Helpful Resources for Disability (Employment) Awareness Month
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, and of course we want to emphasize the capabilities of our friends with disabilities in the workforce, but we particularly want to emphasize their part in the Body of a local church and how you can come alongside them. We want to help you and your church grow in understanding the needs and roles people with disabilities can have in your church!
The following are some books, articles, and podcasts we’ve reviewed that can be an encouragement to you in ministry:
Books
Suffering in 3-D: Connecting the Church to Disease, Disability, and Disorder (2019) by John Kwasny
Disability and the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace (2012) by Michael S. Beates
Disability in Mission: The Church's Hidden Treasure (2019) edited by David C. Deuel, Nathan G. John, et al.
Podcasts (of course check out our podcast interviews, too!)
Pursuing Joy in Christ with Disabilities: featuring Joni Eareckson Tada
Helping People with Disabilities
Counseling Disability Ministry: a conversation with Joni Eareckson Tada
Articles
10 Things You Should Know about People with Disabilities
3 Things That Hold Us Back From Disability Ministry featuring our very own, Amberle and Hunter Brown
5 Marks of a Mental Health-Informed Church
Changing the Conversation about Disability in our Congregations
Please share other resources you have found helpful with us by emailing thebanquetnetwork@gmail.com