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Nurturing Children Learning Community

December 12, 2023

Your church is invited to join a learning community.

Worship As One: Learning with Children with Disabilities About Worship & Prayer

June 2024- June 2026
(Additional cohorts may be added next year)

With Ministries invites your church to apply to be a part of our Worship as One project, focused on including children with disabilities meaningfully in worship and prayer. Together, we will explore new ways of planning worship that is accessible and engaging for children with disabilities and their families. We also want to support parents in nurturing the faith formation of their children with disabilities between Sundays.

With Ministries Will

  • visit your church to learn more about your worship practices and meet your team
  • provide a Worship As One Toolkit of resources • personalized design practices
  • facilitate shared learning through a book study
  • convene churches for quarterly online cohort check-in meetings
  • return for a concluding site visit

Each church commits to…

  • establishing a core reflection team of 4 people
    • one pastoral staff
    • children’s ministry leader
    • parent of a child with disabilities
    • other church member with relevant experience (e.g., disability ministry leader, special educator)
  • meeting regularly with us for 8 quarterly check-ins
  • experimenting with new worship and prayer practices
  • sharing insights as part of a learning community
  • praying for this work

Consider joining us as we learn to worship as one.

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All Together Leader’s Guides come with two variations – Track A and Track B. Here’s a quick description of each so you can see what the best fit is for your small group:

Track A:

For the leader of a Friendship Group –a group made up of adults with intellectual disabilities, for whom material is prepared. There are adults without intellectual disabilities partnering to facilitate learning. Activities, printouts and other materials are very visual, simple, and offer non-verbal response and participation options.

Track B:

For a group made up of people with varied abilities all participating in the decisions for the group’s experience. Activities, printouts and other materials may have more words and intellectually challenging components, though options (and tips!) are still offered.

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