral
It isn’t easy in the slightest to go to a funeral for someone you knew well and cherished, so why would one ever go to a funeral for someone they never even met?
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Finding Strength in Grief
October 12, 1982 marks the day when I thought my heart would stop and the world would come to an end.
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An Extraordinary Life
nspired by the life of and love for her brother born with Down syndrome, author Rhoda G. Penny weaves together a fictionalized, but genuine, account of the challenges and triumphs of a family touched by this disability.
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A Worthy Part of God’s Family
A few weeks before Easter, the pastor made an announcement that we were going to have a baptismal service. Chrissie looked at me and gestured as if to say “What about me?” I said, “Chrissie, do you want to be baptized?” She said, “Yes!”
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A Generous Exchange
When I was 22, I felt God calling me to live and work alongside adults with developmental disabilities. With the gentle nudging of the Holy Spirit and after much discernment I began my life in L’Arche Daybreak in Ontario.
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Building God’s Kingdom
Working five days a week, alternating between a packaging company and a local woodworking shop, Darryl has shown me first-hand the positive effects of working a steady job.
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A Gift for Loving
Edwin Cardona Guzman and Jazmin Guzman Carrillo married young, and they were happy to start a family. When their daughter, Jeimy (now 18) was born with Down syndrome, they worried about the hurdles she would face.
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Anti-Ableism 101
Every day, then, I am giving the choice: whether to enter into my disability and share my life with them or whether to stay on the fringes as an ableistic person who sees myself as somehow better.
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Bridget’s Blessing
I met Bridget at breakfast on Wednesday, on my third trip to the annual Summer Institute on Theology and Disability, this time held in Chicago.
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A New Commandment
In communities that struggle ecumenically around who can and cannot receive communion, the tradition of washing one another’s feet has become a sign of true Christian unity. I
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A Lot of Fun Miracles
My life has been filled with experiences of reaching out those who are affected by disability. All of them are important. My stories below do not even come close to describing all of my life-shaping experiences for this type of ministry.
