Book Resources
Books can be a helpful resource to learn more about how disability relates to faith and the life of the church. It’s also fun to dive into a story that features disabled characters or to read a memoir by someone with a similar life experience. The books gathered here are meant to contribute to spiritual life, to provide resources for worship, and to give you ideas for ways your congregation can become a place of belonging for all people. To see the book list for a particular topic, click on the links below.
- Books for Children and Young People
- Spirituality
- Intellectual and Developmental Disability
- Disability Theology
- Disability and the Church
- Disability Justice
- Neurodiversity
- Mental Health
- Dementia Care
Shorter publications
Close to Home is a pamphlet resource produced by MennoMedia on a variety of topics, including dementia care and mental health conditions.
Online Resources
Roots & Wings: Intergenerational Worship and Ministry Resources
Roots & Wings: Intergenerational Formation Collaborative (R&W) is a five-year grant awarded to VTS by Lilly Endowment, Inc. through the organization’s Nurturing Children in Worship and Prayer Initiative. Their website offers a plethora of readings exploring how to create intergenerational worship. Additionally, they offer a tool kit to help evaluate how your church is doing when it comes to creating intergenerational spaces and identify next steps.
Messy Church is an ecumenical resource that enables people of all ages to belong to Christ together and worship side by side. They offer a variety of training and creative responses to scripture that are suitable for people of all ages.
The Soil and The Seed Project is a community supported ministry of the church working for spiritual renewal—in individuals, families, and communities—through beautiful, creative resources that help us together turn towards Jesus in the ordinary moments of life.
All In: Immersive Worship for Everybody is a project of the Anabaptist Disabilities Network that is invested in creating worship services that are accessible for people of all ages and abilities. Their worship resources offer complete worship services that are both multi-sensory and embodied. You can use these worship services in your church, home, or other places!