Center For Disability and Ministry Books
Faithfully Embracing Disability in Church and Ministry
Center for Disability and Ministry books explore the intersection of disability and practical theology in partnership with the Center for Disability and Ministry at Western Theological Seminary. Co-edited by Benjamin T. Conner and John Swinton, this series explores key issues in disability theology through the framework of practical theology, aiming to increase knowledge as well as faithfully impact Christian practice.
In this series, you'll find:
- How the church can become more inclusive of both the gifts and challenges of disability
- The latest scholarship from leading voices in disability ministry and practical theology
- How your congregation can be equipped for more faithful ministry to all people
Praise for Books in the Series
"While many books on disability and church focus on welcoming people with disabilities as participants, Disabling Leadership articulates a crucial and distinctively theological framework for welcoming their leadership as well. Helpfully included is concrete guidance for communities who seek to live out the richness of the diversity of the body of Christ—including diversity of abilities and disabilities—in every facet of their communal life. A welcome addition to the disability theology conversation."
—Bethany McKinney Fox, author of Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church
"To what degree has the church in North America been disabling leadership due to its presumptions that people with disabilities are more followers rather than given gifts of leading? Draper, Michele, and Mae here pull back the curtain on their own experiences navigating these questions as such persons called to ministry with other temporarily enabled individuals, and they invite the rest of us into a more welcoming community that envisions and embodies more inclusive ways of following in the footsteps of Jesus the Messiah in the present time."
—Amos Yong, professor of theology and mission at Fuller Seminary
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PaperbackCentering Disability in Worship
Liturgy and Prayer for the Whole Church
Center for Disability and Ministry
Edited by Rebecca F. Spurrier and Bekah Maren Anderson
Series edited by Benjamin T. Conner and John SwintonCreate Worship Spaces Where Everyone Can Participate
If people with disabilities are to fully participate, worshiping communities must go beyond providing physical accessibility. In this groundbreaking book, a diverse group of authors provides resources for churches and individuals to center disability: to take seriously the lived experience of disabled people, learn from ...
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PaperbackDisability and Evangelism
The Good News of the Fullness of God's Kingdom
Center for Disability and Ministry
by Rochelle Scheuermann
Series edited by Benjamin T. Conner and John SwintonIncluding People with Disabilities Is Essential to Your Church’s Witness
God wants people of all abilities to be active participants in his kingdom. But churches have not always made it clear that people with disabilities are both part of God’s story and fully welcome in their communities. If the church is to be a credible witness, it must reach and include people with disabilities ...
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PaperbackDisabling Leadership
A Practical Theology for the Broken Body of Christ
Center for Disability and Ministry
by Andrew Thomas Draper, Jody Michele Courtney, and Andrea Mae
Churches must both consider the theology of disability and also become places where people with disabilities lead. Moving beyond paternalistic views of disability, this book encompasses cutting-edge theological ethics as well as practicalexamples of how church leaders and congregants can foster genuinely inclusive leadership teams.
