List of Resources on Faith and Inclusion of People with Disabilities
Compiled by and available through Arc Greater Twin Cities
(952-920-0855; )
Faith & Spirituality / Author(s) / Date / Category / DescriptionA Christian View of Mental Illness / Horning, Crystal / 2001 / softcover / Mennonite psychiatric hospital perspectives on mental illness.
A Faith to Grow On / MacArthur, John / 2000 / audio cassettes / Important things you should know about religious experience.
Access Leader Pack - Family Bible Study / Taylor, Bill / 2002 / Mixed / A cirriculum for Bible study for adults with disability.
AccessAbility-A Manual for Churches 1997
All God's Children / Newman, Gene and Tada Eareckson, Joni / 1993 / softcover / A handbook for people who want to minister to people with disabilities.
An Ark for the Poor, The Story of L'Arche / Vanier, Jean / 1995 / softcover / A community of people with and without disabilities in France.
Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community / Mary Beth walsh, Ph.D., Alice F. Walsh ,M.Div, William C. Gaventa, M.Div. / 2008 / softcover / A collection of stories and praticial ways to include people with autism into communities of faith.
Barrier-Free Friendships / Tada Eareckson, Joni and Jensen, Steve / 1997 / softcover / Joni show you how to build mutually fulfilling relationships based on insights into how Jesus related to individuals with disabilities.
Believing, Belonging, Becoming / Swedeen, Beth / 2002 / video/guide / Stories of faith inclusion. 11 minute video.
Bind Us Together / Christ for People / 2000 / CD / Ministry for people with disabilities.
Blessed is the Meadow / Shisler, Barbara / 1998 / softcover / Stories of the spiritual lives of people with develipmental disabilities.
Brain Injury When the Call Comes - copy 1 / Gaventa, Rev. Bill, et al / 2001 / softcover / Congregational resource for serving individuals with brain injury.
Brain Injury When the Call Comes - copy 2 / Gaventa, Rev. Bill, et al / 2001 / softcover / Congregational resource for serving individuals with brain injury.
Caring for God's World by Friendship Ministries
Chronicles of Grace / Ebersole, Grace / 2000 / softcover / Personal anthology of a woman and her daughter with a disability.
Color in the Differences / Bethesda Lutheran Homes / 2004 / 6-softcover / A children's coloring book on disability awareness and religious studies.
Comfort and Be Comforted / Samples, Pat / 2001 / softcover / Reflections for caregivers of people with disabilities.
Community and Growth / Vanier, Jean / 1989 / softcover / Community building.
Copious Hosting / Block, Jennie / 2002 / softcover / Describes the emerging disability movement and its potential relationship to Christianity.
Different Members, One Body / Kutz-Mellem, Sharon / 1995 / softcover / A practical handbook written for churches that welcome all members into the community of faith.
Dimensions of Faith and Congregational Ministries (1998-2002) / Gaventa, Rev. Bill, et al / 2002 / softcover / Resources for clergy serving people with developmental disabilities.
Embracing Special Needs Families / Stonebriar Community Church / 2003 / binder / A church model for ministering to families of children and adults with disabilities.
Equal Access Guide / binder
Exceptional Teaching / Pierson, Jim / 2002 / softcover / A guide for Sunday school teachers in working with children with disabilities.
Executive Summary-Mpls. Jewish Community: Inclusion Program for People w/Disabilities Research Report
Faith and Light / softcover / Guidelines for first year, Leaders guide.
Families Facing Autism / Hamilton, Lynn / 2003 / audio cassettes / This is for parents of children with autism and their journey in the faith community.
Flowers from the Ark, True Stories from the Homes of L'Arche / Buser, Christella / 1996 / softcover / An anthology of stories from the homes of L'Arche.
Friendship Ministries Leaders Guides - 8 part / Schut, Jessie / 1999 / softcover / Elementary school lessons for Sunday school.
From Barriers to Bridges / softcover
God Sees the Heart / binder
God's Gift of Work / softcover
Growing Closer to God / softcover
Hearts to Dance - 3 part / Harrington, Elizabeth / 1993 / softcover / A religious education program designed for people 6-18 who have an intellectual disability.
Helping Each Other / softcover
Helping Kids Include Kids with Disabilities / Newman, Barbara / 2001 / softcover / Elementary age lessons for including children with disabilities in churches.
His Name is Joel / Bolduc, Kathleen / 1999 / softcover / Searching for God in a son's disability.
Holy Bible - 12 tapes / 1983 / audio cassettes / New King James version.
How People with Developmental Disabilities can Access the Faith Community of their Choice / Sieck, Terry et al / 2001 / softcover / Helping faith communities include all people.
I meet Jesus / Vanier, Jean / 1987 / softcover / A children's book - the message of Christianity.
Imagine / Zachariah's Way / 2007 / dvd / Interviews with families and church staff on the importance of including people with disabilites into faith communities.
In Our Weakness / Lewis, Lorrie / 1991 / softcover / A family's story about God's plan for their child who died young.
Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities / Carter, Erik / 2007 / softcover / Learn how to create inclusive congregational communities, break down barriers to inclusion, develop educational programming, fund inclusion efforts, pursue inclusion beyond congregational communities.
