Everybody Belongs.
Everybody Serves.

Disability Concerns helps churches become healthy communities that intentionally seek:

• To end the isolation and disconnectedness of persons with disabilities and their families;
• To nurture the spiritual lives of people with disabilities so that they become professing and active members of their churches; and
• To encourage the gifts of people with disabilities so that they can serve God fully in their churches. (more about Disability Concerns)

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Where do we start?

A brief handbook for inclusion: The staff and volunteers of Disability Concerns have worked together to produce a brief, idea-packed resource for churches to get started with disability ministry. All Christian Reformed Disability Advocates have already received a paper copy. We offer it free for download here: Handbook for Disability Advocates. Feel free to print it yourself, or to include sections of it in your church newsletter. If your church would like one or more paper copies, please contact us.

News

• The winter edition of Breaking Barriers now available.
• Bill C-384, "Right to Die with Dignity Act," would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada. This proposed legislation threatens people with disabilities. We have more information for you here on C-384 including talking points and, for Canadians, how to contactyour MP.
• Teachers: engage your students in God's restorative work! Search CRC resources by subject matter and grade including many disability-related lessons: Justice Curriculum Resources.

Disability Ministry Workshops

Healthy churches train their members in warmly welcoming people and encouraging them to use their gifts. Disability Concerns encourages you to consider the following workshops:

• April 24, 2010 - "Helping People Include All People." Featured speaker, Barbara Newman, author of Autism and Your Church. Disability Concerns Canada Spring Conference, Community Christian Reformed Church, Kitchener, Ontario.