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    • A Good and Perfect Gift
      Review of A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny. By Amy Julia Becker. Reviewed by Kathy Dickson.
    • A Journey of Hope
      Review of A Journey of Hope: A Spiritual Path Toward Hope and Joy in Caring for Your Child with Special Needs. By Sue Cassel. Reviewed by Paul D. Leichty.
    • A Matter of Dignity
      Book review of A Matter of Dignity: Changing the World of the Disabled, by Andrew Potok. Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • A Relentless Hope
      Book review of A Relentless Hope; Surviving the Storm of Teen Depression. By Gary E. Nelson. Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • A Small World
      Nearly half of all children have experienced a traumatic event in their lives. In this presentation, we define trauma and its effects and learn resources and ways of being to build resilience and hope.
    • Abilities
      Celebrating the giftedness of each person in the church
    • Accessibility
      Tools for auditing accessibility of church buildings and programs and stories from congregations that have led the way.
    • Accessibility and Awareness
      Resources for raising awareness, assessing accessibility of church buildings and programs, and transforming attitudes
    • Accessible Communications
      Anabaptist Disabilities Network partnered with Anabaptist Communicators on this two-part webinar series on Accessible print and digital communications.
    • Accessible Technology
      Tips for congregations on using technology in ways that do not exclude people with vision or hearing impairments
    • ADHD
      Positive strategies for teaching children with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) in Christian education
    • After We're Gone
      Caring for someone who is dependent due to a significant disability is a major responsibility. This webinar is a resource for estate planning for families with a dependent disabled family member.
    • Amazing Gifts
      Review of Amazing Gifts: Stories of Faith, Disability, and Inclusion. By Mark Pinsky. Reviewed by Kathy Dickson.
    • Amplifying Our Witness
      A review of Amplifying Our Witness: Giving Voice to Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities. By Benjamin T. Connor. Reviewed by Cindy Baker.
    • Annotated Bibliography
      Use this annotated bibliography of books and videos in ADNet's library to search or browse for books on topics that interest you.
    • Anxiety disorders
      Recognizing anxiety and supporting those who live with an anxiety disorder
    • Autism and Alleluias
      Review of Autism and Alleluias, by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc. Reviewed by Christine Guth. Reflections on the presence of God in the life of a family, one of whose members has autism.
    • Autism and Faith
      A review of Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community. Ed. Mary Beth Walsh, Alice F. Walsh, and William C. Gaventa. Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • Autism and Your Church
      Review of Autism and Your Church: Nurturing The Spiritual Growth of People in Your Congregation With Autism Spectrum Disorders. By Barbara J Newman. Reviewed by Sue Cassel and Christine Guth.
    • Autism in Our Youth Group
      Training webinar by Janeen Bertsche Johnson and The Gathering Place on including youth on the autism spectrum
    • Awareness
      Resources for learning about people with disabilities and their unique gifts and needs.
    • Baptism and Membership
      In this series of discussions, Jeanne Davies engages in conversations with theologians and educators to delve into both the theoretical and practical aspects of exploring baptism and membership for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
    • Baptism and Profound Disability
      Theological reflections on baptism and the essential gift people with profound disabilities bring to the church. Can we be the body of Christ without them?
    • Becoming
      Review of Becoming: God Heals Broken Self-Esteem. By Miriam Martin. Reviewed by Deborah-Ruth Ferber.
    • Beyond Accessibility
      Review of Beyond Accessibility: Toward Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Faith Communities. By Brett Webb-Mitchell. Reviewed by Christine Guth
    • Blessed Youth
      Blessed Youth is a sound introductory resource for youth leaders and churches seeking to understand mental illness and support children and youth during the intensifying mental health crisis.
    • Breaking Free from Depression
      Review of Breaking Free from Depression: Pathways to Wellness. By Jesse H. Wright and Laura W. McCray. Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • Brokenness and Blessing
      Review of Brokenness and Blessing: Towards a Biblical Spirituality. By Frances Young. Reviewed by Kathy Dickson.
    • Can't, Not Won't (DVD)
      A review of the DVD Can’t, Not Won’t: A Christian Response to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Disabilities and Mental Health Program, MCC Canada (2005). Video review by Cindy Warner Baker
    • Caregiving
      Resources for caregivers of persons with significant disabilities, and ideas for congregations that want to support the caregivers in their midst.