Inclusion Program for People with Disabilities - Executive Summary / Minneapolis Jewish Community Center / 2001 / softcover / Welcoming people who have disabilities into the Jewish community.
Island Places / Ludlow, Don / 2002 / CD / 24 minute CD presentation about disability and spirituality.
Jesus Comes, Jesus Teaches, Jesus Dies - 3 part / Peter, Margaret / 1997 / softcover / 3 part picture Bible stories
Jewish Community Guide to Inclusion of People with Disabilites / Shelly Christensen, MA / 2007 / softcover / A step-by step approach on how to include all people. The guide includes assessments, how to form an inclusion committee and resources.
Joni / Tada Eareckson, Joni / 1996 / hardcover / A diving accident injures a young woman, this is her story of courage, hope and grace.
Journal of Religion, Disability & Health / Gaventa, William C, Jr. / 2001 / softcover / Articles on spirituality and disability.
Keeper of the Stars Healer of Hurting Hearts / Basis / 1991 / softcover / Meditations for parents who have experienced the death of a child.
Life Lines / Ludlow, Don / 2000 / softcover / Poems
Lighting Shcbbos Candles / Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations / 1992 / softcover / Handbook for deaf and hard of hearing celebrating Shabbos (signing)
Living Life through the Eyes, Heart, and Pen of Valerie Rogers / Rogers, Valerie / 2000 / softcover / Poems.
Local Church and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act / United Church of Christ Disabilties Ministry / 1992 / softcover / The Ada and how the religious community can comply with the law.
Loving Justice / National Organization on Disability / 1996 / softcover / The ADA and the religious community.
Money and Ideas / National Organization on Disability / 2001 / softcover / Creative ideas for making congregations accessible.
Opening Doors of Welcome and Justice to Parishioners with Disabilities / National Catholic Partnership on Disability / 2003 / softcover / Everyone has a responsibility to make the parish community more welcoming.----ideas to share with your parish.
Opening Heaven's Doors / Engstrom, Dr Paul / 1997 / softcover / A scriptural guide to carrying out God's plan of salvation
Our Journey Home / Vanier, Jean / 1997 / softcover / Sums up thirty years of working in L'Arche communities.
Our Way -NJCD / Jacob, Batya / 1999 / softcover / The Hearing Impaired Child in the Jewish Classroom.
Place Called Acceptance, A / Bolduc, Kathleen / 2001 / softcover / A resource for congregations who want to welcome families with children who have disabilities.
Place for Everyone, A / McNay, Athalene / 1997 / 2-softcover / A special education Sunday school curriculum
Promesas de Esperanza para Corazones Quesbrantados / Basis / 1996 / softcover / Meditations for parents who have experienced the death of a child. (Spanish)
Resource-The Disability Rag / softcover
Response of the Church / Kelly, Brian / 2000 / softcover / Welcoming people who have disabilities into the Christian community.
Sharing a Legacy of Caring / National Center for Cultural Competency / 2001 / softcover / Partnerships between health care and faith based communities.
Sometimes Miracles Hide / Carroll, Bruce / 1999 / book & CD / Letters from those who have discovered God's blessings in a special child.
Special Education Leader Guide / McNay, Athalene / 2001 / book & CD / Special education bible school.
Spirituality and Intellectual Disability - copy 1 of 2 / Gaventa, William C, Jr. / 2001 / softcover / International perspectives on the effect of religion on healing.
Spirituality and Intellectual Disability - copy 2 of 2 / Gaventa, William C, Jr. / 2001 / softcover / International perspectives on the effect of religion on healing.
Stars of Promise / Basis / 1989 / softcover / Meditations for bereaved parents.
Talking to God About Your Feelings / softcover
That All May Worship / National Organization on Disability / 2000 / softcover / Making a congregation accessible to all.
The Scandal of Service, Jesus Washes Our Feet / Vanier, Jean / 1998 / softcover / Meditation on what Jesus did at the Last Supper.
Theological Voice of Wolf Wolfensberger - copy 1 of 2 / Gaventa, William C, Jr. / 2001 / softcover / Making a congregation accessible to all.
Theological Voice of Wolf Wolfensberger - copy 2 of 2 / Gaventa, William C, Jr. / 2001 / softcover / Making a congregation accessible to all.
Together in Community / Faith and Light International / 2003 / softcover / Three part set, Leader's Pack Handbook for community leader; Guidelines 2004-5, Guidelines for the First Year; for the Faith and Light community program.
We All Have Gifts / softcover
We Don't Have Any Here - copy 1 of 2 / Anderson, Winifred / 1986 / softcover / Planning for ministries with people with disabilities in our communities.
We Don't Have Any Here - copy 2 of 2 / Anderson, Winifred / 1986 / softcover / Planning for ministries with people with disabilities in our communities.
What Christians Believe / Anderson, George / 1999 / softcover / Confirmation studies for people with mental retardation.
When God Weeps / Tada, Joni Eareckson and Estes, Steven / 1997 / hardcover / Why our sufferings matter to the almighty.
When People Die / softcover
Worship with the Mentally Challenged - copy 1 of 2 / Trembley, Lo-Ann / 1996 / softcover / Ideas to help the congregation welcome all.
Worship with the Mentally Challenged - copy 2 of 2 / Trembley, Lo-Ann / 1996 / softcover / Ideas to help the congregation welcome all.