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People-Based Ministry
People-Based Ministry

If a gingerbread house can be accessible, why can’t the Church? Learn how the church can take practical steps towards disability inclusion and how The Banquet Network can help!

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Burden Bearing
Burden Bearing

I have spent so much of my time living with a disability trying to avoid “being a burden” to others. I have answered, “I’m fine” when my soul was screaming, “I’m not sure I can make it another moment;” I have tried to manage my own accessibility concerns instead of inconveniencing others; and I have been ashamed when I haven’t been able to achieve that all-important 21st century ideal of independence.

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3 Errors That Undermine the Imago Dei When Ministering to the Disabled
3 Errors That Undermine the Imago Dei When Ministering to the Disabled

Are we, the Church, viewing people who have disabilities as image bearers to our Creator? Chris Hulshof writes about three common errors we see in the Church when ministering to individuals and families who have disabilities. In this blog, you’ll learn about the dangers to these conducts and how you can prevent them from taking place in the Church today.

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Holistic Inclusion in the Church
Holistic Inclusion in the Church

Just like one part of our physical body can significantly affect another, the same is true in our spiritual body, the Church. That’s why, when we have a disability ministry, we need to think of how the church can holistically minister to families with disabilities.  

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Six Ways to Involve People with Disability in Church Ministry
Six Ways to Involve People with Disability in Church Ministry

People with disabilities can and should serve in every area of the church from leadership on down. Let’s not limit people with disabilities by assuming they don’t want to serve. People with disabilities are an indispensable part of the body (1 Corinthians 12:22), and when they are visible in church ministry, God’s light shines through.   

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The Accessible Gingerbread House
The Accessible Gingerbread House

If a gingerbread house can be accessible, why can’t the Church? Learn how the church can take practical steps towards disability inclusion and how The Banquet Network can help!

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4 Tips to Support Special Educators, Students, and Parents
4 Tips to Support Special Educators, Students, and Parents

As summer’s curtain comes to a close, our special educators, students, and parents affected by disability are preparing for another year of school. Learn how your church can support and encourage these individuals in your community with these 4 tips.

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Celebrate Your In-Dependence
Celebrate Your In-Dependence

On Independence Day, we get to celebrate the freedoms God has granted us. As a country that highly esteems independence, individualism and self-sufficiency, we oftentimes forget the equally beneficial, scripturally-mandated privilege of being in-dependence on God and relying on others within the Body of Christ. Glenda Durano encourages readers to live as a Biblical community, rejoice in our diversity, and support one another as we discover the beauty of in-dependence from our families with disabilities.

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Including Children with Disabilities in Your Ministry
Including Children with Disabilities in Your Ministry

It’s ok to do something small. But everyone needs to do something. At the “Every Child Belongs” special needs conference, Allie McCarty, Communications/Operations Manager at The Banquet Network, led a discussion on equipping children’s ministry leaders to include children affected by disability. Learn a few tips on how you can include children who have disabilities in your church.

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BCM/D CFO Helps Train Churches to Reach and Protect Those With Disabilities
BCM/D CFO Helps Train Churches to Reach and Protect Those With Disabilities

Tom Stolle, CFO at the Baptist Convention of Maryland / Delaware (BCM/D), and avid supporter of The Banquet Network (TBN), recently met with the Baptist Press through the Southern Baptist Convention. This article discusses what Stolle has been doing through the BCM/D and TBN to equip churches to care for individuals and families affected by disabilities.

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What Should I Say?
What Should I Say?

What do we mean when we ask for prayer for a healthy baby? How does this statement impact our view of disability? As a mother to an adult child with a disability, Glenda Durano unpacks how the church can process what God’s Word says about disability and apply it to our lives.

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3 Barriers Keeping the Disabled from Church
3 Barriers Keeping the Disabled from Church

Life is full of obstacles and road blocks, and unfortunately, individuals and families affected by disability face many barriers when it comes to the Church. Chris Hulshof talks about three barriers we see when considering the accessibility of our churches. In this blog, you’ll learn about the theological, body-life, and leadership barriers individuals whose lives are affected by disability experience in the Church.

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Out of Isolation and into Community: The Church's Solution for Loneliness
Out of Isolation and into Community: The Church's Solution for Loneliness

Loneliness kills. In an individualistic society, people who have disabilities are forced to fight against the epidemic of loneliness. Learn about how the Church can invite others out of isolation and into the loving community of Christ in this article by Co-Founder of TBN, Amberle Brown.

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