The Banquet Network hosted an online disability advocate training for individuals and churches on Tuesday November 10, 2020. In this podcast, we share valuable resources to help and support churches in becoming more disability inclusive.

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Katie Long shares the history of adults with disabilities in the US and where we are now. Katie shares suggestions for the church to step in and reach out to the disability community.

Katie is the Administrative Assistant at Arrowhead Bible Camp, which runs a residential camp for adults with developmental disabilities. Katie has been working with the DD population for 12 years. She is passionate about the developmentally disabled population

and equipping others to care for, serve, and educate others to end the stigma against the DD community. To learn more about Arrowhead Bible Camp and Shepherds Camp go to arrowheadbiblecamp.org

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In this episode, our guest, Rebecca Wall, discusses the gap between the Church and the adult disability community and shares how the Church can step in to bridge that gap.

Bio: Rebecca has been in the disability space since 2012. She is the the Programs Director at 99 Balloons, a non-profit ministry out of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rebecca desires to see the church embrace, include, and celebrate each and every person made in the image of Christ.

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Jay speaks from an honest and transparent perspective as the father of a child with special needs and how disability has transformed his outlook on life.

Bio: Jay Perkins is a father of 3. He enjoys engaging with his community in Atlanta, GA. In 2008 Jay left his corporate job to build a special needs activity center for his daughter who encounters significant sensory challenges. This led to the development of his current business, Sensory Solutions, where he builds and constructs sensory based spaces in schools and churches for children with special needs.

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In this podcast, Amberle discusses the Pools of Bethesda during a breakout session at the 2020 Together Conference in Atlanta, GA. Amberle shares how Jesus approaches people with disabilities and offers an exercise from our IMP (Individualized Ministry Plan) on how we can do the same in our world today.

Bio: Amberle Brown is the co-founder of The Banquet Network. Amberle also works at World Relief as a Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Advisor for Maternal and Child Health. Amberle has a faithful and kind heart. She loves investing in her community and church, and seeks to invite others into the beautiful fellowship found in Christ.

Here's an article, written by Amberle, for more info: https://www.thebanquetnetwork.com/blog/2020/5/4/outreach-to-people-with-disabilities-finding-todays-pools-of-bethesda

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"It's an image-bearer ministering to another image-bearer. As soon as we kind of think in terms of that kind of language, we realize how much alike we are - that we're all broken people living broken lives in a broken world." - Dr. Hulshof

On this podcast, Dr. Hulshof shares how we can love, serve, and support people with disabilities in our communities. He offers insight on parental grief, being known-loved-&-celebrated, and how disability inclusion doesn't have to begin with a ministry or program.

Bio: Dr. Chris Hulshof is an associate professor for Liberty University’s School of Divinity where he teaches Old Testament Survey, Inductive Bible Study, and a Theology of Suffering and Disability. He also earned an Ed.D from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary where his research focused on the intersection of disabilities, theology, and church ministry.

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Allison Fournier is a military spouse and mom of two. Allison has the privilege of being the Kids Leader at the Church at Servern Run, leading children from birth through 5th grade. In this podcast, Allison shares her recent experience as a mom of a child with special needs during the COVID-19 outbreak. Katie Matthews, the Program Director at the Banquet Network, also guest stars on this episode. We hope this podcast is a helpful resource to you and encourages the Church to extend an extra hand to families and individuals with disabilities during this time in our world.

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Hunter Brown discusses, "Learning Inclusion from the Early Church" during a breakout session at the 2020 Together Conference in Atlanta, GA.

Bio:

Hunter is the Director of Operations for The Banquet Network and is passionate about helping churches work together in order to reach people with disabilities with the gospel. Hunter also works as a full-time employee at Goucher College as the men and women's golf coach, and is a part-time student in a Masters of Arts in Theology program at St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute in Baltimore, MD.

Contact:

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The Banquet Network hosted Baltimore QCommons Event 2019 where Christians are educated on how they can bring hope and leadership to their communities in a critical moment in their culture for their city.

Derek Miller, Executive Director of Hope Springs in Baltimore works with those affected by HIV and speaks on how to invite them into your community and family.

The Banquet Network hosted Baltimore QCommons Event 2019 where Christians are educated on how they can bring hope and leadership to their communities in a critical moment in their culture for their city.

Jenny Yang is the SVP of Advocacy and Policy at World Relief. She shares about her passions and work with the refugees and immigrants.