Joyful Access: Worship, Prayer, and Disabled Black Children January 12, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual/Zoom This interactive Disability and Children’s Ministry Resource Group session explores play as a theological practice through which disabled children of color are welcomed to the center of congregational worship and prayer.
Joyful Noise: Inclusive Worship for Disabled Children February 9, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual/Zoom This interactive Disability and Children’s Ministry Resource Group session explores Joyful Noise, a worship service developed by disabled children and their families in an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) congregation in New Jersey. Participants will experience service elements that foster participation and leadership and learn practical steps, challenges, and benefits involved in organizing a Joyful Noise service
Trauma-Informed Care for Children’s Ministry March 9, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual/Zoom This interactive Disability and Children’s Ministry Resource Group session introduces foundational principles of trauma-informed care and applies them to supporting children with mental health struggles and their families.
Prepare a Strong Disability and Children’s Ministry Resource Group Subgrant Application May 4, 2027 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Virtual/Zoom Prepare to apply for a Disability and Children’s Ministry Resource Group Subgrant to support a small ministry project that expands worship and prayer for and with disabled children in your congregation.
The 2027 Joe R. Engle Institute of Preaching June 6, 2027 @ 3:00 pm - June 10, 2027 @ 12:30 pm Princeton Theological Seminary 64 Mercer St, Princeton, NJ, United States The Engle Institute is a weeklong continuing education event designed to nurture and strengthen the craft of those who preach in city or suburb, small town, rural community, or other specialized ministries.
