All In: Imagine Worship Differently
Keli Boyer talks about the All In Project, ADN’s latest venture, made possible by a grant from the Lilly Foundation.
Keli Boyer talks about the All In Project, ADN’s latest venture, made possible by a grant from the Lilly Foundation.
Joe Landis shares about the Prometheus School in Ukraine and their important work with children with disabilities.
Heleen Yoder talks about the work of Nyandengoh!, an organization in Sierra Leone that works with children with disabilities.
Chris Moore shares about the barrier free grant that Immanuel Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg, VA received.
Kathy Dickson shares about her experience in a community CPE placement that helps people with disabilities.
Sharon Brugger Norton shares about wild church and how it is accessible to neurodivergent people.
As a blind pastor, Brandon Grady uses the eyes of his soul to guide him.
In this poem, Kathryn Newswanger challenges the notion that people who are neurotypical decide what is normal.
A song by Ann Hamlin acknowledges her anxiety of a future after her caregivers pass away.
Steve McCloskey, Pastor, shares the church’s theological journey that led to the installation of the accessibility ramp.
Ann Hamlin recenters us on what is truly important, God’s gift of love, in this Christmas-themed song.
Chris Esau and Patty Andres share their baptism testimonies, with a short reflection by Chaplain Mike Gilmore.
Emily Krabill talks about baptism, church, God, and what it means to belong.
How a Sunday School class for intellectually disabled adults in PA connected with a school for disabled children in Ukraine.
Katie Smith reflects on being fearfully and wonderfully made as a disabled person.
Tony Miller wrestles with the ideas of healing, wholeness, and love.
Jasmine Duckworth grapples with the idea of prayer and healing in the context of her chronic illness.
Reflecting on a chronic illness diagnosis, Laura Stone explores how she learned to surrender to a life she did not expect.
Read and Listen to Ann Hamlin’s newest song about talking with and hearing from God.
With a poignant reflection of the beauty and barriers of visiting a personally sacred place, Jill Keyser Speicher sheds light on the daily challenges faced by wheelchair users.
Plains Mennonite Church used a Barrier Free Grant to create a playground for all, a next step in supporting families with autistic children.
Pastor Nathanael Hofstetter Ressler offers tips for congregations beginning to accommodate for mental illness and support mental health.
Jonathan Shively reflects on the blessings and growth of the 2023 workcamp week.
Jasmine Duckworth shares vulnerably about her struggle for self-acceptance after a chronic-illness diagnosis.
Ann Hamlin relates her experience as an autistic adult in her church community.
Shelly Kerchner shares her journey through addiction, illness, and disability.
M.Div. student Michelle Robichaud offers a few ways churches can support lonely youth who lack a feeling of connection.
Brandon Grady draws a connection between navigating life as a blind man and searching for Jesus as a magi.
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.
A story of moving from isolation to community with biblical hospitality by Heather Wolf
Naomi Epp recounts the ways her friendship with Chantel has been a blessing for both of them.
Marie Harnish shares the way her mother’s dementia has impacted the life of her family.
Jill Keyser Speicher writes about searching for a church as a wheelchair user.
Heddie Sumner offers ideas for congregations wishing to accommodate people with dementia.
John Swinton writes on the intricate relationship between God and a person with dementia.
Susan and Don Jeffers draw on the strength of spiritual practices and a community of support during Don’s dementia journey.
With a poem and essay, Chou Hallegra calls congregations and individuals to consider how to support people with mental illness.
A song of yearning and humor by Ann Hamlin asks people to witness her humanity as a nonspeaking young adult.
Clinical social worker Jon-Erik Misz reflects on his experience with mental illness and therapy.
Bonnie Miller recounts the practical and emotional effects that a sanctuary ramp had on the congregation of Waterford Mennonite Church.
How Frederick’s deaf community finds faith and fellowship through the use of American Sign Language.
Tyler Hartford reflects on the use of hearing in the Bible and offers ways congregations can be accessible to people with hearing loss.
an introduction to the biology of hearing and how hearing can be damaged, as well as the options for someone experiencing hearing loss or deafness.
Hannah Thompson and Peter Graber offer their honest reviews of this Sundance film.
The process of beginning a disability ministry at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Perkasie, PA, which turned into a thriving community.
Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming Messiah, well known to so many during this Christmas season, paints a radical picture of the Lordship of Christ. While this verse has come to be associated with serene winter scenes of country churches and bow-wrapped boxes under twinkling trees, Isaiah’s disruptive vision might be better suited to a call to revolutionary action at the margins of society.
Rebekah Flores offers a reflection on celebrating Christmas in a time of loss.
Dr. Sarah Jean Barton provides resources and education for congregations seeking to provide trauma-informed care.
Darial Sterling introduces how adverse childhood experiences affect a person’s physical and emotional well-being.
Pastor Staci Williams provides an introduction to trauma and encourages grace and compassion when interacting with people with trauma.
A blog about the Intersections of Poverty Culture, Race and Mental Health
Rachel Joy sees her hearing loss as something that adds to her life, not as something to be cured.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A good time to beg the question…. Are our pew-mates who experience persistent darkness finding support here? Are their struggles known and shared? Do we really believe that Jesus calls us to care about the whole person, body, mind, and spirit?
Ministry Models for Expanding the Kingdom of God.
Pastor Don Longmore reflects on his own visual impairment and blindness, offering tips for assisting people who are blind.