Congregational Learning Community
First cohort launching Fall 2024!
Churches within a 3-hour radius from Baylor University have been invited to apply to participate in this exciting new opportunity. The Congregational Learning Community will focus on on equipping churches to welcome and support young people (aged 13-25) with disabilities (including mental health challenges and chronic illnesses). We will learn together how to engage creatively with young people with disabilities, reflect theologically on disability and ministry, and adapt and apply practices in accessible, enriching, and spiritually formative ways. The first in-person gathering will take place at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary this October 22nd-23rd.
Participating churches will have a chance to:
- Strengthen their ministry and outreach to young people in their community
- Learn how to make their church and worship practices more accessible
- Discover how to better engage young people with disabilities in spiritual growth and Christian practices
- Better attend to mental health needs in their midst
- Engage young people with disabilities more fully in the life of the church
- Receive free and practical resources
- Learn from leading experts at Baylor University and beyond
- Build relationships with other churches in this region
- Celebrate the unique contributions of young people with disabilities
- Grow in their confidence in serving a greater diversity of youth
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Follow Along!
Approximately 20 congregations across Central Texas have been selected to join our first Congregational Learning Community.
The first in-person gathering will take place at Baylor University the evening of October 22nd through the afternoon of October 23rd, 2024.
We are excited to learn together about fostering spaces of belonging for youth and young adults with disabilities, mental health challenges, and chronic illnesses.
Questions?
Contact Elyse McMullen, Program Manager (elyse_mcmullen@baylor.edu)