    • Caresharing
      Book review of Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness, or Disability. By Marty Richards. Reviewed by Robert Harnish.
    • Caring
      Resources for caregivers and families, providers of pastoral care, and church members who care about people with disabilities and their families.
    • Child by Child
      Review of Child by Child: Supporting Children with Learning Differences and Their Families. By Susan Richardson. Reviewed by Jason Greig.
    • Christian Education
      Christian education resources for children and adults with intellectual disabilities or learning disabilities.
    • Churches
      Resources for teaching and preaching that support the full and intentional inclusion of people with disabilities.
    • Churchwide Change: Part 1
      This “Mental Health 101” webinar with Janelle Bitikofer helps us become more aware of the prevalence of mental illnesses in our congregations and communities, their causes and symptoms, and some keys to providing mutual support.
    • Churchwide Change: Part 2
      In this continued conversation held on October 7, we discussed practical ways for congregations to engage in mutual care.
    • Circles of Care
      Options for providing a congregational network of care for persons with significant disabilities and their families.
    • College Mennonite Church
      College Mennonite Church (Goshen, Indiana), already blessed with a fully accessible building, has taken steps to extend hospitality to people who use a visual language.
    • Copious Hosting
      A review of Copious Hosting: A Theology of Access for People with Disabilities. By Jennie Weiss Block. Review by Christine Guth.
    • Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life
      Review of Crazy Quilt: Pieces of a Mennonite Life. By Cynthia Yoder. A young woman’s quest to find happiness amid a broken marriage and a deep depression. Reviewed by Cindy Baker.
    • Crest Hill Community Church
      All it took was a short discussion and a few eager volunteers to install a new ramp at Crest Hill that welcomes people with mobility challenges.
    • Crying for the Light
      Review of Crying for the Light: Bible Readings and Reflections for Living with Depression. By Veronica Zundel. Reviewed by Beverlee Keck.
    • Dementia
      Dementia affects individuals, their family members and the congregation. This webinar will help you understand basics of dementia and learn how to reach out. We offer communication tips and practical ways to stay connected.
    • Depression and Anxiety
      Learn more about depression and anxiety, two of the most common mental health disorders.
    • Disabilities and Mission
      Offering healing and hope to people with disabilities is an essential mark of God’s reign and a sign that Jesus, our Messiah, is present and active.
    • Disabilities of Aging
      Resources on disabilities that commonly accompany aging, including hearing loss, vision and mobility limitations, dementia, and more.
    • Disability ministry as community building
      An Anabaptist approach to disability ministry focues on the whole person in community. Individuals and families find salvation, healing, and hope by being included in God's saving community, the church.
    • Do We Want to Get Well?
      There are deep divisions in our country between neighbors, church members, friends, and families. How might we be a part of God's work of healing ourselves and our relationships?
    • Faith Formation & Worship
      Faith formation for people with disabilities; faith formation of the whole congregation in relation to disability inclusion.
    • Families
      Frequent concerns for families when a member has a disability: caregiving, siblings, transition to adulthood, respite, life planning, long-term support, Anabaptist disability providers, and more.
    • Fetal Alcohol Disorders
      Information to increase understanding in congregations for families coping with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
    • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
      Resources on the range of conditions resulting from a child's exposure to alcohol in the mother's womb.
    • Fierce Goodbye (DVD)
      Information about Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide, a documentary film about living in the aftermath of a suicide. Produced by MennoMedia.
    • For Worship
      Prayers, litanies, sermon starters, activities, Disability Sunday ideas, and other resources for inclusive worship
    • Freeport Mennonite Church
      Freeport Mennonite Church (Illinois) rejoices that their building is now fully accessible, on one level.
    • Healthy Boundaries
      Setting healthy boundaries enables us to persist in sharing Christ's love through difficult circumstances.
    • Hearing and Deafness
      Accommodations that include people who have mild or moderate hearing loss differ significantly from those that benefit people who hear very little.
    • Hearing Loss
      Tips and stories on including people with mild to moderate hearing loss
    • Hidden disabilities
      Resources to raise awareness of hidden disabilities. Examples of hidden disabilities include chronic pain or diseases, mental illnesses, and many more.
