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Waterford's Accessibility Survey Insights
Waterford Mennonite Church takes steps towards greater accessibility and inclusion.
Autism and Faith
Ann Hamlin relates her experience as an autistic adult in her church community.
Lessons Learned
Shelly Kerchner shares her journey through addiction, illness, and disability.
Loneliness: It Affects us All
M.Div. student Michelle Robichaud offers a few ways churches can support lonely youth who lack a feeling of connection.
Wounded and Whole
Why does the Resurrected Jesus have wounds? Laura Stone muses in her sermon on disability and wholeness. Plus a sneak peek of Laura and Peggy Gilbert's performance poetry.
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Portrait of Survival
Suicide in the church is often considered taboo, sinful, or selfish. Tiara Coleman shares her story of surviving two suicide attempts in efforts to shatter the stigma, silence, and isolation in our congregations.
"I Am Here"
Ann Hamlin shares her perspective as a nonverbal young adult in a poignant song.
A Meaninful Role to Play
Chou Gabikiny is a counselor, consultant, and mother to children with disabilities. She explains how churches thrive when everyone has a role to play.
A Paradox* of Joy
The third week of Advent
A Salute to College Mennonite Church
College Mennonite Church offers many ways for people with disabilities to contribute their gifts.
A Seat at the Table
a story of moving from isolation to community with biblical hospitality by Heather Wolf
Accessibility Benefits Everybody
Advent Week Three: Joy
Advent Week Three
Autism and Faith
Ann Hamlin relates her experience as an autistic adult in her church community.
Autism in the Congregation
Suggestions for including children with autism in church activities
Beautiful Day
Ron Sandison's journey with autism has been like the weather in Michigan, filled with both beautiful days and thunderstorms.
Bionic, with a Sense of Humor
Christine Purves reflects on aquiring disabilities while growing older
Book Review: Margins of Grace
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, how do we reach out to those who are lonely?
Creating Space for Love
The fourth week of Advent
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
Depression and Anxiety Rise among Young Adults during COVID-19
Disability and Health Care Rationing
Discovering Discrepancies
Opening our eyes to the mistreatment of adults with developmental disablities in the legal system, and a challenge to become involved.
Embodiment in Worship
Sarah Werner reflects on the church's changing beliefs about physical disabilities and calls us to a more embodied approach to worship.
Finding Hope in Hard Times
The first week of Advent
Following the Call, Finding a Way
Bryce Miller shares about his call to ministry in light of living with cerebral palsy.
Friendship
Naomi Epp recounts the ways her friendship with Chantel has been a blessing for both of them.
From Victim to Victor
Living with Attention Deficit Disorder, Jack Mace encountered many challenges and negative stigmas. In this article, Jack tells his story of changing his perpsective from victim to victor. Read more.
Lessons Learned
Shelly Kerchner shares her journey through addiction, illness, and disability.
Loneliness: It Affects us All
M.Div. student Michelle Robichaud offers a few ways churches can support lonely youth who lack a feeling of connection.
Making Spaces Welcoming for All
Jeanne Davies calls congregations to greater belonging and inclusion.
MC USA Accessibility Resolution Passes
Mental Health Sunday
Approximately one in five persons sitting in church Sunday morning struggle with mental health problems. No one should have to whisper about their lives in the church. Plan a Mental Health Sunday. ADN can help.
Mutual Care and COVID-19
Out Now: "Everybody Belongs, Serving Together"
A new resource for congregations
Perfect in God's Sight
“Remember, you are perfect in God's sight,” athlete Tim Berta reflects, after surviving a traumatic brain injury.
Seeking An Accessible Church Home
Jill Keyser Speicher writes about searching for a church as a wheelchair user.
Solidarity with Disabled Friends in India
Taking the Mystery out of Mental Health
The "Me" You Don't See
The Hope of Waiting
The season of Advent is about the hope of waiting. When you're the caregiver to a child with a disability, your life is all about waiting. Waiting for the next doctor's appointment, physical therapy session, counseling session . . .
The Peace of Christ
The second week of Advent
The Prince of Peace
Advent Week Two
Tribute to Aunt Debbie
A tribute to a beloved aunt, who had many fondly remembered qualities, one of which was that she had Down syndrome.
Turning the Ground by Standing Still
Sometimes the real touch from God is not in what doctors know, but in being okay with the unknown, placing ourselves into God’s hands, and allowing Him to turn the soil in our own stillness.
Waterford's Accessibility Survey Insights
Waterford Mennonite Church takes steps towards greater accessibility and inclusion.
When Someone is Considering Suicide
How can we help prevent suicide?
Where We Need to Be
Christmas 2020
Worlds Changed by MCS
Living with Mutiple Chemical Sensitivities requires lifestyle changes and supportive friends who are willing to adapt.
Worship Service Marks Mental Health Awareness Month
One congregation's effort to raise awareness and offer support
Wounded and Whole
Why does the Resurrected Jesus have wounds? Laura Stone muses in her sermon on disability and wholeness. Plus a sneak peek of Laura and Peggy Gilbert's performance poetry.
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