Ministry Guides

• Flourishing Together: A Community Conversation on Disability & The Church

• Aspects of Accessible Worship - Reflective Assessment

Lectures

• Lectures on Autism & Worship on Feb. 22-23, 2024 by Dr. Léon van Ommen (listed below):

  • Academic Lecture- The Absence and Ignoring of Autistic People in Church: Availability as a Liturgical-Theological Response
  • Community Talk- Reconsidering Worship and Church Through the Lens of Autism

Webinars

• Trauma Sensitive Congregations: Disability, Belonging, and the Church

  • Baylor Collaborative on Faith & Disability team members Drs. Jason Le Shana and Melody Escobar led this webinar in collaboration with The Center for Church and Community Impact (C3I)  as part of their series on building Trauma-Sensitive Congregations.

Articles

Recent research articles published in the area of faith and disability.

• Toward Accessible Worship: The Experiences and Insights of Christians with Disabilities

• Facets of Ministry: Early Snapshots from the National Disability and Ministry Study

• Incomplete Without You: Research on Disability, Inclusion, and the Church

• The Changing Landscape of Disability and Ministry in the Church

• A Place of Belonging: Including Individuals With Significant Disabilities in Faith Communities