Diversity in the Church On April 17th, 1960 Martin Luther King Jr. was interviewed on Meet The Press. The civil rights activist delivered a stinging blow to the American church when he said, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” Nearly 60 years later you […]
On Saturday, April 27th, 2019, the Hope Praise Team from Southeast Christian Church had the opportunity to sing the National Anthem before the University of Louisville baseball game. Here is a video of them singing along with some of our favorite photos from the day. Here are a few of our favorite photos from the […]
Guilty Pleasures From time to time local businesses draw up special promotions to show their appreciation for those working in the school systems. My wife is a special education teacher in our local public-school system. She came home a few weeks ago and said, “You will never believe what I found in the teacher lounge […]
What are some things that you cannot do without? If I were to give you a surface level answer I would tell you the things that I would not want to live without I would tell you things like the Cleveland Browns, Coke Zero, chocolate chip cookie dough, Air Jordans, and Moe’s Southwest Grill. Could […]
Most people don’t love math. But the fact that you have read beyond the title tells me that you are at least open to a simple math equation. Let’s play a little math game. Our first part of the equation is Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in the country of Haiti. Things that would fall into this […]
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are an uncomfortable subject for many churches. We simply do not know how to effectively minister to them. Some churches actually discourage attendance of people with these special needs. I became interested in people with special needs in 1997 when our older son’s first daughter, Carrie, was born with […]
Basic sign language training video for disability ministries. If you would like to download the PowerPoint presentation used in this video, you can do so by clicking here.
Don’t you just love a good story? Our lives are full of great stories. Stories make learning much more interesting. Most of us in the special needs community have lots of stories to share. Some will make you laugh, others can make you cry. A little church that started in a funeral home is now […]
January 2019 Free Wallpaper Download As we ring in a new year with 2019, it doesn’t get much better than this quote right here: “Our hope is not in the new year, but in the One who makes all things new.” To download your free wallpaper, just select the device below and save the image to […]
As we wrap up 2018, we could not be more excited about what the future holds! While great strides have been made sharing the good news to the world there is so much more work to be done. Throughout 2018, along with our amazing guest writers, we have worked to continuously release relevant and inspiring […]
Because Jesus' table is accessible for everyone...
We desire to see the Church make room for all people affected by disability. To fully participate. To fully partner. To fully lead.
We exist to equip and empower the 25% of the population with a disability, their families, and their churches to become who God has created them to be.