    • Hope in Crisis
      Suggestions for keeping faith and hope alive during the mental health crises of a loved one
    • Horses Live to Run
      My family members on the autism spectrum show me that we dare not limit our definition of humanity to a single trait.
    • Including Difficult People
      Thoughtful responses that empower us to include people we perceive as difficult instead of marginalizing them.
    • Including through Prayer
      Resources for prayer that includes people with intellectual disabilities. Includes a review of Rhythms of Grace: Worship and Faith Formation for Children and Families with Special Needs, by Audrey Scanlan and Linda Snyder.
    • Inclusive Community Building
      Is your church delivering specialized services to “needy” persons or demonstrating Christian hospitality that makes the necessary accommodations to include everyone in the life of the community?
    • Indiana Michigan Conference
      After mor​e than twenty years in second-floor offices with no elevator access, Indiana Michigan Conference moved to accessible ground floor headquarters in late June of 2011.
    • Innately Gifted
      Every human being is innately gifted and has some-thing to offer that others need
    • It Isn't Fair!
      Review of It Isn't Fair!: Siblings of Children with Disabilities. Edited by Stanley D. Klein, Maxwell J. Schleifer. Reviewed by Cindy Warner Baker.
    • Jesus Wept
      Review of Jesus Wept: When Faith and Depression Meet. By Barbara C. Crafton. Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • Just One More Day
      Book review of Just One More Day: Meditations for Those Who Struggle with Anxiety and Depression. By Beverlee Buller Keck. Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • Leading a Special Needs Ministry
      Book review of Leading a Special Needs Ministry: A Practical Guide to Including Children and Loving Families. By Amy Fenton Lee. Reviewed by Rachel Miller Jacobs.
    • Learning Disabilities
      Sunday school teachers should watch for these signs of possible learning disabilities and adapt lessons to individual learning needs.
    • Lessons from Katherine
      Book review of Lessons from Katherine. By Glenda Prins. Reviewed by Rebecca Frey. A memoir of coming to grips with the reality that an adoptive daughter is severely disabled.
    • Life Planning
      On providing for the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of a person with disabilities after the death of the parents or other caregivers.
    • Living Gently in a Violent World
      Review of Living Gently in a Violent World: The prophetic witness of weakness. By Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier. Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • Mental health of children and youth
      Ideas for working together in the congregation to create an environment that supports success for children and youth with mental health challenges
    • Mental Illnesses
      Learn about understanding and supporting people who live with various mental illnesses
    • MHS Alliance
      MHS Alliance moved from second floor offices in downtown Goshen to ground floor offices in the new Everence Financial building
    • Michigan Avenue Mennonite Church
      A grant from Indiana-Michigan Conference allowed the congregation to upgrade equipment it needed to record worship services for homebound members.
    • Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness
      Book review of Ministry with Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families. Edited by Robert Albers, William Meller, and Steven Thurber. Reviewed by Tina Schlabach.
    • Mobility Impairment
      Welcoming people who use wheelchairs or walkers, or who get around with difficulty
    • Much Madness is Divinest Sense
      Review of Much Madness is Divinest Sense: Wisdom in Memoirs of Soul-Suffering. Kathleen J. Greider. Pilgrim Press (2007). Book review by Christine Guth.
    • Mutual Care
      ​These are stressful times of pandemic and social unrest. People with disabilities and their families carry additional burdens. How can we, as the Church, practice mutual care, sharing joy and shouldering the load together?
    • My church is making me sick!
      Raising awareness of those who are adversely affected by certain chemicals in the environment. Inviting action by faith communities
    • Not Quite Fine
      A review of the book "Not Quite Fine" by Carlene Hill Byron
    • Overcoming Stigma
      Faith communities can play an important role in reducing the stigma of living with a mental illness.
    • Parents of Children with Disabilities
      Review of Parents of Children with Disabilities: A Survival Guide for Mothers and Fathers. Press Barnhill and Gena P. Barnhill. Liberty University Books (2010). Book review by Christine Guth.
    • Praying Hands, Clenched Fists
      Recognizing that prayer can include clenched fists as well as praying hands provides a way to hang on in the face of intense, persistent struggle.
