Tips for a disability-inclusive Easter at your church
The Easter season usually brings about a change in routines and often brings in visitors to church. This could be particularly challenging for children with disability or who are neurodivergent. Because of this, it’s worth thinking through ways to enable inclusive practices to help all people, whether regular, new, or visiting.
Kids Ministry Tips to Support Children with Disability
When you have children in your ministry who have a disability, it can be tricky trying to find ways to encourage involvement and participation, particularly if it’s met with any kind of resistance.
Here are 5 ways to help enable young people with disability to meaningfully participate in church ministries and services.
Is Your Ministry Accessible?
A church is accessible when people aren’t required to advocate for their needs by special request or every Sunday. We want our churches to welcome all people, every week, no fuss required. Accessibility ensures that all people, no matter what their disability is, can enter without any barriers.
Read more to find out how to evaluate if your ministries are accessible and ensure that more and more people know that they are welcomed.
Fidget Tools and their Benefits in your Kids and Youth Ministry Setting
Do fidget tools help people maintain focus or are they just a big distraction for everyone? In her article, Bec provides practical tips on choosing the right fidget tools and implementing them effectively in your ministry setting.
Accessibility and the Eras Tour
What Taylor Swift can teach us about including people with disability in our churches
Summer Church: Effectively Communicating Routine Changes For Neurodivergent Members
As the end of year draws near and Christmas time approaches, regular church routines will change. While many of us expect things to be different, neurodivergent children are likely to find the change in routine difficult. How can we help neurodivergent young people cope with these changes?