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disability in the church

Read more about the article I Wish More Churches Would Love Their Neighbors Like This

I Wish More Churches Would Love Their Neighbors Like This

  • Post published:February 12, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Take delight in who you are (and/or in who your child is). Connect to community. Take the next step towards a good future. I had the chance to share this…

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Read more about the article One Way Churches Can Welcome People With Disabilities

One Way Churches Can Welcome People With Disabilities

  • Post published:November 18, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Want to make your church more welcoming? Invite individuals with disabilities to lead in reading or prayer. MORE WITH AMY JULIA: FREE RESOURCE: 10 Way to Move Toward a Good…

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Read more about the article S7 E 12 | Reimagining Church Leadership and Disability with Andrew Draper

S7 E 12 | Reimagining Church Leadership and Disability with Andrew Draper

  • Post published:March 19, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! Why does it matter that most churches don’t welcome people with disabilities in leadership? If a church excludes people with disabilities, is it really a church?…

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Read more about the article Christianity Today: God Teaches Me Through My Daughter with Down Syndrome

Christianity Today: God Teaches Me Through My Daughter with Down Syndrome

  • Post published:November 29, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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Adults with intellectual disabilities can have robust spiritual lives. Are we learning from them? Every Sunday afternoon, my daughter and I join a Zoom call with her friend and her…

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Read more about the article Nonverbal Individuals in the Church

Nonverbal Individuals in the Church

  • Post published:March 10, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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When Penny was first born, an older Christian woman with a child with Down syndrome came to visit. She told me how her church hadn’t wanted to baptize her daughter…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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