Masterpiece Alliance Presents…

The Church and Disability:
Equipping God’s Masterpieces

This workshop is for YOU if…

Your church desires to:

  • Equip itself to love and support individuals with disabilities and their families

  • Become a place of belonging for the disabilities community

  • Disciple individuals with disabilities to live into their own Kingdom role

You believe:

  • It is important to grow in your ability to love and include individuals with disabilities

  • All people are masterpieces created by God

  • We are made fully alive through Jesus

  • Each person has a unique purpose and role in God’s Kingdom

Workshop Details

  • ​Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

  • Location: Church of the Holy Spirit, 6011 Merriman Road, Roanoke, VA 24018

  • Times: Registration and light breakfast at 8:15 am, General Session starts at 9:00 am, Workshop ends at 4:00 pm

  • Food: Includes light breakfast options and lunch

  • Cost:

    • EARLY BIRD PRICE OF $40/PERSON THROUGH 1/17/25

    • After 1/17 tickets are $50/person

    • For every 4 tickets purchased in a group, a 5th ticket can be claimed for free.

Masterpiece Alliance wants to help churches grow in their ability to love and support individuals with disabilities and their families.  Workshop attendees will gain both philosophical and practical ideas for making their churches more welcoming spaces of belonging where those with disabilities are discipled to live into the beautiful kingdom roles God has uniquely prepared for each of them.

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Keynote Session

Treasured By God

Ryan Wolfe,
Ability Ministry

Breakout Sessions

The Do’s and The Don’ts of Starting a Disability Ministry

The Scriptural Basis for the Church and Disabilities

10 Best Ways to Communicate with Someone Who is Nonverbal

Building Structured Supports for an Inclusive Learning Environment

What About the Parents?
The Church’s Role in Supporting the Parents of Children with Disabilities

Living with Disability:
30 Years and Counting - The Amy Meekins Story

The Principles of Behavior

Simple & Practical Behavior Supports for a Church Setting

Unlimited: Lessons from One Church’s Journey to Love ALL

Next Steps in Faith: Learning from the Disability Community

Capernaum: Connecting Your Youth to a Life of Mission

The Beauty and the Mess: Lessons learned leading incarnational ministry for and with adults with disabilities

A Day in the Life: An interactive glimpse into the world of living with disabilities

Breakout Session Presenters

Tom, Julie, & Amy Meekins
Champions4Parents

Sarah McLucas
Inclusion Advocate

Alan McLucas
Virginia Tech

Patrice Smelser
Unlimited Ministry

Erin Jennings
YL Capernaum

Terry Ishee
Forge America

KJ Boland
Masterpiece Alliance

Candy Tharpe
Masterpiece Alliance

Scott Habeeb
Masterpiece Alliance