    • Preaching and Disabilities
      Preachers can encourage vital ministry with people who have disabilities through attention to language and metaphor, theology and biblical interpretation, and through their examples and illustrations.
    • Relentless Goodbye
      Review of Relentless Goodbye: Grief and Love in the Shadow of Dementia. By Ginny Horst Burkholder. Herald Press (2012). Reviewed by Christine Guth.
    • Resources
      Resources offered by ADN: consultation, speakers, disability information, book reviews, accessibility audits, and more
    • Respectful Language
      Hospitality toward people with disabilities includes learning to use language that communicates respect.
    • Retreats and camps
      A listing of Anabaptist camps and retreats for persons with disabilities and their families
    • Reviews
      Recommended books and videos for church groups and individual enjoyment
    • Same Lake Different Boat (DVD)
      A review of the DVD set: Same Lake, Different Boat: Coming Alongside People Touched by Disability. By Stephanie Hubach. DVD Christian Education series. Carlson Media (2012). Reviewed by Sue Cassel.
    • Same Lake, Different Boat
      Review of Same Lake, Different Boat: Coming Alongside People Touched by Disability By Stephanie Hubach. P & R Publishing (2006). Book review by Christine Guth
    • Sensory Overload
      Sensory overload from bright lights, pungent smells, a light touch, unfamiliar foods, or annoying sounds may overwhelm a person with sensory processing disorder or autism and trigger unexpected reactions.
    • Setting Healthy Boundaries
      Boundaries help us prevent extreme events that damage or sever relationships, helping us to welcome those in Christ's body whom Christ himself has invited.
    • Shadow Voices (DVD)
      Information about Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental Illness, a documentary film that presents the stories of individuals who live with a mental illness.
    • Sibling Relationships
      Suggestions for parents about managing family relationships when a child with disabilities has non-disabled siblings
    • Souls in the Hands of a Tender God
      Souls in the Hands of a Tender God: Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets. By Craig Rennebohm with David Paul. Beacon Press (2008). Book review by Christine Guth.
    • Speaker topics
      ADN staff and volunteers are available to speak and preach in your congregation on any of these topics, and more
    • Suicide
      Resources for suicide prevention and supporting survivors after a death by suicide.
    • Sunday School Inclusion
      The case for Sunday school programs that include students of all abilities, and resources for those who teach and oversee inclusive Sunday school.
    • Support Group Tips
      Tips for forming a support group from an experienced support group leader.
    • Support Groups
      Starting and sustaining a group for mutual support of people dealing with disabilities or mental illness.
    • Support Networks
      Caring for families affected by disabilities can mean discernment about whether and how much their needs are for information, a presence, practical assistance, or encouragement.
    • Supportive Care in the Congregation
      Book: Supportive Care in the Congregation: Providing a congregational network of care for persons with significant disabilities. Ideas for congregations supporting families with dependent loved ones with disabilities.
    • Teaching autism acceptance
      Sunday school teachers, youth leaders and other adults have a vital role to play in promoting understanding and acceptance of children on the autism spectrum in communities of faith.
    • The Disabled God
      Review of The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability. By Nancy L. Eisland. Reviewed by Paul D. Leichty.
    • The Ride Together
      Review of The Ride Together: A Brother and Sister's Memoir of Autism in the Family. By Paul Karasik and Judy Karasik. Published by Washington Square Press (2003). Book review by Cindy Warner Baker.
    • The Spectrum of Autism
      Viewing those on the autism spectrum through the lens of cultural difference can empower church communities to build bridges of understanding
    • Thicker than Water
      Review of Thicker than Water: Essays by Adult Siblings of People with Disabilities. Edited by Don Meyer. Woodbine House (2009). Book review by Kathy Dickson.
    • Troubled Minds
      Review of Troubled Minds; Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission. By Amy Simpson. InterVarsity Press (2013). Reviewed by Keaton Shenk.
    • We Are Able
      The We Are Able workcamp offers a 4-day summer service trip for intellectually and developmentally disabled youth and young adults, with options for non-disabled young adults to serve alongside them.
    • Youth
      Tips for effective inclusion of individuals with disabilities into church youth groups.
    • Youth Ministry and Disabilities
      Cindy Warner Baker offers guidance to youth ministers on supporting and nurturing youth with emotional, cognitive, or physical disabilities

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