Ministry Resources
- Access-Life
Programs and events for people living with disabilities
- Location:5200 Watervista Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
- Phone: 214-336-1188
- Email: doug@access-life.org
- Website: http://www.access-life.org
- Contact: Jackie Mills-Fernald, Director
- Access-Life develop and execute programs and events for people living with disabilities that share love and gospel of Jesus Christ as well as connect them to Christ honoring churches, organization, resources and people within their community.
- CCFH Ministries
Training and resources
- Phone: 865-546-5921
- Website: http://www.ccfh.org
- Contact: Jim Pierson
- Offers practical training and resources on how to start a disability ministry, including online training, books, videos, etc.
- Compassion8Care
Resource for Special Needs Minitry
- Faith Alive Christian Resources
Christian education resources
- Friendship Ministries
“Sharing God’s love with people who have cognitive impairments”
- Phone: 888-866-8966
- Email: friendship@friendship.org
- Website: http://www.friendship.org
- Contact: Nella Uitvlugt
- Helps churches and organizations minister with people who have mental impairments by learning and spending time with each other and forming friendships. Provides religious education materials, including one in Spanish, designed specifically for people with intellectual disabilities. Consults with congregations wishing to start religious education programs for both youth and adults.
- Gospel Publishing House
Christian education resources
- Phone: 1-800-641-4310
- Website: http://http://www.gospelpublishing.org
- Provides Christian education resources for ministering to people with disabilities. At their website’s search box, type in the words “Disability”, “Disabilities”, and/or “Special Needs” to reveal the different resources available.
- Group Publishing Inc.
Christian education resources
- Joni and Friends
Programs and services such as radio broadcast
- Phone: 818-707-5664, TTY: 818-707-9707
- Website: http://www.joniandfriends.org/
- Joni and Friends exists to communicate the gospel and equip Christ-honoring churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disability. They have a variety of programs and services such as radio broadcast and daily devotionals, family retreats, wheelchair outreach, and training and curriculum guides including “On a Roll for Jesus!,” a disability awareness program and missions curriculum for kids.
- LifeWay Christian Resources
Resources including the Special Education Today magazine
- Phone: 615-251-3790
- Email: carlton.mcdaniel@lifeway.com
- Website: http://www.lifeway.com
- Contact: Carlton McDaniel, Jr., Special Needs Ministry Specialist
- Reaches churches and families with resources including the Special Education Today magazine, Access, Special Buddies, and Vacation Bible school curricula, and www.lifeway.com/specialneeds, an online resource housing articles, downloadable items, event information, and other materials intended to meet the growing demand for special needs ministry resources.
- Lift Disability Network
Support programs, and learning initiatives
- Mark2ministries
Training and mentoring to assist people in developing a disability ministry
- Phone: 317-777-8070
- Email:info@mark2ministries.org
- Website: http://www.mark2ministries.org
- Contact: Aaron Scheffler, Director of Indiana Ministry
- Mark 2 Ministries exists to encourage and equip the local church to evangelize, disciple, and integrate into their congregation individuals with disabilities.
- McLean Bible Church: Ministry Resource
Ministry to kids with special needs
- Phone: 703-770-2942, TTY: 703-770-2939
- Email:jackie.millsfernald@mcleanbible.org
- Website: http://www.mcleanbible.org
- Contact: Jackie Mills-Fernald, Director
- Access Ministry is McLean’s incredible ministry to kids with special needs. The church regularly holds Accessibility Summit (usually in April), a conference to equip churches for disability ministry.
- National Organization on Disability
Resource to help churches get started in disability ministry
- Phone: 202-293-5960, TTY: 202-293-5968
- Email:ability@nod.org
- Website: http://www.nod.org
- That All May Worship is a workbook to help churches get started in disability ministry. The Religion and Disability Program, a program of N.O.D., works to help faith-based organizations remove the barriers of attitude, stereotypes, architecture, and communications.
- Special Needs – Special Ministry
Various Contributors
- Phone: 800-447-1070
Email: info@group.com
Website: http://www.grouppublishing.com/prodinfo.asp?prodid=3761
ISBN: 9780764425479
From the Publisher:“Special Needs – Special Ministry” inspires and blueprints the creation and nurturing of a special needs ministry; it is a practical, real-world guide to help you reach out to everyone! In a warm and friendly way this complete step-by-step guide helps you think through the strategy, scope, and purpose of your special needs ministry.You’ll be prepared to build, launch, expand, or deepen your special needs ministry with:
- Stories of the successes and failures of Churches with special needs programs
- Ideas to build awareness about the special needs ministry in your Church
- Step by step plans to launch or further develop a special needs ministry and think through the staffing, space, budget, and leadership implications of hosting a special needs ministry.
- Ways to partner with local agencies
- Insight from Pat Verbal, Louise Tucker Jones and more!
- Four pulpit-tested sermon outlines from Dr. Jim Pierson to raise awareness of special needs in your Church
- Ten ready-to-copy inserts or fliers that will help Church members discover how people with special needs serve the Church and impact our world.
- Special Touch Ministry
Serving the concerns of people with disabilities
- Location: 255 Bellbrook St, Palm Bay, FL 32909
- Phone: 321-480-9806
- Email: trementozzi@specialtouch.org
- Website: http://www.specialtouch.org
- FL Contact: Rev. Joe and Ann Trementozzi, National Representatives
- Nat’l Contact: Charlie and Debbie Chivers, Special Touch Executive Directors at 715-258-2713 or ministry@specialtouch.org
- Special Touch Ministry was founded by Rev. Charles and Debbie Chivers in 1982. Since that time, the Chivers have dedicated their lives as full-time missionaries working with people with disabilities. Special Touch is a non-profit Christian organization, interdenominational in scope, committed to evangelizing and providing support services to people with mental or physical disabilities, their families and caregivers.
- Special Touch Ministry, Inc. is continually expanding to meet the needs represented in the community of people with disabilities. Current operating programs and services, as well as future goals, include local Christian respite care programs and Local Fellowship Chapters, the National Summer Get Away Program which is designed to be a Christian vacation/retreat experience for those with physical and/or mental disabilities and their families, Sunday School curriculum for people with mental disabilities, a wide scale counseling program, and independent and supportive Christian housing for people with mental and physical disabilities.
- The Special Gathering: Ministry Resource
Religious services for the mentally challenged community
- Location: PO Box 685 Cocoa, FL 32623
- Phone: 321-632-0130
- Email: rstimson@specialgatherings.com
- Website: http://www.nbbd.com/npr/specialgathering/
- Contact: Richard Stimson
- Holds religious services for the mentally challenged community in conjunction with the local church. Provides advocacy, fellowship, ministry teams, training, education, and publications. Also offers summer camps for children with special needs.
- Young Life Capernaum Ministries
program designed especially for kids and young adults with disabilities
- Email:scwilliams@comcast.net
- Website: http://www.younglife.org
- Contact: Suzanne Williams, Southern Division Coordinator of Capernaum
- Capernaum is a program of Young Life designed especially for kids and young adults with disabilities. Young people with disabilities – like their able-bodied peers – have hopes and dreams, needs, and fears. Capernaum provides a place where they can share their struggles and be encouraged to be all that God designed them to be.
