INTRO

Introduction to Training (1/2)

Preparing our minds and hearts to minister to people with disabilities and their families
in the most effective way possible.

Disability and The Gospel (2/2)

All of humanity is beautiful and broken,
in need of the good news of God’s saving grace.

SECTION 1:
INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

Approaching Disability (1/13)

Discussing the right mindset to have when ministering
to people with disabilities.

Specific Disabilities: Autism (2/13)

The strengths, needs, and other important information about autism.

Specific Disabilities:
Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, & Cerebral Palsy (3/13)

The strengths, needs, and other important information about
Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability, and Cerebral Palsy.

Specific Disabilities:
Emotional-Behavior Disorder (4/13)

The strengths, needs, and other important information about EBD.

Top 5 Strategies (5/13)

An introduction to Guidelight’s “Top 5” strategies and tools to use when
ministering to people with disabilities.

Jesus & Hospitality (6/13)

Highlighting the vital role that Jesus plays in disability ministry,
and how a little hospitality can go a long way.

Routine (7/13)

Examining the need for routine that many individuals with disabilities have,
and laying out ways to provide instruction and care accordingly.

Communication, Pt. 1 (8/13)

Taking a look at the best ways to meet an array
of communication needs.

Communication, Pt. 2 (9/13)

Taking a look at the best ways to meet an array
of communication needs. (cont’d)

Structure & Differentiation, Pt. 1 (10/13)

Considering the way that we structure our ministries,
and diving into the importance of differentiation to meet diverse needs.

Structure & Differentiation, Pt. 2 (11/13)

Considering the way that we structure our ministries,
and diving into the importance of differentiation to meet diverse needs. (cont’d)

Consistency (12/13)

Focusing on the importance that consistency plays within disability ministry.

Section 1 Closing (13/13)

Wrapping up Section 1, and leading into Section 2.

SECTION 2:
CHURCH-WIDE STRATEGIES AND TOOLS

Intro to Section 2 (1/6)

Focusing on the importance that consistency plays
within disability ministry.

Hospitality (2/6)

The church is a community where all are welcome and all are needed.

Accessibility (3/6)

Help your church build relational ramps, making your community
accessible to those with disability.

Activity (4/6)

Strategic and practical ways to take corporate action to show those with disability the love of Christ.

Family (5/6)

Ways the church can come alongside families and caregivers
to help bear each other’s burdens.

Section 2 Closing (6/6)

A call for the church to be a diverse community where Christ is the head
and all are welcome and all are needed.